From SUNY Buffalo:
Buprenorphine Waiver Eligibility Training for Clinical Providers
The University at Buffalo’s Clinical Research Institute and the NYS Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) are sponsoring a free buprenorphine treatment implementation workshop for clinical health care providers.
It will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, at GCASA in Batavia.
This implementation workshop is intended to assist physicians (MDs, DOs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs) who are currently prescribing, or are interested in prescribing buprenorphine, in their practice.
The workshop will offer a brief didactic component, followed an opportunity to ask questions of a current buprenorphine provider. Topics will include:
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Assessment and Diagnosis
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Induction
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Concurrent drug use
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Risk assessment/Failing patients
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Pain management
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Taper vs. ongoing maintenance
Presenter:
Dr. Paul Updike
Director of Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services, Catholic Health SystemLocation:
Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Inc., 430 E. Main St., BataviaOnline registration for the workshop: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBQF7P9
Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/8KZecbdEKYP2
Questions: Please contact Dr. Christopher Barrick (716-829-3280)
