Description

This course prepares physicians, nurses, pharmacists and counsellors/case managers to effectively and safely manage the treatment of clients receiving methadone or buprenorphine opioid dependence. The course is designed to promote interprofessional collaboration among the health care team involved in the delivery of opioid dependence treatment. 

The core course consists of five online modules and a one-day workshop.

• explain the pharmacology of opiates and how they affect the brain
• define what is opioid dependence based on the DSM-IV criteria
  differentiate abstinence based treatment and withdrawal management from methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatment
• decide on the appropriate treatment modality for the opioid-dependent client
  implement safe prescribing, dosing, and dispensing of methadone and buprenorphine
• explain the rationale for including urine drug testing in an opioid maintenance treatment program
• describe the role of counselling and case management in methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatment demonstrate interprofessional collaboration

Target Audience

Physicians, Pharmacists, Counsellor, Nurses

This course is not open to - pharmacy technicians, lab technicians, medical receptionists at this time.

This course is for pharmacists who have to take the course for the first time, as per OCP policy.  Pharmacists who plan to take the course as their 5-year refresher cannot take this course and must find alternatives.

Delivery Method

The Opioid Dependence Treatment Core course is offered in a blended delivery format that includes an online component and a face to face component.

• 5 online modules - participants must complete prior to the workshop and have one month to do so.  During this month they can access the course at any time that they wish (24/7), and from any location as long as they have internet access.
• Completing the online component involves filling a pre-course learning assessment, and achieving 100% score on all 5 end-of-module quizzes.

 Topics covered in the online portion of the course: 

• Fundamental of opioid dependence
• Treatment options for opioid dependence
• Counselling clients on maintenance treatment
• Urine drug testing (UDT) in maintenance treatment
• Dispensing of methadone and buprenorphine

The one day workshop is a case-based learning event, which focuses on delivering treatment to clients, through interprofessional collaboration.

• Post course learning assessment (physicians have to complete 2 post-course learning assessments)
• End of course exam for physicians and pharmacists

Cost

Requirements/Prerequisites

• The College of Family Physicians of Canada - (up to) 22.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (13.5 Mainpro-M1 credits for the web-based modules, and 6.5 Mainpro-M1 for the in-class workshop,2.0 Mainpro-M1 credits for the end of course exam);
• The College of Family Physicians of Canada - (up to) 6 Mainpro-C credits and 0 Mainpro-M1 Credits (for the in-class workshop);
• The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - (up to)  22.0 Section 1 credits (13.5 Section 1 credits for the web-based modules, and 6.5 Section 1 credits for the in-class workshop, and 2.0 Section 1 credits for the end of course exam);
• The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy for 20.5 CEUs;
• The Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation - 20 Core CEU's

• The College of Family Physicians of Canada - (up to) 22.5 Mainpro-M1 credits
• The College of Family Physicians of Canada - (up to) 6 Mainpro-C credits and 0 M1 credits (for the in-class workshop)
• The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy for 20.5 CEUs
• The Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation - 20 Core CEU's

Affilliation/Partnership

Faculty of Medicine, Univerity of Toronto

Course Resources

Recommend texts (not included in course fee):

Registration

This course is for pharmacists who have to take the course for the first time, as per OCP policy.  Pharmacists who plan to take the course as their 5-year refresher cannot take this course and must find alternatives.

Pharmacists, who are looking for a refresher course when 5 years have passed from the training, do not need to enroll in the CAMH course.

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