This education is designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). The first course, along with interactive patient cases, provides advanced training in buprenorphine use, focusing on best practices and emerging evidence in initiation, management, and dosing strategies. Building on this foundation, the second course introduces essential strategies for addressing challenges in hospital and clinic settings, emphasizing overcoming obstacles and improving clinical skills. By the end, learners will have a deeper understanding of how to optimize buprenorphine treatment across various healthcare environments, improving patient outcomes and addressing common barriers to care.

What You’ll Learn

Upon completing these courses, learners will be able to:

• Apply evidence-based strategies for buprenorphine initiation, stabilization, and long-term management by understanding opioid pharmacokinetics, selecting appropriate dosing approaches, and mitigating withdrawal risks.
• Differentiate and optimize buprenorphine treatment across hospital and clinic settings by tailoring treatment strategies, evaluating the use of extended-release versus sublingual formulations, and addressing setting-specific challenges.
• Recognize and overcome barriers to effective buprenorphine treatment by identifying clinical, regulatory, and organizational obstacles and implementing practical solutions to improve patient care and treatment outcome.