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Overview:
This course provides information regarding the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid addiction. It reviews legislation regarding office-based opioid-addiction treatment, pharmacology, safety and effectiveness, patient assessment and selection, clinical management, special treatment populations, dosing, urine testing, and patient confidentiality. It meets the 8-hour training requirement specified in the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 for physicians to qualify for prescribing and dispensing buprenorphine in their offices for the treatment of opioid dependence. Users can take individual modules or the entire 13-module, 9-hour course.

Authors:
Eric Strain, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Jeff Novey, M.P.H., Senior Writer, Publications Services Group, Social and Statistical Sciences, Research Triangle Institute International.

Accreditation:
This course has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 9 prescribed credit hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Registration Fee:

Participants have the option of taking selected modules rather than the entire course to supplement face-to-face training, refresh their memory or review specific sections for additional training. The fees for taking individual modules are $11 per CME credit hour for AAAP members and $21 per CME credit hour for non-members.