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Pediatric Surgical Pain Management Toolkit
Learn about prevention of opioid-related complications in children and adolescents after surgery.
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Novel Psychoactive Substance of 2023
This free, 1 hour CME course will discuss an overview of Novel Psychoactive Substances.
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Alcohol Use Disorders: Epidemiology and Clinical Best Practices
This free, 1 hour CME course will discuss Alcohol Use Disorder including best practices for screening and brief interventions in clinical or community health settings.
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Kratom, Aggression and Psychosis
This free, 1 hour CME course will discuss what Kratom is and why people use it, diagnosis, and treatment for Kratom use.
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Post X-Waiver: Improving Buprenorphine Access at the Community Pharmacy
This free, 1 hour CME course will discuss general prescribing practices, barriers encountered by patients and pharmacists, and strategies to overcoming these barriers when dispensing buprenorphine prescriptions.
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SUD/MOUD in Our Communities, Break the Stigma to Break the Cycle
This free, 1 hour CME course will discuss the stigmas associated with SUD and OUD within Michigan communities and steps we can take to mitigate the effects.
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Substance Use and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders
This free, 1-hour CME course will discuss different types of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders and best practices for management.
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Great MOMs: Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
This free, 1-hour CME course will discuss the background of GREAT MOMs and treating pregnant people with OUD.
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Substance Use During Adolescence: An Overview of Trends, Risk Factors and Consequences
This free, 1 hour CME course will discuss the trends, risk factors and findings of substance use during adolescence.
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Telehealth for Substance Use Disorder Treatment in a Post-Pandemic World
This free, 1-hour CME course will discuss telehealth for SUD treatment, post COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Modern Understanding of the Addicted Brain
This free, 1-hour CME course outlines the basics the human brain works and how substance use alters normal brain function.
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Enhancing Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
This free, 1-hour CME course will discuss barriers to accessing MOUD and low-barriers practices that can enhance access to MOUD treatment.
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Stigma & Substance Use Disorders
This free, 1-hour CME course will discuss stigma and how this impacts substance use disorder.
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Fentanyl Test Strip Pocket Guide
Learn how to use fentanyl test strips to reduce risk of an overdose.
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Transitional Pain Service Financial Tool
Explore our free financial tool to tailor insights to your organization on the potential costs and benefits of starting a transitional pain service.
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Words Matter Video – Shatterproof
Changing our language improves outcomes for those struggling with addiction. Watch this brief video to learn more.
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Addiction Language Guide – Shatterproof
Comprehensive addiction language guide to reduce use of stigmatizing language.
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Substance Use Disorder in Surgery Toolkit
Use these customizable email templates to communicate best care practices for patients with positive TAPS screening category.
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Michigan Opioid Collaborative – Addressing OUD Stigma Presentation
Emily McCall and Tim Shewcraft from the Michigan Opioid Collaborative (MOC) share information about stigma and MOC’s resources for MOUD providers. Tim, a peer recovery coach, shares his personal experience with stigma and the impacts that provider stigma can have on a patient’s OUD treatment.
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COVID’s Impact on the Opioid Crisis
This video will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the opioid crisis.
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COVID’s Impact on the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
This video will discuss the impact COVID-19 had on the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder.