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Free training helps physicians qualify for buprenorphine waiver

Date: 03/18/19

Continuing Medical Education Credits Available

Baton Rouge, La. – Physicians in Louisiana have the opportunity to become buprenorphine-waivered to treat Opioid-Use Disorder (OUD) through an online educational course offered by Louisiana Healthcare Connections. The course will be conducted by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).

Buprenorphine is the first at-home therapy to treat OUD and offers great potential for expanding treatment, according to the New England Journal of Medicine. It also has been proven to be a clinically effective therapy for OUD in populations, including pregnant women. This training opportunity will support Louisiana Healthcare Connections’ efforts to increase the state’s number of buprenorphine-waivered clinicians.

“Louisiana has one of the highest opioid overdose rates in the nation, and the number of new and refilled opioid prescriptions in our state far exceeds the national average,” says Stewart Gordon, MD, Louisiana Healthcare Connections Chief Medical Officer. “Buprenorphine has been identified as a clinically-effective, in-home therapy for opioid use disorder, and we are pleased to help connect physicians in our state to the training they need to become waivered for this therapy.”

Physicians will receive four hours of online training at their own pace and four hours of live, interactive training. The live training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri, or the live training may be attended remotely by streaming it to a device, on the four dates below:

  • March 29, 2019
  • June 28, 2019*
  • September 13, 2019*
  • November 8, 2019*

Dates marked with an asterisk feature curriculum designed for women’s health providers in partnership with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

Physicians who complete the training will receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, a copy of the ASAM National Practice Guidelines, a reference guide and other clinical resources. There is no cost to participate in the training.

For more information about the course or to register to attend, physicians may visit www.LouisianaHealthConnect.com/ASAMtraining.