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OBH Sponsored ASAM Trainings (August - October)

Date: 08/07/24

Louisiana Healthcare Connections is sharing ASAM training opportunities provided by the Office of Behavioral Health.

Trainings and registration processes are different for both trainings –TPN.health and ASAM.

TPN.health-hosted Two-Day Skill-Building Course (August 12-13, September 16-17, or October 21-22, 2024)

  • The two-day training is recommended for those who submit or justify authorizations for care with managed care organizations and need a more thorough understanding of Fourth Edition of the ASAM Criteria than will be gained from a one-day training.
  • This two-day, application focused training by the Change Companies will provide participants with an in-depth look at some of the significant changes and improvements in the Fourth Edition of the ASAM Criteria. Participants will have opportunities to apply and practice key components of the Criteria, including but not limited to; the six dimensions, level of care assessment, application of Risk Ratings to each of the Five Dimensions, Dimensional Admission Criteria Decision Rules, shared decision making and an overview of Service Characteristic Standards, Discharge, and Transition Criteria.
  • 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM on both days
  • Registration is limited to 50 participants per two-day training.

Registration links below:

August 12-13, 2024: https://tpn.health/events/laobh2024hcbsasam4thedition/ 
September 16- 17, 2024: https://tpn.health/events/laobh092024hcbsasam4thedition/
October 21-22, 2024: https://tpn.health/events/laobh102024hcbsasam4thedition/

 If there are any questions for the TPN.health-hosted trainings, contact support@TPN.health.

ASAM-hosted One-Day ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Foundations Course (September 4, 2024)

  • This one-day course is recommended for those needing an overview/introduction to the major changes in the Fourth Edition of The ASAM Criteria.  It does not include the skill-building second day of training needed to better understand the new dimensional admissions algorithm used in accurately recommending/justifying level of care determinations.
  • 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
  • Registration is limited to 70 people.

You will need to use GOOGLE CHROME to create an account and/or register. Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, and Safari will NOT run smoothly with ASAM software. 

The course registration process is a two-step process. The first step is creating an ASAM eLearning Center account if you do not currently have an account, and the second step is registering for the training.  

First, create a free account with ASAM (if you don’t have one).  If you already have an account, go to step 2 below to register.

Step 1: Create an Account

An ASAM eLearning Account is needed to register for our courses. If you do not have one, please proceed to the site below and create one. (Hint: Make sure to click your dashboard tab once your account has been created!) https://elearning.asam.org/login 

Step 2: Register in ASAM’s eLearning Center

Please reach out to the ASAM Member/Customer service team by
email at education@asam.org or by phone at 301-656-3920 if you have any questions or issues during the registration process, email education@asam.org