Dear NVOS Members,
In the event that your practice includes work with opioid-dependent populations, you might be interested in reading about this free course to be offered in Las Vegas on Aug 25.
The Governor’s office forwarded the information to us for circulation.
Cordially,
Kathleen
You are invited to the Effective Use of Medication Assisted Treatment in an Opioid Dependent Population, August 25, 2017 at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel 3400 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89169. The registration for this event is FREE. Full details are included in the brochure below.
Opioid Meeting Brochure-August 25
WORKSHOP PURPOSE:
Opioid addiction is a problem with far reaching costs to individuals, families, communities, and to society. These costs include exposure to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis, and tuberculosis; legal problems, including incarceration; financial catastrophes leading to poverty, homelessness, and hunger; and loss of health, family, job, and even life. According to the American Society for Addiction Medicine, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, with 52,404 lethal drug overdoses in 2015. Opioid addiction is driving this epidemic, with 20,101 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, and 12,990 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2015. The goal of this workshop is to provide the clinical and administrative staff of opioid treatment programs with up-to-date information and guidance in the treatment of opioid use disorders, including the effective use of the currently approved medications, such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
The primary audience for this workshop consists of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, counselors, social workers, program administrators, pharmacists, state staff, and federal officials.
Space is limited.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of the one-day workshop, participants will be able to:
* Understand the current state of opioid addiction and its far reaching impacts
* Discuss and understand the process for determining eligibility for admission to MAT programs
* Review and practice using effective screening and assessment tools
* Determine how to choose and best use the currently approved medications for opioid addiction
* Develop a plan for using drug testing and other monitoring tools in MAT programs
* Manage multiple drug use and identify potential drug interactions
* Screen for and determine a plan for addressing co-occurring medical and mental health disorders
* Understand how to manage special populations in OTPs (criminal justice, pregnant women, adolescents, LGBTQ)