Opioid Addictions and Substitution Therapy
Update your methadone training requirements a minimum of every five years with this approved program that is aligned with the Ontario College of Pharmacists guidelines for pharmacists dispensing methadone.
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Description
Description:
Pharmacists can play an important role when providing maintenance treatment to patients with an opioid addiction. This collection of modules will provide you with useful information and training on how to best manage and treat opioid addictions. It will focus on OAT by providing an overview on buprenorphine, methadone and naloxone, the three most common medications used in the treatment of opioid addiction.
It will provide pharmacists with the knowledge they need to confidently guide and counsel opioid users in pharmacy.
These online modules qualify as approved training for pharmacists who dispense methadone and can be used as part of your training update. As indicated in the Ontario College of Pharmacists’ (OCP) Opioid policy, updates are required, at minimum, every five years. To complete the update requirement, the module “Policies guiding methadone dispensing in Ontario” must be completed, along with four other modules.
Please also note that these modules do not satisfy initial training requirements and do not replace the CAMH Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Course, which Designated Managers and pharmacists are required to take in order to provide OAT services.
This course is supported by funding from the Mental Health and Addiction Centre of Excellence of Ontario Health.
Learning objectives:
- Identify risk factors for opioid use disorder and pain management options for patients in opioid agonist therapy
- Know and identify the policies that pharmacists should refer to when dispensing methadone in Ontario
- Identify the pharmacist’s role in harm reduction
- Apply knowledge and discuss the pharmacist’s role in dealing with opioid cases
Course outline:
Mandatory Module:
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Policies Guiding Methadone Dispensing in OntarioLearners will receive access to the optional modules upon completion of this mandatory module
Optional Modules:
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Chronic pain management part 1 – opioid pharmacotherapy
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Chronic pain management part 2 – nonopioid pharmacotherapy
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Dealing with difficult situations using communication techniques
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Delisting of high opioids: clinical impact and considerations
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Introduction to methadone dispensing requirements in Ontario
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Motivational interviewing
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National Consensus Guidelines on Naloxone
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New options in OAT –long acting buprenorphine formulations
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Operationalizing Ontario’s Patch-for-Patch Fentanyl Return program
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Opioid Agonist Therapy in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
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Pain management for patients receiving OAT
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Providing inclusive care for LGBTQ+ patients
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Safety and security of opioids and controlled substances dispensing
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Take-home naloxone program in community pharmacies
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Three faces of success: case studies for opioid agonist treatment
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We are people first
Course at a glance:
Who should take this course:
Pharmacists who are interested in or currently dispensing methadone and want to meet the training update requirement set out by OCP.
