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Buprenorphine Waiver Training – March 19
March 19, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sign up here: http://www.
YOU CAN PREVENT OVERDOSE IN YOUR PATIENTS.
YOU WILL SEE YOUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HEAL FROM ADDICTION.
Offer buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder.
NCMS, Sunrise Community Health and IT MATTTRS2 will hold a buprenorphine waiver training at location near you soon! Please join us.
Getting your waiver starts with obtaining the training. We will be holding a live training for providers that covers the 1st 4 hrs of modules. This is a great jump start to completing the remaining online modules. Details below. IT MATTTRS2 will provide a stipend for any provider who completes the training and obtains a waiver.
IT MATTTRS Compensation
MDs, DOs, and Residents: $95/hr (8hrs=$760)
NPs and PAs: $75/hr (24hrs=$1,800) Participating providers applying for their DEA waiver receive add’l $240.
Waiver Trainings – Time & Locations
Please join us for the training offered at your location.
Each training will be followed by dedicated time for discussion with Case Managers and Behavioral Health Consultants.
Tuesday, February 19 – Loveland. 8AM-12PM
SummitStone Health Partners
1250 N. Wilson Street
Loveland, CO 80537
Tuesday, March 19 – Sunrise Monfort Family Clinic. 8AM-12PM
Monfort Family Clinic
2930 11th Avenue
Evans, CO 80620
Tuesday, April 16 – Sunrise Adelante Clinic. 8AM-12PM
Sunrise Adelante Clinic
1010 A Street
Greeley, CO 80631
1-3PM – BHC/Case Manager Training
To sign up for this training
- Click this link. http://www.practiceinnovationco.org/itmatttrs2/providers/
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the “Get Trained” section. Select “Step 1 – Sign Up for a Training” and select 1 of the following dates listed with Dr. Lesley Brooks as the host.
- List your credentials under “Other” and select “Yes” to the Will you attend the 1-3pm BH session?”
Questions? Email: maria@nocomedsoc.org
What is buprenorphine?
Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist approved for treatment of opioid use disorder.* “Bupe” is effective: it reduces drug use and death from opioids, keeps patients in treatment, and improves various health and social outcomes. “Bupe” can be prescribed in office-based primary care settings, just like other medications you prescribe for chronic health conditions. Offer buprenorphine in your practice and give your patients access to life-saving treatment they might not otherwise get.
Who can prescribe buprenorphine?
Any physician (MD/DO), nurse practitioner (NP), or physician assistant (PA) can prescribe buprenorphine after obtaining a waiver. Physicians are required to take an 8-hour training to apply for a waiver; NPs/PAs must take 24 hours of training (inclusive of the MD/DO 8-hr training) to apply.
How do I get trained to prescribe buprenorphine?
There are several options available to complete the required buprenorphine waiver training, including online (PCSSnow.org). As above, we will be hosting several trainings in early 2019. Questions? Email: maria@nocomedsoc.org.
*Methadone and naltrexone are the two other FDA-approved medications used to treat opioid use disorder.
**Colorado Health Institute. Accessed 12/31/18.
I didn’t learn about buprenorphine in my training. Is it complicated?
Prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder is like treating many other chronic conditions that you routinely see in primary care. You will learn the basic steps during the required training. We will be hosting a monthly learning community to help you learn and develop confidence.
I am not sure I want to treat people who use drugs in my practice.
Individuals with opioid use disorder are likely already part of your practice. An estimated 47,000 Coloradans have this condition.** Only ~25% received a prescription for “Bupe”. And only 8% of waived providers are in rural areas. Buprenorphine treatment can prevent overdose and improve the lives of patients you currently care for.
FROM PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS WHO PRESCRIBE BUPRENORPHINE:
“There are few areas of primary care where a week or two into treatment patients report such dramatic changes in their lives.”
“It’s amazing to see patients’ lives change in front of my own eyes. I’ve had several patients say things like they never dreamed they could go this long without using opioids.”
“This is really no different than the management of any other chronic disease. The primary care relationship is ideally suited for this.”
“It’s empowering to have this tool and be able to truly help patients struggling with drug use.”
