Training and Webinars
A collection of training, webinars, and learning archives, including Pathways to Safer Opioid Use (free, CPE credit), an immersive, interactive training tool designed using opioid-related recommendations. Other resources discuss topics such as abuse deterrent formulations, care of patients with addiction, naloxone, and the role of pharmacy in opioid therapeutics. Continuing education credit is available for some of the training listed.
- Applying CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids: An Online Training Series for Healthcare Providers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Module 1: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Recommendations from CDC
- Module 2: Treating Chronic Pain Without Opioids
- Module 3: Communication with Patients
- Module 4: Reducing the Risks of Opioids
- Module 5: Assessing and Addressing Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
- Module 6: Dosing and Titration of Opioids: How Much, How Long, and How and When to Stop
- Module 7: Determining Whether to Initiate Opioids for Chronic Pain
- Module 8: Implementing CDC's Opioid Prescribing Guideline into Clinical Practice
- Medicare Part D Prescription Opioid Policies for 2019 (webinar, non-CE) (CMS)
- REMS-compliant accredited CE
- APhA Institute on Alcohol and Drug Dependencies
- APhA Continuing Education includes:
- Buprenorphine 101: Physicians and Community Pharmacists Collaborating to Improve Access to Medication Assisted Treatment (Free) with a Discussion Guide
- Medication Therapy Management (Certificate Training Program)
- Collaborate for Responsible Opioid Use
- APhA Quick Quiz: Teaming Up for Safer Pain Management
- APhA Quick Quiz: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Nonopioid strategies for managing chronic pain
- Pharmacists' Roles in Medication-Centered Addiction Treatment
- GenerationRx (Digital Activities)
- PCSS-O.org (Archived Webinars)
- PCSS-MAT.org (Archived Webinars)
- Pathways to Safer Opioid Use (HHS)