Learning Objectives

This course is part of a 23-course curricula series developed by expert healthcare professionals to educate a variety of disciplines about drug addiction and its impact.  The Getting a Physician Practice Ready for Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) course educates providers on how to become a qualified prescriber to dispense buprenorphine for addiction treatment.  The course highlights strategies and best practices for implementing OBOT and further examines additional support services for providers.

Content

1. Understand the benefits of OBOT as a strategy to combat the opioid crisis.

2. Describe how to become a qualified prescriber to dispense buprenorphine for addiction treatment

3. Identify best practices for implementing OBOT and strategies for organizational readiness.

4. Identify resources for OBOT support.

• RN/LPN Contact CE: 1.0
• Counselor CPEs: 1.0
• Social Work CPEs: 1.0
• Psychologists MCEs: 1.0
• Number of CEUs: 1.0

Awarded 1.0-hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award for completing this CME activity

COUNSELOR EDUCATION CLASSIFICATIONS: 1.0 R1 – Field Related Other

PREVENTION EDUCATION CLASSIFICATIONS: 1.0 R1 – Field Related Other

Funding for this curricula was made possible by grant number 1 H79 TI080261-01 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.