Addiction Care and Treatment Online Course

Addiction Care and Treatment Online Course
Accreditation

The University of British Columbia Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide study credits for continuing medical education for physicians.  This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program (MOC) of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and has been approved by UBC CPD for up to 1.5 MOC Section 3 Self-Assessment hours (credits are automatically tripled in MAINPORT). This Assessment program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ Assessment credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.
Target Audience:

Family physicians, specialists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners involved in addiction care and treatment

Course Format: 12-15 hour interactive online module
Online: anytime, anywhere, on any device

Online Module from Vancouver BC

Overview

The Addiction Care and Treatment Online Course (ACTOC) is a comprehensive 22-module online course for health care providers that diagnose and treat patients with substance use disorders using evidence-based treatments along a continuum of care. Although this course is targeted towards health care providers, it is open to the general public. Anyone interested in learning about substance use disorders is encouraged to register for this course.

Designed in partnership by BC Centre for Substance Use, UBC Continuing Professional Development, and UBC School of Nursing.

STEP 1: Ready to get started? Click link below to register:

Register for Addiction Care Treatment Online Course

STEP 2: Already registered? Follow this link to access the course:

Link to Online Course

 

Modules

  • 1: Overview
  • 2: Screening and Care Planning
  • 3: Alcohol Use Disorder
  • 4: Tobacco Use Disorder
  • 5: Opioid Use Disorder
  • 6: Stimulant Use Disorder
  • 7: Cannabis Use Disorder
  • 8: Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders
  • 9: Concurrent Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
  • 10: Specialized Assessments
  • 11: Safe Prescribing
  • 12: Pain and Substance Use Disorder
  • 13: Common Medical Complications
  • 14: Overview of Harm reduction
  • 15: Safer Drug Consumption and Overdose Prevention
  • 16: Psychosocial Treatment Interventions and Recovery-Oriented Supports
  • 17: Substance Use Care for 2SLGBTQ+ People
  • 18: Legal, Policy and Ethical Implications
  • 19: Pregnancy and Substance Use
  • 20: Older Adults and Substance Use
  • 21: Case Review
  • 22: Consolidating Knowledge
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Course Evaluation

The initial evaluation showed that of the 6,985 participants who registered for the online course between May 2017 - February 2018, a total of 3,466 (49.62%) completed the online pretest questionnaire. Knowledge of the addiction medicine increased significantly post-certificate (mean difference 28.21; 95% CI 27.32 to 29.10; P<.001). This free, online, open-access certificate in addiction medicine appeared to improve knowledge of learners from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. Click here for access to this paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31127722

Gorfinkel LR, Giesler A, Dong H, Wood E, Fairbairn N, Klimas J. Development and Evaluation of the Online Addiction Medicine Certificate: Free Novel Program in a Canadian Setting. JMIR Med Educ 2019;5(1):e12474.

 

Skills Gained

By the end of this course, learners should be able to:

  1. Incorporate screening, diagnosis, and brief intervention and referral to treatment for substance use disorders in clinical practice
  2. Select the appropriate pharmacological and psychosocial treatment interventions based on the best evidence as well as individual patient needs, circumstances, and preferences
  3. Provide safe and effective treatment to patients and their families throughout the induction, maintenance, and/or discontinuation process across the continuum of care for substance use disorders
  4. Set treatment goals, monitoring and evaluating progress, and providing patient-centred support across the continuum of care for substance use disorders
  5. Appreciate the complexity of substance use disorders, diversity of care, and providing informed referrals to evidence-based support services
  6. Promote recovery, safety, wellness, and harm reduction to improve patient care and support for those with substance use disorders
  7. Implement strategies for safer prescribing practices for medications with abuse/diversion potential (i.e., opioids for analgesia, benzodiazepines)

Cost

FREE

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Contact

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