Health Professional CME/CE Training
The Florida AHEC Network provides in-person and online trainings, which offer CME and CE credits, on evidence-based best practices for preventing and treating Opioid Use Disorder.
The trainings are appropriate for a wide range of disciplines, including, but not limited to, behavioral health professionals, primary care physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
If you would like to request a training or education materials, please contact your local AHEC. You can view a list of AHECs by area by clicking here.
Below is a list of available trainings:
Recognition, Diagnosis and
Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
·Describe the impact of the opioid overdose crisis.
·Understand how to implement screening processes for opioid use disorder.
·Emphasize the importance of establishing a diagnosis, intervention, and referral protocol.
·Utilize current clinical practice guidelines to prevent and treat opioid use disorder.
·Recognize the need to incorporate CDC prescribing recommendations.
·Understand how to respond to an overdose and administer naloxone
Complementary and Integrative Medicine Approaches for Pain Management
· Discusses the rationale for incorporating Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) in the management of pain/chronic pain in the care plan
· Describes different complementary and integrative approaches for pain management
· Explains how to incorporate complementary and integrative approaches in pain management
Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
· Defines and Describe Opioid Use Disorder and Screening in Pregnancy
· Describes the Effects of Opioids on Pregnancy Outcomes
· Describes Role of Obstetrician – Gynecologist and other Obstetric Care Providers
· Describes Opioid Treatment in Pregnancy Using Opioid Agonist Pharmacotherapy
· Describes the Antepartum, Intrapartum and Postpartum Care in Women with Opioid Use Disorder
· Reviews the Florida Statutes
To access our free online courses, visit www.aheceducation.com and use activation code DCF001
Contact Us
If you would like to learn more about the services available in your area, or would like to request a training or education materials, please contact your local AHEC. You can view a list of AHECs by area by clicking here.
Sponsored by Florida Alliance for Healthy Communities, Inc. and the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families
