Learning Addictions Treatment through Simulation: Let’s talk BUPRENORPHINE (BUP): Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in the Fentanyl Era
Registration Fee: $100.00 [This fee is in addition to the Northern Constellations & Connections registration fee]
Capacity Limit: 3 participants per block
SPC Chair: Dr. Tara Leary
Physician Organization: HSN Mental Health and Addictions
Facilitator: Dr. Tara Leary
Description: Join us for an interactive simulation workshop to enhance your skills on prescribing Buprenorphine, a crucial medication in opioid addiction treatment. Explore topics such as opioid withdrawals, buprenorphine ordering, and administration in this session.
Learning Objectives:
Following this workshop participants will be able to:
- Define what buprenorphine is.
- Recall how buprenorphine works.
- List why buprenorphine is helpful in the Emergency Department setting.
- Recall indications for use of buprenorphine.
- Recognize complicating factors of buprenorphine inductions.
- Demonstrate ways to mitigate or manage complicating factors.
Session Schedule:
May 9, 2025 – Session one: 3:05 – 4:20 p.m. (Concurrent Session A7)
May 9, 2025 – Session two: 4:30 – 5:55 p.m. (Concurrent Session B7)
May 10, 2025 – Session three: 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. (Concurrent Session C6)
