Opioid Use Disorder & Buprenorphine in the ED Brief Refresher & Update

Accreditation

Comagine Health designates this course for a maximum of 1.0 Continuing Medical Education credits and New Mexico Medical Board Pain Management required hours. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. *Registration required.

This training does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Course Description
(1hr) Fundamentals of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), pharmacology of buprenorphine, and guide to buprenorphine initiation in the Emergency Department (ED)

About the Presenter

Eric Ketcham MD, MBA, FACEP, FASAM, FACHE, FAAEM is board certified in emergency medicine (ABEM) and addiction medicine (ABPM). He is co-founder and past chair of the Pain Management and Addiction Medicine Section of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). He works primarily for the Presbyterian Healthcare System (PHS), half-time as an emergency medicine physician, and half-time as an addiction medicine specialist (outpatient clinic and hospital consults – ICU, Med/Surg, L&D, ED, etc.).  He was the co-chair for the development of the ACEP/AAAP X-waiver course. He has been initiating buprenorphine in the ED since 2011.

Note: We need a minimum of three registered participants at least one day in advance or the training may be cancelled. Thanks for understanding!

For assistance please email: RMAbeyta@salud.unm.edu