Prescribing Medication for Addiction Treatment in the Primary Care Setting [Conf '25]
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1.0 contact hour (1.0 pharmacology)Completion Time
1 hourAvailable Until
October 17, 2027Posted By
ARNPs United of Washington State
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Overview
Primary Care Providers can prescribe medications for addiction treatment and help their patients function at their best. This presentation will help you prescribe competently with finesse. We will discuss FDA-approved medications for Alcohol UseDisorders and Opioid Use Disorders. This session will help you select appropriate medications to improve your patients' quality of life and provide appropriate patient teaching. Buprenorphine is the most often prescribed medication for opioid use disorder recovery; and you will learn how to prescribe and instruct on it for the very best outcomes.
Speakers
MaryAnne Murray does psychiatric and substance use disorder care on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula. She works in settings which integrate primary care and mental health care, and precepts graduate nursing students from multiple universities. She is passionate about addiction recovery and creating high quality rural health care.
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This activity offers 1.0 contact hour (1.0 pharmacology) to attendees.
Accredited by Pending Accreditation by the Pacific Lutheran University Center for Continued Nursing Learning, approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Registration to this activity includes access to the following supporting materials.
- S23 MAT 4 PCPs 2025 HO 2-Up.pdf (Size: 291 KB)
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