CHER receives grant to create culturally-centered graduate certificate for health professionals in underserved communities.

Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) recently received an almost $1.4 million grant to create a graduate certificate training program for practicing clinicians and doctoral students in health professions.

The certificate, called Culturally-Centered Addictions Research Training or C-CART, will address substance use disorders, specifically in underserved American Indian, Hispanic, and rural populations.

Target audience: students from doctoral programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy, clinical psychology, counseling/school psychology, and interdisciplinary health from departments throughout the university, as well as practicing professionals from the community.

To learn more: https://nau.edu/cher/cher-receives-grad-cert-grant/

An Online Training Series for Providers (course topics may include:  Opioid Use and Pregnancy, Motivational Interviewing, Collaborative Patient-Provider Relationship in Opioid Clinical Decision Making, A Nurse’s Call to Action for Safer Opioid Prescribing Practices, and Using the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to Promote Patient Safety in Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing

• Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/training/online-training.html
• Download flyer: CDC Interactive Training Series (Opioids)

A free 24/7 hotline that assists providers with complex patients with pain and opioid use disorders, answered by medical experts at the Poison and Drug Information Centers in Arizona.

• See flyer – OAR Line Image

• 1-888-688-4222 (Free 24/7 hotline)

Topics include:

• Opioid Issues in Youth Pain Management for Orthopedic Injuries
• Introduction to Safe Prescribing of Opioids for Pain Management
• Managing Opioid Misuse Disorder in Pregnancy and Neonatal Care
• Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing While Managing Acute and Chronic Pain

Free Arizona Opioid Prescribing Guidelines printed copies: order at http://www.azdhs.gov/audiences/clinicians/index.php#clinical-guidelines-and-rx-guidelines-order

• Link to Virtual Lecture Hall: https://www.vlh.com/shared/courses/all.cfm?stateid=5&statename=Arizona

• Virtual Lectures Arizona DEA Prescribers CME Program (flyer)

ADHS Opioid Epidemic webpage lists various opportunities such as:

• Safe Opioid Prescribing for Acute Dental Pain – CME
• Using the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program Webinar
• Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing – CME
• Using the Substances Prescription Monitoring Program Webinar
• Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing – CME
• CDC’s Free Continuing Education for Physicians – Opioid Prescribing
• Pathways to Safer Opioid Use- CME
• https://www.azdhs.gov/audiences/clinicians/index.php#clinical-guidelines-and-references-rx-guidelines

Courses presented by Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)

• https://pcssnow.org/calendar-of-events/

*Web-based calendar of courses offered in a variety of formats

National Institute on Drug Abuse (through the NIH), this website has lots of sources for CME/CE activities:

• Opioids
• Opioid Overdose
• Opioid Prescribing & Pain

For more information, visit: https://www.drugabuse.gov/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/health-professions-education/cmece-activities

Online CE on topics such as: Opioids/SUD in Youth, Influenza and Tdap Vaccination in Pregnancy, Frequent Mental Distress, Tobacco use in Youth, and many other topics.

If you’re not a registered user on Medscape, you may register for free or login without a password and get unlimited access to all continuing education activities and other Medscape features.

• To access various course:  https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/cme/medscape_cme.html