Webinar Details & Objectives

This presentation will provide an overview of the opioid epidemic and pharmacological interventions for opioid use disorder treatment. The role of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in combating the opioid epidemic will be discussed, with special focus on recent expansion of buprenorphine prescriptive authority to APRNs. Recent findings regarding barriers to and facilitators of buprenorphine prescribing will be highlighted.

This webinar focuses on topics surrounding the successful completion of the 2018 AACN/NIDA Mentored-Facilitated Award for substance use disorders science dissemination.

Objectives
  • Describe treatment for opioid use disorder
  • Discuss barriers to the provision of treatment for opioid use disorder
  • Detail advanced practice registered nursing implications for the treatment of opioid use disorder

Pricing and CE Credit

This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff, and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits

Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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