Recognition and Management of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)-FREE No CME

Recognition and Management of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), focuses on the practical aspects of identifying and treating OUD in primary care settings. This session will cover effective screening methods for OUD within primary care practices. Participants will learn about the benefits of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and how buprenorphine can be successfully integrated into their practice. The lecture will also discuss essential harm reduction strategies, including the appropriate use and distribution of naloxone.

Target Audience

Physicians

Advanced Practice Clinicians

Learning Objectives

  • Examine screening for OUD in primary care practices
  • Discover the benefits of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
  • Describe how buprenorphine can be incorporated into your practice
  • Discuss strategies for harm reduction, including naloxone
Course summary
Course opens: 
04/30/2025
Course expires: 
04/30/2028
Part of: 
Recognition and Management of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
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Dr. Joshua Blum, MD

Dr. Joshua Blum, MD is a board-certified internist and addiction medicine physician who practiced at Denver Health and Hospital Authority in Denver, CO as the director of outpatient substance use disorder treatment.  As an institutional quality officer, he led initiatives on pain and opioid management and chaired Denver Health’s pharmacy and therapeutics committee. He is a past president of the Colorado chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and co-chair of the Provider Education Workgroup at the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention.  He also serves on the boards of the Colorado Pain Society and the Harm Reduction Action Center. Dr. Blum attended Dartmouth College and the University of Southern California School of Medicine before completing his medicine residency at the University of Colorado.  

No CME is available with this course. To access CME please register for the course titled Recognition and Management of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)- CME Paid Option

This material was prepared by Compass Healthcare Collaborative (Compass) 

Fees are charged solely for individuals seeking Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. All educational materials are provided at no cost and are freely accessible regardless of CME participation. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Compass is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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Disclaimer:
This material was prepared by Compass Healthcare Collaborative (Compass) 

Fees are charged solely for individuals seeking Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. All educational materials are provided at no cost and are freely accessible regardless of CME participation. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Compass is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.