Opioid Use Disorder: Treatment and Overdose Prevention Education

Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. invites all individuals working in primary care, mental health, and social service sectors to join this free, online training opportunity.

This training will explore our current understanding of addiction neuroscience, evidence-based treatment modalities, and harm reduction tools to decrease mortality and morbidity among individuals with an Opioid Use Disorder. Please join us to learn the basics of opioids, Opioid Use Disorder, Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT), and overdose prevention/ Naloxone administration.

Earn 2.0 Continuing Education Hours (CEs) upon training and testing completion.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Define opioids and describe their effects on the brain
• List 3 Medications for Addiction Treatment and explain their role in supporting patient recovery
• Analyze societal stigmas associated with Medications for Addiction Treatment and the resulting barriers to care
• Identify signs of an opioid overdose and assemble the appropriate steps to respond to a suspected opioid overdose

Please confirm that your email address is correct prior to submitting your registration. An email will be sent from Stuart Slechta ([email protected]) up to 1 week after registration with the Zoom link for the training to registered participants.

Earn 2.0 Continuing Education Hours (CEs)

Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. is approved by the following California State bodies to provide 2 hours of continuing education credits:

CAMFT, BRN, CADTP, CCAPP, CAADE, CHES & NBCC ACEP

Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

To earn a CE Certificate for attending this webinar, you must view the webinar in its entirety and complete the online evaluation and pass the CE quiz.

• A score of 80% or higher is required to pass the CE quiz and access your CE certificate. You have 2 opportunities to pass the quiz. If you do not pass the quiz on the first try, please email [email protected] or [email protected] for a new quiz link.
• Upon passing the CE quiz/ post-test, your CE certificate will be available to you via email within 4-6 weeks.

Verification of Attendance:

Verification of participation will be verified through registration, start & end codes, and post-test completion. Participants will be asked to change their name on Zoom to the name that they used to register for the event and the name that will be printed on their certificate of completion/participation. The CE authorized representative will monitor that the participant remains logged into Zoom for the duration of the training.

Who Should Attend:

Counselors, Health Educators, Community Health Workers, Case Managers, CENS Navigators, Peer Support Technicians, Primary Care, Intake and Administrative staff, and other allied healthcare workers who are interested in learning about addiction and harm reduction-related matters.

Questions/ Concerns?

If you have any questions or need special accommodation, please contact Stuart Slechta or Megan Hansen.

Stuart Slechta

Phone: (818) 996-1051 x 2112

Email: [email protected]

Megan Hansen

Phone: (818) 996-1051 x 1143

Email: [email protected]