The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine and the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have partnered in developing an educational program, Empowering Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder: Transforming Lives and Enhancing Professional Fulfillment, designed to empower Massachusetts health professionals and their teams with the knowledge and tools needed to overcome any hesitancies to incorporating medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) into practice. The program offers continuing education credits for physicians, nurses and PAs, as well as AAFP prescribed credit for family practitioners.
Opioid overdoses and opioid use disorders (OUD) cause devastating harm to individuals, families and communities. Despite the availability of highly effective and easy to use treatments, many physicians and advanced practice providers face obstacles that prevent them from treating patients with OUD. Treating OUD is incredibly meaningful and rewarding given the significant impact it can have on patients’ lives. In addition, common misconceptions about offering MOUD are addressed with compelling clinician and patient testimonials.
By learning how to prescribe MOUD, you can make a significant impact on the lives of patients with OUD.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
- Describe the positive aspects of treating OUD in clinical practice.
- Discuss the efficacy of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of OUD.
- Articulate the value of an interprofessional team-based approach to treating OUD.
- Overcome hesitancy to treating people with OUD.
In addition to the continuing education credits completing this program offers for physicians, nurses and PAs, the program offers ABIM MOC Part II credit, Massachusetts Risk Management and Opioid Prescribing education credits, and counts toward the DEA 8 hours of addiction education required in the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act.
Accreditation Information
Interprofessional Continuing Education Accreditation for Practitioners
In support of improving patient care, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
Nursing Contact Hours: 1.75 of which 1.75 are eligible for pharmacology credit.
American Academy of Physician Associates Accreditation
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1.75 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until March 13, 2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Risk Management and Pain Management Credits
This program meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 1.75 hours of risk management study.
This program meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 1.75 hours of opioid education.
American Association of Family Physicians Prescribed Credits
The AAFP has reviewed Empowering Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder: Transforming Lives and Enhancing Professional Fulfillment and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.75 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 06/01/2025 to 06/01/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification Part 2 Credits
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.75 MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate and de-identified data is shared with the commercial supporters.