**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description All nurses encounter patients with addiction and these patients can be challenging to treat. However, it is imperative that nurses foster positive relationships with patients that have […]
Addiction Treatment Methods
Implementing Recovery Oriented Methadone-Maintenance: A Clinical Quality Improvement Project
**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description Methadone saves lives. A large systematic review published in 2017 showed unequivocally that methadone reduces mortality among people with opioid use disorders. In the context of an […]
Prescribing Buprenorphine in Primary Care
**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description We are in the midst an opioid use and opioid overdose epidemic. More than a million people with opioid use disorder go untreated each year in the […]
Risk Management Toolkit
The Risk Management toolkit is designed to help individuals and organizations providing methadone treatment reduce the risk of adverse incidents among their clients.
Co-occurring Disorder Toolkit
The co-occurring disorder toolkit is a compilation of resources for individuals and organizations who treat clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
The ASAM Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine
IRETA worked with ASAM to develop the Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine document to provide guidance about the effective use of drug testing in the identification, diagnosis, treatment and promotion of recovery for patients with, or at risk for, addiction. A Journal of Addiction Medicine article summarizes the guidelines, and a full consensus […]
Management of Benzodiazepines in Medication-Assisted Treatment
These clinical guidelines were prepared for the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disability Services by IRETA with support from Community Care Behavioral Health. The project was conceived in response to frequent benzodiazepine use among individuals in medication-assisted treatment and a relative absence of research-based guidance on clinically effective treatment strategies for […]
Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) by SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) publishes a series of best-practice manuals for the treatment of substance use disorders and other related topics. The 60+ Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPS) are available for download online, or can be ordered in print.
The ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use
ASAM’s National Practice Guideline provides information on evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorder, and is the first to address all of the FDA-approved medications available to treat addiction involving opioid use and opioid overdose in a single document. Access the Guideline here
Effective Risk Management in Outpatient Methadone Treatment
The one-day training “Effective Risk Management Strategies in Outpatient Methadone Treatment” is designed to increase opioid treatment providers’ (both clinical and administrative staff) knowledge and skills on the most effective ways to conduct risk management strategies for opioid treatment centers. Training materials include a Trainers Manual, a three-part webinar series, and nine PowerPoint presentations, one […]
