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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

   

Buprenorphine X-Waiver Training Webinars

Registration is open for buprenorphine x-waiver training webinars sponsored by the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. These webinars are part of an effort to expand prescribing of buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder. These courses are open to MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs. Registration is required. There is no registration fee. The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s 4-hour on-demand training course must be completed prior to attending any of the live virtual trainings listed below. 

Monday. April 25, 2022: 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Monday, June 6, 2022: Time to be announced
Friday, June 17, 2022: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Friday, August 12, 2022: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Visit the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine’s website for more information on these webinars.

Visit the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ website – Resources for Professionals – for additional resources for prescribers, including additional information about becoming a buprenorphine waivered practitioner to treat opioid use disorder.  

This story originally appeared in the April 05, 2022 edition of WHA Newsletter

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Buprenorphine X-Waiver Training Webinars

Registration is open for buprenorphine x-waiver training webinars sponsored by the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. These webinars are part of an effort to expand prescribing of buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder. These courses are open to MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs. Registration is required. There is no registration fee. The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s 4-hour on-demand training course must be completed prior to attending any of the live virtual trainings listed below. 

Monday. April 25, 2022: 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Monday, June 6, 2022: Time to be announced
Friday, June 17, 2022: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Friday, August 12, 2022: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Visit the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine’s website for more information on these webinars.

Visit the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ website – Resources for Professionals – for additional resources for prescribers, including additional information about becoming a buprenorphine waivered practitioner to treat opioid use disorder.  

This story originally appeared in the April 05, 2022 edition of WHA Newsletter

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