With the understanding that substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic brain disease, it is more effectively treated in the chronic care model. The chronic care model is an organizational approach to caring for people with chronic disease, e.g., diabetes, high blood pressure, and opioid use disorder. The model is a practical, supportive, evidence-based approach to interactions between patients and their treatment team.
Educating ourselves is one way to improve the care of people with SUD. The purpose of this page is to deliver resources and training opportunities for providers, clinicians, and care team members working with patients who have SUD. It includes information about screening, referrals, communication skills, patient safety and education materials, and evidence based treatment.
If you’re looking for resources or materials for your patients and their families, please go to the Patient Education and Shared Forms Portal to search and order documents.
Note: These modules count towards the State of Maine biannual three-hour opioid education requirement for prescribers of controlled substances.
Our MaineHealth SUD Steering Committee has recommended that any of our providers who wish to apply for a waiver and start prescribing buprenorphine complete, at a minimum, a one-hour on-line training being offered by ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) and the AMA (American Medical Association). This training is free and provides 1 hour of CME credit. Once you have completed this training, please forward a copy of your CME certificate to Adele Hays (ahays@mainebehavioralhealthcare.org) so we may keep track of this training.
ASAM eLearning: Buprenorphine Mini-Course: Building on Federal Prescribing Guidance
Are you baffled by the myriad types of toxicology tests available to monitor and track the progress of your patients on controlled substances and/or in our SUD treatment programs? Have you been stumped by how to interpret results once you get them back from the lab? You are not alone! This educational offering is for you – in podcast format. The podcast is free and provides 1 hour of CME credit.
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We are offering three one-hour modules that address core concepts of addiction medicine. Maine Medical Center has designated this educational activity for a maximum total of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The modules also fulfill MOC requirements for certain specialties.
MaineHealth is pleased to offer two additional provider education modules. Upon completion, 0.50 CME hours are available for each training (AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits). These modules also count toward the State of Maine education requirement. Click "View Module" to skip the CME credit process.
If you are interested in joining a team of over 100 dedicated MaineHealth providers who are prescribing the life-saving medication buprenorphine to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), you will need to start by obtaining a waiver to prescribe. While training is no longer required by the federal government, it is highly encouraged. If you are interested in getting more than the one hour of training described above, there are other options for longer training classes:
