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Substance Use Education for WNC Educators

Substance Use Education for WNC Educators

Available through Jan 3, 2025 Mental Health

Online course available now! This FREE program is available to school personnel in the following WNC Counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,...

Chronic Pain Module 1: Foundations of Pain Treatment

Chronic Pain Module 1: Foundations of Pain Treatment

Available through Feb 1, 2025 Allied Health Medicine Mental Health Nursing

Register now for this online self-guided course. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY! This module will include information about chronic pain that will help participants build understanding of the physical and emotional impact of...

Chronic Pain Module 2: Tools for Pain Treatment: Powerful Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions

Chronic Pain Module 2: Tools for Pain Treatment: Powerful Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions

Available through Feb 1, 2025 Allied Health Medicine Mental Health

Register now for this online self-guided course. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY! In this module, learners will incorporate new skills into their treatment of people in pain. They will use assessment tools with confidence. We...

Chronic Pain Module 3: Treating Pain with Mindfulness and Other Effective Approaches

Chronic Pain Module 3: Treating Pain with Mindfulness and Other Effective Approaches

Available through Feb 1, 2025 Allied Health Medicine Mental Health

Register now for this online self-guided course. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY! In this module we will focus of the effective use of mindfulness tools to help people manage their pain and improve their quality of life....

Treating Pain Safely: A 2024 Update on Safe Opioid Prescribing for Dentists

Treating Pain Safely: A 2024 Update on Safe Opioid Prescribing for Dentists

Available through Feb 1, 2025 Dentistry Medicine

Register now for this online self-guided course. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY! To improve patient outcomes, effective pain management is a key consideration to guide dental prescribing and perioperative care. Participants...

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 7: Opioid Use Disorder 201

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 7: Opioid Use Disorder 201

Available through Jun 21, 2025 Medicine

Register now for this online, self-guided course! This module will first provide a background on the opioid epidemic and its effects on North Carolina. It will then identify the different pharmacological treatments for...

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 1: Understanding Addiction

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 1: Understanding Addiction

Available through Jun 21, 2025 Medicine

Register now for this online, self-guided course! This module will provide an overview of the impact of substance use disorders on patients and society, as well as provide a basic understanding of the neurobiology of...

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 2: SBIRT and Talking to Patients

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 2: SBIRT and Talking to Patients

Available through Jun 21, 2025

Register now for this online, self-guided course! This module will provide an overview of screening tools for substance use disorder and mental health disorders in primary care, as well as the brief intervention...

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 3: Initiation and Management of Medications for Substance Use Disorders

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 3: Initiation and Management of Medications for Substance Use Disorders

Available through Jun 21, 2025 Medicine

Register now for this online, self-guided course! This module will provide a basic understanding of the medications available for tobacco use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and opioid use disorder. It will also...

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 4: Treating Pain Safely

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 4: Treating Pain Safely

Available through Jun 21, 2025 Medicine

Register now for this online, self-guided course! This module will discuss the 2022 CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for acute, subacute, and chronic pain. It will discuss the different pharmacological and...

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 5: Effective Treatment Planning

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 5: Effective Treatment Planning

Available through Jun 21, 2025 Medicine

Register now for this online, self-guided course! This module will discuss how to effectively plan SUD treatment options for individualized patients. It will also help educate participants on when and how to refer to...

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 6: Alcohol Use Disorder

Post X-Waiver Substance Use Disorder Training Module 6: Alcohol Use Disorder

Available through Jun 21, 2025 Medicine

Register now for this online, self-guided course! Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are a major national health concern. Rates of alcohol consumption and AUD-related mortality have risen since the COVID-19 pandemic, but AUD...

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