Provider Education
MAHEC provides a variety of continuing professional development programs throughout the year to ensure healthcare professionals are up-to-date on best practices for supporting individuals with opioid and substance use disorders. Educational programs support a variety of healthcare professionals and team-based care and are offered on our main campus in Asheville and off site, online, and through Project ECHO®, a live virtual case-based learning platform.
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MAHEC has partnered with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) to increase the number of physicians and advanced practice providers who can provide medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine, also known medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), a life-saving evidence-based treatment that greatly reduces the risk for relapse and overdose.
Training components and resources include:
MAHEC offers technical assistance for providers and practices that wish to implement office-based opioid treatment with buprenorphine.
Contact our Opioid Education Team for more information about training and technical assistance opportunities.
This two-part webinar series explores the evolving substance use landscape in Western North Carolina, with a focus on emerging substances and over-the-counter products associated with misuse. Topics include xylazine, kratom and its active metabolite 7 hydroxymitragynine (7 OH), novel potent opioids, and other non prescription substances increasingly encountered in clinical practice. Participants will examine patterns of use, overdose risks, and associated medical co morbidities, including wound complications and infectious diseases. The series emphasizes patient-centered, low-barrier approaches to care, risk reduction strategies, and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to support safer use, engagement in care, and improved health outcomes. Click here to view video series
Please note there is no continuing education credit available for these recordings.
Making medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) available in skilled nursing facilities is a vital component of effective OUD treatment. It saves lives, supports patient-centered recovery, and promotes continuity of care. Click here to view video series
Please note there is no continuing education credit available for these recordings.
