Four courses make up MATOD +Plus

OPIOID STEWARDSHIP

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• High risk prescribing practices

• The risks associated with acute pain management

• The management of an opioid trial

• The management of the legacy patient already on high dose opioids

• The diagnosis of opioid use disorder

• Buprenorphine and methadone prescribing

Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The context of LAIB in opioid agonist therapy

• The kinetics and dynamics of LAIB

• The clinical impact of LAIB

• LAIB in special circumstances

• The practicalities of LAIB

Opioid Agonist Therapy

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Comparison of the kinetics and dynamics of methadone and buprenorphine

• Opioid agonist therapy induction and maintenance

• Opioid agonist therapy special circumstances

• Opioid agonist therapy in pregnancy

Clinical Boundaries

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• The role of SafeScript in prescription drug stewardship

• How to say no

• How to develop a therapeutic relationship

• How to self-reflect on your own performance

Educator: Dr Ferghal Armstrong

FRACGP, FAChAM, FASLM

Ferghal is a general practitioner, Addiction Medicine specialist and fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine

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