ASAM is the largest provider of addiction medicine education in the country, offering CME on a variety of addiction-related topics. ASAM has been accredited by the ACCME since 1977 and maintains the highest level of Accreditation with Commendation.
ASAM, AAPA and AANP have formed a collaborative to provide the 24-hour waiver training for physician assistants and nurse practitioners. These three organizations are authorized by statute to provide this training.
ASAM has been accredited by the ACCME since 1977 and maintains the highest level of Accreditation with Commendation. Explore upcoming ASAM educational programs and activities that offer high-quality CME/CE credits and maintenance of certification (MOC) points.
As the accredited provider, ASAM must ensure that all direct and jointly provided activities are in full compliance with the ACCME Essentials and Guidelines.
The MAT waiver training available from ASAM and PCSS are approved for 24 hours of Category I CME by the AAPA.
ASAM's courses are designed to help counselors, social workers, administrators, and other clinical staff develop patient-centered service plans and make objective decisions about patient admission, continuing care, and transfer/discharge for individuals with addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions.
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Part 1: The ASAM Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course provides eight hours of required education to qualify for the waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in an office-based setting, and covers essential information for providers to identify, assess, diagnose, and manage patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). The course covers the latest information on medications and patient-centered treatments for OUD.
ASAM is an approved provider by CSAT/SAMHSA of DATA 2000 training. The target audience for this introductory level course includes: NPs, PAs, CNMS, CRNAs, and other CNSs who wish to obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in office-based treatment of opioid use disorder.
Upon completion, learners will be able to: 1 Identify, assess, and diagnose patients with opioid use disorder while considering severity, chronicity, individual characteristics, and psychiatric and medical comorbidities 2 Develop an individualized, patient-centered treatment plan, including negotiating treatment goals by evaluating appropriate medication- and psychosocial-based treatment options 3 Monitor progress and modify treatment plans based on patient needs and progress toward treatment goals 4 Implement best practices for office systems, including team-based care, to support treatment with medications for opioid use disorder 5 Examine misconceptions, stigma, and complexities (bioethical, social, clinical, public health) associated with opioid use disorder and the use of medications to treat opioid use disorder
Click on the Content tab to view the Part 1 and Part 2 courses within the 24-hour package. Click the View button to access. Within each course, select the Content Tab to begin the activity. Participants will need to complete evaluations for both courses.
Explore upcoming ASAM educational programs and activities that offer high-quality CME/CE credits and maintenance of certification (MOC) points.
These featured live and on-demand CME/CE and MOC activities are offered regularly around the country and focus on improving the care and treatment of people with the disease of addiction.
The e-Learning Center is the online portal for all ASAM’s educational offerings. Claim CME from past live events or access on-demand offerings, live webinars, and recorded live events.
Visit the faculty portal for qualified members interested in serving as faculty for ASAM education activities around the country.
Access information and resources for organizations interested in applying for joint ASAM Providership for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)TM.
ASAM provides education, tools, and resources for certification, recertification, and Maintenance of Certification (MOC).
The ASAM CME Committee’s MISSION is to ensure that all direct and joint provided CME educational activities are in full compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Guidelines, Essentials and Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Specifically, the ASAM CME Committee reviews all directly and jointly provided educational activity CME application to ensure that all direct and joint provided CME educational activities are in full compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Guidelines, Essentials and Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education while aiming to maintain accreditation with commendation.#N#The ASAM CME Committee is charged with identification, mitigation and disclosure of potential relevant financial relationships for the ASAM Medical Education Council, activity planning committees and activity faculty (anyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity) in order to produce balanced, and scientifically based CME products that are free of ineligible companies (as defined by the ACCME).#N#Finally, the ASAM CME Committee reviews collected data from activity evaluations, annual needs assessment, and practice gap surveys and provides recommendations to the ASAM Medical Education Council (MEC) to ensure compliance with the ACCME.#N#Reviewed and Approved: June 25, 2020
ASAM is an accredited provider by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide and joint provide continuing medical education for physicians. As the accredited provider, ASAM must ensure that all direct and jointly provided activities are in full compliance with the ACCME Essentials and Guidelines.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine has been awarded the highest level of Accreditation with Commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Accreditation in the ACCME System seeks to assure the medical community and the public that ASAM delivers education that is relevant to clinicians’ needs, evidence-based, evaluated for its effectiveness, and independent of commercial influence from ineligible companies.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine is an accredited provider by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide and joint provide continuing medical education for physicians.