Opioid Use Disorder in Justice-Involved Patients

Dr. Joshua Lee, an addiction medicine specialist and national authority on criminal justice health care, will present an update of strategies to treat justice-involved patients with opioid use disorder, including his recent study published in JAMA Network Open. 2021;4(9):e212032. “Comparison of Treatment Retention of Adults with Opioid Addiction Managed with Extended-Release Buprenorphine vs Daily Sublingual Buprenorphine-Naloxone at Time of Release from Jail."</

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of  physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals caring for incarcerated patient populations.

Learning Objectives

 
After participating in this activity, clinicians should be able to:
 
  • Detail updates in preventive medicine and infectious diseases.
  • Describe new management strategies for treating chronic diseases.
  • Apply new evidenced-based medicine to correctional medicine practice.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Completion
Course opens: 
01/27/2022
Course expires: 
01/27/2025

Speaker

Joshua Lee, MD MSc, Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

For Physicians 

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Other Healthcare Professionals

A certificate of participation will be provided to all other healthcare professionals.
 
Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Completion
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