By participating in this continuing education program, the attendee should be able to:

• Recognize the changing illicit drug supply and provide individualized treatment protocols for patients seeking methadone treatment (Friday).
• Evaluate and interpret federal and state regulations to decrease barriers to care and improve overall retention in treatment (Friday)
  
• Perform an evaluation of in-patient addiction treatment protocols to ensure that they are trauma-informed and patient-centered (Saturday).
• Communicate to your partners at patient transition the current interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and access to treatment for SUD at all levels of care (Saturday). ​

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational event have commercial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients

Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians

Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of:

• 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM on Friday, Sep 29.
• 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM on Saturday, Sep 30.

Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All other attendees

Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of:

• 4.25 BCIPE Instructional Hours on Friday, Sep 29.
  
• 8.00 BCIPE Instructional Hours on Saturday, Sep 30.
  

Attendees should only claim the instructional hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All attendees will receive instructions at the meeting on how to claim their credits.

The MASAM Board of Directors, with concurrence from the Education Committee, has determined that eight (8) hours of attendance at the 2023 'SUD Pearls for Practice conference fulfills the DEA healthcare provider license holders Medication Access And Training Expansion (MATE) Act requirements as set forth in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.

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