New opportunity to participate in an expert-led, interactive training while continuing to practice

DMMA is offering a stipend-sponsored, specialized training to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to treat opioid use disorder through self-paced modules, live discussions, and facilitated webinars, through funding from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Training Objectives for the program include:

• Integrate evidence-based opioid use disorder treatment into your care with a financially sustainable approach
• Increase your ability to provide whole person care
• Improve physical health outcomes for patients with opioid use disorders
• Facilitate easier treatment access and reduce fragmented care for patients with opioid use disorders
• Strengthen network and partnership with specialty behavioral health organizations
• Support overdose prevention and recovery

Delaware’s program provides stipends for participants - $3,000 for clinical providers and $2000 for practice managers - with assistance through two tracks:

The Fellowship begins February 23, 2021 through September 23, 2021, via an online learning portal.

TO REGISTER OR REQUEST MORE INFORMATION, email SUPPORTAct@delaware.gov:

• Learn from addiction medicine experts
• Exchange ideas through a peer network
• Receive technical assistance to offer OBOT
• Gain access to a curated online library of tools and evidence-based practices

Training sessions range from 30 minutes to 4 hours per week, depending on the phase of the Fellowship. Training includes:
Phase I: Self-paced modules and interactive sessions with peers and facilitators
Phase II: Expert-led presentations following the American Institutes for Research curriculum with peer to peer exchanges
Phase III: Technical assistance tailored to participating practices for implementing OBOT.

Download this flyer for a summary to share the training information with others.

This project is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3,579,864 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.