Open AccessExpanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Through Incentivized Continuing Education
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar,
Dennis W. Smithenry,
Randy A. Boley,
Kristin Hill,
Niranjan S. Karnik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of continuing education in the health professions/journal of continuing education in the health professions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1554-558X
pISSN - 0894-1912
DOI - 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000384
Subject(s) - continuing education , opioid use disorder , continuing medical education , opioid , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , medical education , receptor
Buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) has positive outcomes including reducing opioid-related morbidity and mortality. In March 2018, 58 of 102 counties in Illinois lacked access to medication for OUD.