This is a comprehensive continuing medical education (CME) training course series from the Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence (SNJMATCOE) consisting of didactic in-person trainings and virtual “live” webinars, and asynchronous enduring recorded webinars, and other forms of content that will use a standardized, evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery curriculum to train and inform New Jersey health care licensees with prescribing authority focused on best practices in screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), engaging patients in medication for addiction treatment (MAT) and harm reduction strategies, providing on-demand MAT and “warm handoffs” to longitudinal care, and best practices in prescribing and behavioral health support, among others, in compliance with federal and state statutory and regulatory guidelines. While the course series’ content is tailored for health care licensees practicing in New Jersey, courses are open to all participants on a global scale.

All participants who register for and complete a listed course will receive prescriber education and health communication resources created for this series. Further, participants practicing in New Jersey will be able to follow up to the didactic and asynchronous trainings outlined above and participate in elbow-to-elbow consultation bookings on-site at their external clinical practices or on-site at Cooper University Health Care (elbow-to-elbow consultation in addiction medicine) and Rowan Medicine (elbow-to-elbow in pain management and/or addiction medicine), divided as one eight-hour or two four-hour sessions. While any interested clinical practice site throughout the state may request consultation, clinical practice sites that have had at least one of their prescribers on staff complete a training as part of this series will be prioritized for a consultation. This component will enable the multidisciplinary and experienced SNJMATCOE clinical team to have an on-the-ground perspective of each institution’s processes and challenges in order to provide personalized guidance and recommendations.

“Office hours” remote consultation bookings will also be offered and last up to one hour, wherein one physician and on occasion in partnership with one navigator specialist will host scheduled virtual office hours in which prescribers can call in for remote consultation.

Learn more about consultation bookings on our SNJMATCOE Consultation Series webpage.

Presenters

• Cooper University Health Care Center for Healing Providers
• NeuroMusculoskeletal Institute (NMI) Providers

ABOUT THE SOUTHERN NJ MAT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

As part of Governor Phil Murphy’s initiative to combat the overdose crisis, the New Jersey Department of Human Services (NJ DHS) collaborated with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (RNJMS) in Northern New Jersey, and Cooper University Health Care and Rowan University in Southern New Jersey to develop MAT Centers of Excellence (MATCOEs) as part of the MATRx model of integrated care for SUD in the state.

The SNJMATCOE launched on July 1, 2019, and has since succeeded in expanding networking, medication services, and referrals across the state while simultaneously expanding care in the Cooper University Health Care Center for Healing and NeuroMusculoskeletal Institute (NMI) at Rowan–Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (Rowan–Virtua SOM).

For regular training and education updates from the Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence, please follow SNJMATCOE on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

FEDERAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

Section 1262 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 removes the federal requirement for licensees with prescribing authority to apply for the 2000 Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA 2000) Waiver (“X-Waiver”) to prescribe buprenorphine medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The X-Waiver has been officially eliminated. Other federal requirements associated with the former X-Waiver have also been removed—including and not limited to limits on the number of patients for which a licensee can prescribe buprenorphine MOUD.

Section 1263 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires new or renewing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered licensees, starting on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, upon submission of application, to have completed a new one-time, eight-hour* training requirement on treating and managing patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) or other SUDs. All DEA-registered licensees—with the exception of veterinarians—are responsible for satisfying this new training requirement.

*A few notes regarding the eight-hour training requirement:

1.) Licensees can satisfy this requirement by engaging in a total of eight hours of training on treating and managing patients with OUD or other SUDs from various groups including the Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence. The NMI, Rowan–Virtua SOM (SNJMATCOE) is accredited by both the American Osteopathic Medicine (AOA) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide CME for physicians. CME designation certificates will also be provided for advanced practice providers (APPs) who complete course content activities in entirety.

All CME training courses listed on this website as part of this series fulfill the requirement. Additional CME training courses that fulfill the requirement are available at bit.ly/njcares.

2.) Please note that the training does not have to occur in one session—it can be cumulative across multiple sessions that equal eight hours of training.

3.) Please also note that past trainings on treating and managing patients with OUD or other SUDs can count towards a licensees meeting the requirement—should the trainings have been received from and accredited by the list of groups on page two.

4.) Past DATA 2000 Waiver ("X-Waiver") trainings also fulfill this requirement.

Beginning on June 27, 2023, licensees will be required to indicate on their online DEA registration form, regardless of whether a registrant is completing their initial registration application or renewing their registration—confirming they have completed the training requirement.

For further inquiries pertaining to the federal SUD education requirement and information from the DEA and Department of Justice (DOJ), please contact Patricia Fortunato, Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence Content Manager, at fortunato-patricia@cooperhealth.edu, or submit a message to southernnjcoe@rowan.edu.

Please note the dates listed below for all didactic in-person trainings and virtual “live” webinars, and asynchronous enduring recorded webinars.

BUPRENORPHINE INITIATION IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) AND OFFICE-BASED ADDICTION TREATMENT (OBAT) SETTINGS

This didactic “live” webinar was designed to inform New Jersey health care professionals with prescribing authority on safe, innovative, and low-barrier ways to start patients on buprenorphine medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) including micro induction, and address provider fears and misconceptions in prescribing buprenorphine MOUD.

LIVE WEBINAR: Was held on held on Friday, February 17, 2023 at 7:30am EST

AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 2 AOA Category 1-A and 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Upon successful completion of a didactic “live webinar” or in-person training, participants will receive a certificate of completion, and should retain it in accordance with their relevant licensing board’s regulations.

OVERVIEW OF HOSPITAL-BASED ADDICTION CARE

This full day, in-person didactic was designed to inform New Jersey health care professionals with prescribing authority on a comprehensive overview of hospital-based addiction care in both emergency medicine (EM) and inpatient care settings, from management of the most common substance use disorders (SUDs) to managing patient-directed discharge to harm reduction strategies.

IN-PERSON DIDACTIC: Was held on held on Friday, March 31, 2023 at 8:30am EDT

AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 8 AOA Category 1-A and 8 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Upon successful completion of a didactic “live webinar” or in-person training, participants will receive a certificate of completion, and should retain it in accordance with their relevant licensing board’s regulations.

XYLAZINE, ADULTERANTS, AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS

This in-person didactic with a didactic “live” webinar option is designed to inform New Jersey health care professionals with prescribing authority and all members of the interdisciplinary care team on the epidemiology and pharmacology of xylazine, medical management of xylazine withdrawal, wound care management and harm reduction, and co-treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). It is designed for the Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence Mercer County Addiction Breakfast Club group and content will be made available to all health care professionals on a global scale post-event.

LIVE WEBINAR: Was held on held on Friday, April 21, 2023 at 7:30am EDT

AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Upon successful completion of a didactic “live webinar” or in-person training, participants will receive a certificate of completion, and should retain it in accordance with their relevant licensing board’s regulations.

OVERVIEW OF ALCOHOL USE DISORDER (AUD) SCREENING AND TREATMENT

This didactic “live” webinar is designed to inform New Jersey health care professionals with prescribing authority on a comprehensive overview of alcohol use disorder (AUD) screening and treatment in all clinical care settings. Further details pertaining to content will follow.

LIVE WEBINAR: Will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:00am EDT

AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 4 AOA Category 1-A and 4 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Upon successful completion of a didactic “live webinar” or in-person training, participants will receive a certificate of completion, and should retain it in accordance with their relevant licensing board’s regulations.

OVERVIEW OF OFFICE-BASED ADDICTION TREATMENT (OBAT)

This full day, in-person didactic is designed to inform New Jersey health care professionals with prescribing authority on a comprehensive overview of office-based addiction treatment (OBAT), from pain management strategies to management of opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) to harm reduction strategies. Further details pertaining to content will follow.

IN-PERSON DIDACTIC: Will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 8:00am EDT

AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 8 AOA Category 1-A and 8 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Upon successful completion of a didactic “live webinar” or in-person training, participants will receive a certificate of completion, and should retain it in accordance with their relevant licensing board’s regulations.

TOBACCO/NICOTINE DEPENDENCE SCREENING AND TREATMENT

This enduring is designed to inform New Jersey health care professionals with prescribing authority on a comprehensive overview of tobacco/nicotine dependence screening and treatment in all clinical care settings.

ENDURING RECORDED COURSE: Release date tbd

AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 2 AOA Category 1-B credits / 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Upon successful completion of enduring course, participants will receive a certificate of completion, and should retain it in accordance with their relevant licensing board’s regulations.

AVAILABLE CREDITS FOR FORTHCOMING TRAININGS

FOR FOUR-HOUR LIVE WEBINAR OR IN-PERSON TRAININGS

AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 4 AOA Category 1-A and/or 4 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Upon successful completion of a didactic “live webinar” or in-person training, participants will receive a certificate of completion, and should retain it in accordance with their relevant licensing board’s regulations.

FOR EIGHT-HOUR IN-PERSON TRAININGS

AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 8 AOA Category 1-A and/or 8 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: Upon successful completion of a didactic in-person training, participants will receive a certificate of completion, and should retain it in accordance with their relevant licensing board’s regulations.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR “LIVE” WEBINARS AND IN-PERSON TRAININGS, AND ENDURING TRAINING WEBINARS

To register, click on an item link below and then click ADD TO CART.

Once you have added the item(s) to your cart, please go to your cart and proceed to checkout (a formality; registration is free) until you have received confirmation that checkout is complete.

Once you have completed checkout, you will receive a receipt. Depending upon the date that you registered, you will receive an e-reminder up to two weeks prior to the event from Patricia Fortunato containing the information required to participate. Please note that registration will close at 11:59pm ET two days prior to the event—if you register after 5pm on that date, you will receive an e-reminder the day prior to the training. E-reminders will also include the event agenda, learning objectives, presenters’ biographical information, video conferencing link or in-person location information, pre-course and post-course assessments, attestation form and outcome survey/evaluation links, and related resources. Post-event, you will also receive an e-reminder containing the pre-course and post-course assessments, attestation form and outcome survey/evaluation links, and presentation link and related resources and follow-up information.

PLEASE NOTE

Please note registration open dates listed above and register early to ensure a seat.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND OTHER INQUIRIES

For all technical support with registration, please contact the Rowan Online Marketplace Support Center at (856) 256-5560 during the hours of 8am to 4pm ET, or submit an email ticket here.

For physician inquiries only specifically pertaining to AOA and ACCME CME credits, please contact the Rowan–Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Continuing Medical Education Department at cme@rowan.edu.

For all other inquiries pertaining to the Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence, please submit a message to southernnjcoe@rowan.edu.