COE Stepped Care Approach 8.27.25 - JHF

August 27, 2025

Participants will be introduced to the stepped care approach in supporting individuals with OUD, including benefits, related models of care, and application in COE settings. Case studies will be presented to illustrate effective strategies to address common barriers.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction
    1. Housekeeping, CEU information, mutual agreement, and acknowledgements
    2. Learning objectives:
      1. Define stepped care
      2. Apply it to OUD support
      3. Identify barriers and solutions
  2. Core Concepts
    1. Stepped Care: Least intensive, effective intervention first; dynamic, evidence-based adjustments; coordinated collaboration
  3. Related Models:
    1. Hub and Spoke
    2. Chronic Care Model
    3. Cascade of Care
  4. Benefits:
  5. Improves efficiency, satisfaction, access, and alignment with guidelines
  6. Supports MOUD and individualized care
  7. Reduces gaps and unnecessary treatment
  8. Application in COE Settings
    1. Phase 1: Engagement and Stabilization
      1. Education on MOUD
      2. Harm reduction, urgent needs
      3. Building trust and involving family
    2. Phase 2: Integration and Skill-Building
      1. Addressing SDOH/HRSN

 

      1. Recovery planning
      2. Building support networks and resilience
    2. Phase 3: Recovery Capital and Transition
      1. Strengthen social ties and identity
      2. Address remaining goals
      3. Prepare for discharge and self-management
  2. Case Studies
    1. Rilee: Early engagement, stabilization phase
    2. Maria: Disengaged, needs stabilization and support
    3. Taylor: Preparing for transition
  3. Barriers & Solutions
    1. Barriers: Inconsistent models, delayed care, data gaps
    2. Solutions: Patient-centered strategies, flexible implementation, communication
  4. Questions/ Discussion

 

Target Audience

  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Social Worker

Learning Objectives

  • Define the stepped care approach
  • Describe the application of the stepped care approach to supporting individuals with OUD
  • Discuss common barriers to implementing stepped care models and propose solutions to overcome these challenges, ensuring effective use of resources and patient engagement

 

 

 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
08/27/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
08/27/2025 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/27/2025 - 1:30pm EDT
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Participants will be introduced to the stepped care approach in supporting individuals with OUD, including benefits, related models of care, and application in COE settings. Case studies will be presented to illustrate effective strategies to address common barriers.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction
    1. Housekeeping, CEU information, mutual agreement, and acknowledgements
    2. Learning objectives:
      1. Define stepped care
      2. Apply it to OUD support
      3. Identify barriers and solutions
  2. Core Concepts
    1. Stepped Care: Least intensive, effective intervention first; dynamic, evidence-based adjustments; coordinated collaboration
  3. Related Models:
    1. Hub and Spoke
    2. Chronic Care Model
    3. Cascade of Care
  4. Benefits:
  5. Improves efficiency, satisfaction, access, and alignment with guidelines
  6. Supports MOUD and individualized care
  7. Reduces gaps and unnecessary treatment
  8. Application in COE Settings
    1. Phase 1: Engagement and Stabilization
      1. Education on MOUD
      2. Harm reduction, urgent needs
      3. Building trust and involving family
    2. Phase 2: Integration and Skill-Building
      1. Addressing SDOH/HRSN

 

      1. Recovery planning
      2. Building support networks and resilience
    2. Phase 3: Recovery Capital and Transition
      1. Strengthen social ties and identity
      2. Address remaining goals
      3. Prepare for discharge and self-management
  2. Case Studies
    1. Rilee: Early engagement, stabilization phase
    2. Maria: Disengaged, needs stabilization and support
    3. Taylor: Preparing for transition
  3. Barriers & Solutions
    1. Barriers: Inconsistent models, delayed care, data gaps
    2. Solutions: Patient-centered strategies, flexible implementation, communication
  4. Questions/ Discussion

 

Zoom Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Samantha Mears, MHA - PERU

 

imageIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh 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.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 continuing education credits.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
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