COE Effective Communication About Medications for Opioid Use Disorder - JHF

January 28, 2026

Participants will learn the implications of how language and attitudes influence perceptions of MOUD and will receive tactical information on using trauma-informed and culturally responsive communication strategies to reduce stigma and strategies for clearly and accurately describing MOUD options for clients.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction
  2. Overdose Crisis
  3. Stigma as a Barrier to MOUD
    1. Attitudes that influence perceptions of MOUD
    2. Practice responding to client questions
    3. Stigma reduction techniques
    4. Person first language
  4. Trauma Informed Principles
  5. Goals of MOUD
  6. Types of MOUD
  7. How Opioids Function
  8. MOUD effectiveness across types
  9. Review of MOUD Types
    1. Naltrexone
    2. Methadone
    3. Buprenorphine
  10. Comparing Types of MOUD
    1. Shared decision making about type of MOUD
  11. MOUD Education
    1. Explanations
    2. Stigma reduction
  12. Questions
  13. Discussion

Target Audience

  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Social Worker

Learning Objectives

• Recognize how language and attitudes influence perceptions of MOUD.
• Use trauma-informed and culturally responsive communication to support client understanding and reduce stigma during MOUD education.
• Accurately describe all MOUD options in plain language in a way that is non-stigmatizing.

 

 

Additional Information

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File Audience Disclosure slides (1.25).pptx50.71 KB
File MOUD Education Agenda- References (1).docx46.9 KB
File Effective Communication About MOUD (1).pptx2.56 MB
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: 
01/28/2026
Course expires: 
02/28/2026
Event starts: 
01/28/2026 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
01/28/2026 - 1:30pm EST
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Participants will learn the implications of how language and attitudes influence perceptions of MOUD and will receive tactical information on using trauma-informed and culturally responsive communication strategies to reduce stigma and strategies for clearly and accurately describing MOUD options for clients.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction
  2. Overdose Crisis
  3. Stigma as a Barrier to MOUD
    1. Attitudes that influence perceptions of MOUD
    2. Practice responding to client questions
    3. Stigma reduction techniques
    4. Person first language
  4. Trauma Informed Principles
  5. Goals of MOUD
  6. Types of MOUD
  7. How Opioids Function
  8. MOUD effectiveness across types
  9. Review of MOUD Types
    1. Naltrexone
    2. Methadone
    3. Buprenorphine
  10. Comparing Types of MOUD
    1. Shared decision making about type of MOUD
  11. MOUD Education
    1. Explanations
    2. Stigma reduction
  12. Questions
  13. Discussion

 

Zoom Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Raagini Jawa, MD, MPH, FASAM

 

In 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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