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Evaluation

Behavioral Health

(CME109) Train the Trainer: Bring Age-Friendly Substance Use Disorder Education to Your SNF

Thursday, March 26, 2026
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Room: Elite Ballroom 2 - 3
CE: 3
CMD Management Credit
CME: (3.0) MOC: (3.0) CMD Management: (3.0) AANP: (3.0) NP Pharmacology Hours (1.5) AAFP (3.0)
Session Summary: This workshop will review the care for adults with SUD in SNFs and using a train-the-trainer model, will teach participants how to return to their facilities to train their staff in this best practice care. Clinical skills will include management of medications for OUD/AUD, reversing overdose, and managing opioid/alcohol withdrawal in medically complex patients. Administrative skills will include reviewing federal guidelines, creating patient-centered facility policies integrating harm reduction, and facilitating patient-centered transitions of care. Front-line staff skills will include administration of medications for OUD/AUD, use of naloxone, and communication skills including de-escalation techniques during complex patient encounters. The workshop will include a brief didactic session before proceeding to interactive case-based card games, a mock census audit, and pocket cards with key clinical pearls.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:
  • Identify the barriers that persons with substance use disorders face in receiving evidence-based SUD care in SNFs.
  • Demonstrate the appropriate management of opioid and alcohol withdrawal and opioid-related overdose in the PALTC setting
  • Discuss the specific medications used for opioid and alcohol use disorders in the PALTC setting.
  • Formulate an individualized training plan to teach 3 high-yield principles for the evidence-based care of persons with SUD to each participant’s own SNF staff.