Training primary health care professionals to prvide Buprenorphine and LAAM treatment |
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| Authors: | Nicholas Lintzeris BMedSci MBBS Alison Ritter BA MA PhD Adrian Dunlop MBBS GradDipEpiBio Peter Muhleisen B Pharm |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre , Melbourne, Australia;2. Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre , 54 Gertrude St, Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia E-mail: alisonr@turningpoint.org.au |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes the development and implementation of training programs for primary care medical practitioners and pharmacists in the delivery of buprenorphine and LAAM treatment in the management of opiate dependence. Separate training programs were developed for each medication. Each training package included learning objectives, training materials, and assessment instruments. Findings of the evaluation of these initiatives and the subsequent Australian postregistration training program for buprenorphine are described. |
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| Keywords: | buprenorphine LAAM training general practice pharmacists |
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