Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) 8-Hour Training

Prescribers who are obtaining or renewing their DEA license are required to complete at least eight hours of training on opioid or other substance use disorders and the appropriate treatment of pain. The University of Iowa Addiction and Recovery Collaborative (UI ARC) offers a two-part course on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) that satisfies this DEA training requirement. Our Half and Half Training provides four hours of live training instructed by UI ARC faculty followed by four hours of online self-study. Registration is required to attend the live half and instructions on how to access the online self-study portion will be provided. 

Purpose and Intended Audience 

This course is designed for current and future health care providers. Health care professionals in practice and students may complete the training and the training does not expire. The MOUD training will provide health care providers with the opportunity to apply this education to their practice to treat opioid use disorders. 

 Educational Objectives

  • Screen and identify patients with OUD and define evidence-based treatments.
  • Discuss the pharmacology of opioids as it relates to treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) patients.
  • Describe the fundamentals of office-based opioid treatment including the treatment of the co-morbid patient.
  • Explain the process of buprenorphine induction as well as stabilization and maintenance.
  • Discuss all FDA approved antagonist and agonist medications to treat OUD.
  • Discuss basic office protocols including medical record documentation and confidentiality.
  • Utilize evidence-based resources to ensure providers have the confidence to prescribe buprenorphine for patients with OUD.

Upcoming Trainings 

For questions and more information about our upcoming trainings, email us at UIARC@healthcare.uiowa.edu. For additional MOUD resources, education and training options, visit PCSSNOW.org.

MOUD 101

University of Iowa Addiction and Recovery Collaborative (UI ARC) faculty provides one-hour presentations on opioid use disorder, with a specific focus on buprenorphine pharmacology and prescribing. Our one-hour presentations are meant to increase provider knowledge and comfort in prescribing buprenorphine. The content of the presentations has some variability, depending on the background and experience of the audience. Presentations may be given to clinics, safety net hospitals, residency programs, and others. If the audience has limited experience with caring for patients with opioid use disorder and prescribing buprenorphine, the presentation will center on generalities surrounding opioid use disorder and background information about buprenorphine. If the audience has prior experience with prescribing buprenorphine, the presentations focus on case-based discussions, nuances surrounding buprenorphine dosing, and low-dose buprenorphine induction. Additionally, UI ARC faculty are available for future questions and informal consultations.

To request a presentation or consultation, email us at UIARC@healthcare.uiowa.edu.

Naloxone Training

UI ARC is expanding access to naloxone in schools across Iowa. School districts are offered support through the entire process, including addressing myths and stigmas surrounding opioid overdose and naloxone, updating district policies and procedures, training school staff and interested parties how to recognize and appropriately respond to someone experiencing a known or suspected opioid overdose, obtaining free naloxone supply for onsite use through the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, and becoming an approved SOR grant distributor of free naloxone to community members. IA-NEXT also collaborates with and trains health care professionals at the community level, supporting increased naloxone dispensing and awareness locally.

For questions or more information, email us at UIARC-Outreach@uiowa.edu. 

Substance Use Disorder Training Expansion

The aim of Substance Use Disorder Training Expansion to Advance Multidisciplinary Services in Iowa (SUD-TEAMS-IA) is to implement an evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) curriculum in multiple healthcare specialty training programs across the state of Iowa, including pharmacy training programs at the University of Iowa (UI) and Drake, UI’s College of Nursing, and Physician Assistant programs at St. Ambrose and the University of Dubuque. The program intends to train a total of 530 healthcare providers in Iowa, which we hope will increase access to SUD and mental health treatment, especially in rural areas of the state.  

For questions or more information, email us at UIARC@healthcare.uiowa.edu.