Get ready, Get set, Go! Free chemical dependency certification review courses and many more free CEU topics: Nutrition, GLP-1 medications for addiction, pregnancy
Posted 2 months ago by Corinne Borel
While we are ramping up role out of certification exam, here is an opportunity to: Get ready, Get set, Go! and start getting necessary CEU’s and ramping up exam Free addiction review courses along with many more free learning opportunities are listed below for the second half of the summer.
Topics besides review courses include: nutrition and mental health, GLP-1 medication use for addiction treatment, serious mental illness and opioids, xylazine, stimulants, buprenorphine treatment during pregnancy, motivational interviewing, plus“office hours” for getting questions answered.
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August FREE-Addiction certification review courses:
Part 1 Monday, 8/18,1-4pm 6 Nursing CEU’s
Part 2 Monday, 8/25, 1-4pm 6 Nursing CEU’s
FYI-As an entity offering certification exam, we are not allowed to do study sessions. We do, though, highly recommend these above free courses. Offered in 3-hour time slots, the material is presented in digestible segments by good presenters, with time for breaks and questions. Additionally, subsequent “Office Hours” courses offer you an opportunity to flesh out questions. Slides are also offered, so even if you cannot attend and receive the CEU credits, you may want to query to see if you can receive the slides.
September 2025 Road to Recovery Conference. $55.80 for 4.5 CEU's or $28.20 for no CEU's
Monday September 15 9:00-4:30 Virtual
Presented by Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit @Johns Hopkins Illuminating Blind Spots in Addiction Research & Treatment
NACDN is listed as a community supporter for this event. Hope to see you there.
For the Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance listings you will need to create a free account to go to next step beyond below links to register.
Monday, 8/4/2025 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET-Virtual
Addiction 101 This training will provide foundational knowledge on addiction as a chronic medical condition and an overview of evidence-based interventions, including medications for addiction treatment (MAT). This training fulfills the DEA's 8-hour training requirement for prescribers.
Tuesday, 8/5/2025 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET -Virtual
Zeroing in on Xylazine This training provides knowledge on xylazine, a CNS depressant, linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths in the US. This describes the physiologic effects of xylazine, manifestations of xylazine intoxication, overdose, communicable infections associated with xylazine use, and wound care for persons injecting xylazine.
Monday, 8/11/2025 1-2:30pm-Virtual
The Role of Nutrition in Mental Wellbeing and Integrated Care as a Strategy for Improvement. Experts will discuss how nutritional patterns influence mental and physical wellbeing. They’ll also review strategies to address nutrition-related conditions, such as metabolic syndrome, as part of integrated care and prevention efforts.
Tuesday, 8/12/2025 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET-Virtual
Addiction Journal Club - Mono or Combo, That Is the Question: Comparative Safety of In Utero Exposure to Buprenorphine Combined with Naloxone vs Buprenorphine Alone A session open to individuals working in the field of addiction where we discuss an evidence-based article with implications for substance use disorder practice. This month, we will review and discuss “Comparative Safety of In Utero Exposure to Buprenorphine Combined With Naloxone vs Buprenorphine Alone" by Straub, L., Bateman, B. T., Hernández-Díaz, S., Zhu, Y., Suarez, E. A., Vine, S. M., Jones, H. E., Connery, H. S., Davis, J. M., Gray, K. J., Lester, B., Terplan, M., Zakoul, H., Mogun, H., & Huybrechts, K. F.
Thursday, 8/14/2025 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET
Office Hours A virtual open forum session where clinical providers and staff supporting those with substance use can drop in with addiction-related questions or brief de-identified challenging cases for discussion.
Monday, 8/18/2025 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET -Virtual
CARN/CARN-AP Exam Review Course (Part 1 of 2). This training is meant for Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) working in the addiction field who are interested in becoming Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) or a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice (CARN-AP). The course is intended to support nurses studying for the certification exam by reviewing content covered in the exam and providing additional educational resources relevant to the exam.
Wednesday, 8/20/2025 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET -Virtual
SUD Care Continuum ECHO®: Using Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Work (Part of SUD Care Continuum ECHO® Cycle 10). As part of the twice-monthly SUD Care Continuum ECHO® series, Brittany Carney, DNP, FNP-BC, will describe the basic skills used in motivational interviewing and identify areas where practice can be improved using motivational interviewing. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.
Thursday, 8/21/2025 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET -Virtual. Essentials of Treating Stimulant Use Disorder
This training is a guide for addiction care teams caring for people who use stimulants, including cocaine and methamphetamines. The training will review the basic science of addiction related to stimulants and discuss the practical implementation of evidence-based treatment for patients who use stimulants, with a concentration on outpatient treatment settings.
Thursday, 8/21/2025 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET-Virtual
Office Hours: Stimulant Focus. A virtual open forum session where clinical providers and staff supporting those with substance use can drop in with addiction and stimulant-related questions or brief de-identified challenging cases for discussion.
Monday, 8/25/2025 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET -Virtual
CARN/CARN-AP Exam Review Course (Part 2 of 2). This training is meant for Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) working in the addiction field who are interested in becoming Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) or a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice (CARN-AP). The course is intended to support nurses studying for the certification exam by reviewing content covered in the exam and providing additional educational resources relevant to the exam.
Wednesday, 8/20/2025 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET
SUD Care Continuum ECHO®: Using Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Work (Part of SUD Care Continuum ECHO® Cycle 10). As part of the twice-monthly SUD Care Continuum ECHO® series, Brittany Carney, DNP, FNP-BC, will describe the basic skills used in motivational interviewing and identify areas where practice can be improved using motivational interviewing. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.
Monday, 8/25/2025 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET -Virtual
CARN/CARN-AP Exam Review Course (Part 2 of 2). This training is meant for Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) working in the addiction field who are interested in becoming Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) or a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice (CARN-AP). The course is intended to support nurses studying for the certification exam by reviewing content covered in the exam and providing additional educational resources relevant to the exam.
Tuesday August 26 2pm-Virtual
Beyond Depression and Anxiety: Scaling CoCM for Serious Mental Illness and Opioid Use Disorder. This session will highlight real-world applications of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a primary care setting. Panelists will share insights from implementation efforts, including lessons learned from clinical trials and frontline practice.
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