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Pharmacotherapy Training Program for
Opioid Dependence (PTPOD)
Southcity Clinic and JUCET
(the Joint Centre for Education and Training in General Practice)
are currently running the pharmacotherapy training program for
opioid dependence incorporating the methadone/buprenorphine
prescribers workshop.
Pharmacotherapy Training Program for Opioid
Dependence, incorporating the
One Day Methadone/Buprenorphine Prescriber Accreditation
Workshop
The Pharmacotherapy Training Program for Opioid Dependence aims
to provide the knowledge, skills and attitudes required by GPs, to
safely and effectively deliver pharmacotherapies for opioid
dependence within the Victorian regulatory framework.
The program is comprised of four primary components:
- Completion of pre-reading of a Training
Manual which includes the Study Guide and Workbook.
- Submission of a pre-workshop
questionnaire.
- Attendance at the one-day
Methadone/Buprenorphine Prescriber Accreditation Workshop.
- Submission of Department of Human Services, Drugs &
Poisons Unit (DPU) questionnaire for Registration as a Methadone
and Buprenorphine Prescriber.
HOW TO APPLY
- Complete an Enrolment Form to enrol for a
specific workshop
- Complete a Registration of
Interest form to be placed on the mailing list for
notification of future workshop dates
Registration of Interest forms may be obtained by clicking on
the link above.
Enrolment forms for specific
workshops may be obtained through the link on
the training calendar page (select from menu on top right of this
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Methaone/buprenorphine workshop
The workshop utilises an interactive learning model. It involves
the participation in small group activities and case vignettes
throughout the day. Many of the case vignettes provided in the
pre-reading will be addressed.
The workshop covers the following topics:
- Drugs, dependence & harm minimisation
- Treatment Approaches
- Clinical Assessment of patients using
opioids
- Methadone Maintenance
- Buprenorphine Maintenance
- Legal Issues - Permits, regulations and clinical
standards
Please note:
- Participation for the whole program and in
the assessment activities is a prerequisite to apply for
accreditation as a methadone/buprenorphine prescriber.
- The Pharmacotherapy Training Program for Opioid Dependence has
been approved by the RACGP QA&CPD Program for both group 1 and
group 2 points.
This program is funded by the Department of Human
Services and is administered by the consortium of Southcity Clinic
and JUCET (The Joint Universities Centre for Education and Training
in General Practice).
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