Methadone Maintenance Treatment (This activity meets the content requirements of the MATE Act)

Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 8:00 AM - Sunday, June 14, 2026, 11:00 PM

Methadone Maintenance Treatment, presented by Kathleen Seaton, MD on 3-9-22 for I AM (Interdisciplinary Addiction Medicine) ECHO.

Topics include:
- Brief history
- Regulations and Federal Guidelines
- Pharmacology
- Admission criteria and discharge considerations
- Benzodiazepine usage while on methadone treatment
- Comparison of methadone and buprenorphine

 

This activity meets the content requirements of the MATE Act.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.75 hours)

1. Awareness of regulations for methadone programs.
2. Review the pharmacology of methadone with unique properties for medication treatment for opioid use disorder.
3. Review system of methadone with unique aspects of treatment that differ from buprenorphine.

 

Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The East Tennessee State Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

East Tennessee State University Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.