PARCKA is committed to undergraduate, graduate, peer, and community education around unhealthy substance use and addiction. A major part of fulfilling this commitment is our Buprenorphine 101 for the non-Addictionologist Trainings. Medication Treatment, combined with access to non-pharmacology treatment is the gold standard treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Buprenorphine can be provided by regular providers, in regular health care settings. With the removal of the X-waiver, providers no longer must obtain an X-waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for addiction but must do 8-hours of addiction-related education. Our accredited Buprenorphine 101 courses review the basics of buprenorphine including its pharmacology and proper initiation. If you wish to receive an invite to these trainings, please email Spencer.Calder@va.gov.

PARCKA continues to increase safe buprenorphine prescribing and practice by educating medical providers both locally and nationwide. See our history of trainings below: