DEA 8 hour Online CME: Diagnosing and Treating Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders

Meets the DEA MATE requirement!   Content overview here

Earn up to 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™! Plus ABIM MOC credit. 

This 8-hour online course provides the essential training for healthcare providers to diagnose and manage patients with opioid and other substance use disorders.   It fulfills the new, one-time eight-hour DEA requirement of the MATE Act for all registered practitioners on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.  It will allow you to renew a DEA license.

7 video modules, developed with a practicing addiction medicine specialist:

1. Summary and Take Home Points
2. Opioid Use Disorder
3. Alcohol, Stimulants and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
4. Opioids and Pain Management
5. Patient Interview: Opioid Use Disorder
6. Patient Interview: Stimulant Use Disorder
7. Patient Interview: Alcohol Use Disorder

All the major points are covered in the Summary and Take Home video, with a pdf of the Take Home Points available. For online CME we are required to have a posttest, and all the questions are taken from the Take Home Points.

DEA Education Requirement

As an accredited organization named in Section 1263 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Global Education Group certifies that completion of this course meets the DEA requirement for 8 hours of education on substance use disorder(s).

Here's how it works:

• After purchasing the course, select the "My Courses" link here or at the footer on our web site.
• Access the online CME course content, which includes the videos, pdf's of the presentations and  the take home points.  The quiz is based on the take home points. 
• Please use the survey link in the course to submit your quiz and evaluation. Your CME certificate will be emailed to you upon completion. 
• You will have access to the content for 6 months from the date of purchase, which can be extended upon request.
• If you have difficulty accessing this course, many work or public networks will block this program. Try accessing it from a personal device or a different network.

• After you purchase the course, you can use this link to access the online content.