New online addiction medicine diploma
As the number of overdoses continues to grow, an online course is now available for anyone in health care to learn more about substance use and addiction.
The Online Addiction Medicine Diploma is a free certificate course developed by the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). The diploma is targeted at health care professionals interested in learning more about providing care to patients with alcohol, tobacco, and opioid substance use disorders. The course is also open for anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of substance use and addiction.
This course will take approximately 16 hours to complete. There are 17 modules with knowledge testing questions throughout. It is self-paced, so users can design a study schedule that works best for them.
Earn credits
The University of British Columbia Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide study credits for continuing medical education for physicians. This course has been reviewed and approved by the UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development.
This Group Learning course meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 16.0 Mainpro+ credits. This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program eligible for up to 16.0 MOC Section 3 credits (16.0 credit hours) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada.
Take the course
The course is available on the BCCSU website.
April Arsenault
I tried to register but was not able to.
Tiffany Akins
Oh no! We will ask the BCCSU but in the meantime, hopefully you can try using Firefox or Chrome, as it functions best on those browsers.
Tiffany Akins
BCCSU did have some server issues last week but they are fixed now. VCH’s firewall could also be blocking the site. if the problem continues for you you may want to try using a non-VCH computer.
Edward Jackson
I went to the website and when I click on any of the FAQ’s, instead of opening with an answer, the question simply disappears! Is this just a temporary glitch?
Tiffany Akins
Oh no! We will ask the BCCSU but in the meantime, hopefully you can try using Firefox or Chrome, as it functions best on those browsers.
Tiffany Akins
BCCSU did have some server issues last week but they are fixed now. VCH’s firewall could also be blocking the site. if the problem continues for you you may want to try using a non-VCH computer.