Outcomes of DATA 2000 Certification Trainings for the Provision of Buprenorphine Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration
- 12 November 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The American Journal on Addictions
- Vol. 17 (6), 459-462
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10550490802408613
Abstract
Despite the high numbers of veterans with opioid dependence, few receive pharmacologic treatment for this disorder. The adoption of buprenorphine treatment within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been slow. To expand capacity for buprenorphine treatment, the VHA sponsored two eight‐hour credentialing courses for the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000. We sought to describe the outcomes of such training. Following the training sessions, 29 participants (18 physicians) were highly satisfied with course content and affirmed their intention to prescribe buprenorphine; after nine‐month follow‐up, two physicians were prescribing. We conclude that providing credentialing courses, while popular, did not markedly promote the prescription of buprenorphine.Keywords
This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- Implementation of buprenorphine in the Veterans Health Administration: Results of the first 3 yearsDrug and Alcohol Dependence, 2007
- Experiences of a National Sample of Qualified Addiction Specialists Who Have and Have Not Prescribed Buprenorphine for Opioid DependenceJournal of Addictive Diseases, 2006
- Evaluation of a Combined Online and in Person Training in the Use of BuprenorphineSubstance Abuse, 2006
- Faculty Development in Small-Group Teaching Skills Associated with a Training Course on Office-Based Treatment of Opioid DependenceSubstance Abuse, 2005
- Office-Based Treatment of Opioid-Dependent PatientsNew England Journal of Medicine, 2002