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Topic: Council on Linkages, TRAIN, Workforce Development

Date: 2/21/2017

Public Health Learning
February 2017

Preparing the workforce to improve the health of our communities

Continuing Education (CE) Offerings on TRAIN

The TRAIN Learning Network features courses that offer accredited continuing education from multiple accreditations free of charge. About 25% of the courses available on the TRAIN Learning Network offer CEs. These courses are posted by federal TRAIN Affiliates such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), as well as other agencies and organizations that contribute content. To find training opportunities with CEs, go to advanced search on TRAIN and select the ‘Credit Types’ filter.

Tips for using the new TRAIN platform

Learners can now use the new TRAIN Learning Network platform by going to the national TRAIN and CDC TRAIN sites. Log in today and let us know what you think. Follow these tips to make the most of your TRAIN experience.

Explore the "Courses You May Also Like" section
Located at the bottom of the "Home" tab, you can find courses you may be interested in. These update periodically, so check back often.
Make sure you receive emails from TRAIN
Go to "Your Profile" under the "Account" section to sign up; these contain important information regarding course registration, course completions, and other TRAIN news.
If you get stuck...
Remember to check the TRAIN User Tips site for help. The video tutorials and downloadable job aids are updated as new functionality is released.

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Course Spotlight: "Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) Training"

This one hour advanced knowledge-based course is designed to train providers on opioid safety/overdose prevention and training patients to respond to an overdose with Naloxone. Emphasis will be placed on demonstrating how providers can integrate patient education on opioid safety/overdose prevention in clinical practice and in providing step-by-step instructions on how to respond to an opioid overdose with national Veterans Administration Naloxone kits.

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Resources

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health reviews what we know about substance misuse and how that knowledge can be used to address substance misuse and related consequences.
Turn the Tide Rx Campaign, a national campaign launched by the Surgeon General to educate and mobilize prescribers in order to help end the opioid crisis.
National Pain Strategy is a roadmap toward achieving a system of care in which all people receive appropriate, high quality and evidence-based care for pain.
Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies is a national training and mentoring project developed in response to the prescription opioid overdose epidemic.

Interested in finding training on the latest topics? Go to the national TRAIN site at www.train.org and look for the hot topics links on the bottom of the login page. Current hot topics links include: opioid issues, zika virus, and ebola virus.

Events / Webinars

"Parallel Crises: The Over and Under Prescription of Opioids." February 27, 2017 at 12pm EST. Register here to participate.

"Opioid Prescribing: Changing Practice, Saving Lives". February 28, 2017 at 3pm EST. Register here to participate.

Academic Health Department Learning Community Upcoming Meeting Features Virginia Health Partnership

The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community brings together public health and healthcare professionals to engage in collaborative learning, knowledge sharing, and resource creation to support the development, maintenance, and expansion of AHD partnerships. The AHD Learning Community will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, from 1-2pm EST to highlight the New River Academic Health Department in Virginia. Attendees will learn more about the development of the AHD partnership between the New River Health District and Virginia Tech’s Department of Population Health Sciences. You do not need to be a member of the AHD Learning Community to participate.

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Website: www.train.org

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