Trainings and Resources

The course titled, Plans of Safe Care for Infants Exposed to Opioids, educates pediatricians about best practices in caring for, and supporting families affected by prenatal opioid exposure. Advancing the care coordination and patient- and family-centered pediatric medical home framework, the course supports pediatricians in implementing key recommendations outlined in the newly released clinical report, Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. The topics include, (1) trends and impact of opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy; (2) practical approaches for addressing social attitudes towards pregnant and parenting women with OUD; and (3) discharge planning to support long-term treatment and recovery for the mother-infant dyad during the transition to community care. 

The nation’s opioid epidemic continues to compromise the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Federal policymakers and agencies are developing, implementing, and funding strategies focused on turning the tide to address opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses, prenatal substance exposure, dissolution or breakup of families, and financial ruin experienced in communities nationwide.

Mother & Baby Substance Exposure Toolkit Best Practices All Best Practices came as a part of the California Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Project

The Opioid Use Disorder, Pregnant Women and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): Addressing the Challenges (Part II) webinar took place on June 9, 2020.

To identify Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool tems independently associated with the decision to use pharmacologic therapy and to simplify the FNAST while minimizing loss of information for the treatment decision.