H. Claire West, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine and Epidemiology
Medical Director, Panther Creek Department of Medicine Clinic
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In the AMA Ed Hub, satisfy the new, one-time eight-hour training requirement issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to meet the conditions of the MATE Act for all registered practitioners on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. CME activities listed on this page can be taken in any combination to fulfill the eight-hour requirement.
PCSS is a program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) created in response to the opioid overdose epidemic to train primary care providers in the evidence-based prevention and treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD) and treatment of chronic pain.