| Title | Faculty development in small-group teaching skills associated with a training course on office-based treatment of opioid dependence. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Wong, Jeffrey G., Eric S. Holmboe, Gail B. Jara, Judith Martin, William C. Becker, and David A. Fiellin |
| Journal | Substance abuse : official publication of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 35-40 |
| Date Published | 2004 Dec |
| ISSN | 0889-7077 |
| Keywords | Adult, Aged, Ambulatory Care, Buprenorphine, Curriculum, Education, Medical, Faculty, Medical, Female, Humans, Inservice Training, Male, Middle Aged, Narcotics, Opioid-Related Disorders, Specialization, United States |
| Abstract | The Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA-2000) allows qualified physicians to treat opioid-dependent patients with schedule III-V medications, such as buprenorphine, in practices separate from licensed, accredited opioid treatment programs. Physicians may attain this qualification by completing 8-hours of training in treating opioid dependence. This paper describes the evaluation of a faculty development workshop designed to enhance teaching skills of small-group facilitators involved with DATA-2000 training sessions. This workshop coached the facilitators on their teaching roles in the DATA-2000 session through experiential practice of patient- case discussions related to treatment of opioid-dependence. Descriptive questionnaires evaluated the value of the workshop. Twenty-six facilitators participated in the workshops. Paired mean score responses for specific teaching skill abilities demonstrated statistically significant improvement in all categories. Evaluation of the DATA-2000 training session small-group facilitators was uniformly positive. This faculty development workshop was successful in improving teaching skills for our small-group faculty facilitators. |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00207.x |
| Alternate Journal | Subst Abus |
