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Faculty development in small-group teaching skills associated with a training course on office-based treatment of opioid dependence.

TitleFaculty development in small-group teaching skills associated with a training course on office-based treatment of opioid dependence.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsWong, Jeffrey G., Eric S. Holmboe, Gail B. Jara, Judith Martin, William C. Becker, and David A. Fiellin
JournalSubstance abuse : official publication of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
Volume25
Issue4
Pagination35-40
Date Published2004 Dec
ISSN0889-7077
KeywordsAdult, Aged, Ambulatory Care, Buprenorphine, Curriculum, Education, Medical, Faculty, Medical, Female, Humans, Inservice Training, Male, Middle Aged, Narcotics, Opioid-Related Disorders, Specialization, United States
AbstractThe 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.
DOI10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00207.x
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