As of January 2023, the X-waiver is no longer required to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Any references to the X-waiver no longer apply. The educational content on this site that offers CME meets the MATE Act requirements of 8 hours of training required for DEA certification.

Doctor on an iPhone

MAT Telehealth Toolkit

Downloadable resources and videos for providers and patients to learn more about Telehealth for MAT. Patient materials are available in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.

Buprenorphine Quick Starts Guides (CA Bridge-Treatment Starts Here)

Primary Care - Toolkits

Emergency Room - Clinical Protocols

Jails and Prison – Implementation Toolkits

Addressing Myths about MAT/MOUD

Additional Informational Websites - Resources

Learning Collaborative Meetings

Virtual Learning Collaborative – Engaging & Partnering with Families – August 2nd & 9th, 2023*

Virtual Learning Collaborative – Hub and Spoke Integration – May 3rd & 10th, 2023

California's Hub and Spoke 3.0: Where We've Been, Where We're Going – March 8th, 2023

Making A Transformation (MAT) Conference 2022 – September 8th & 9th, 2022

Virtual Learning Collaborative – SOR2 Y2Q3 – May 31st & June 1st, 2022

Virtual Learning Collaborative – SOR2 Y2Q2 – March 1st & 2nd, 2022

Virtual Learning Collaborative – SOR2 Y2Q1 – November 30th & December 1st, 2021

Virtual Learning Collaborative – SOR2 Q4 – August 31st & September 1st, 2021

Virtual Learning Collaborative – SOR2 Q3 - June 1st & 2nd, 2021

Virtual Learning Collaborative – SOR2 Q2 - March 2nd & 3rd, 2021

Virtual Learning Collaborative – SOR2 Q1 - December 1st & 2nd, 2020

Virtual Conferences - Celebrating Three Years of Hub and Spoke and Looking Ahead

Plenaries
NorCal Breakouts
SoCal Breakouts

*Note: These materials are not yet 508 compliant, but 508 compliant versions will be posted here soon

  • Expanding Access to Care for People with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
  • Best Practices in Treatment Retention for Patients taking Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

*Note: These materials are not yet 508 compliant, but 508 compliant versions will be posted here soon

MAT ECHO Trainings

MAT ECHO

  • Update on Emerging Drug Contaminants: Xylazine (February 2023)
  • Greater Crisis Care Access: The Reality and Promise of 9-8-8 (January 2023)
  • Evaluating the Impacts of Cannabis Legalization of Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment in California (November 2022)
  • Addressing Stimulants and Fentanyl in Primary Care (October 2022)
  • Introduction to the ASAM Criteria® Intake Assessment Interview Guide (September 2023)
  • The Importance of Resilience and Well-Being in the Workplace (June 2023)
  • Changes in DEA Regulations for MAT Prescribers: Opportunities and Challenges (May 2023)
  • Greater Crisis Care Access: The Reality and Promise of 9-8-8 (January 2023)
    • Recording/slides not available for this session
  • Evaluating the Impacts of Cannabis Legalization of Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment in California (November 2022)
  • Strategies for Promoting Staff Retention, Team Building and a Positive Workplace Culture (September 2022)
  • The Staying Healthy Assessment (SHA) and Opioid Use Disorder in a County Health Care System (Aug 2022)
  • Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice for SUD Treatment: Training Video Resources (July 2022)
  • Expertise and Empowerment: Why Patient Perspectives Are Central to Care (May 2022)
  • Effectively Integrating Peer Workers into Substance Use Service Systems (April 2022)
  • A Brief Overview of Culturally Responsive Services for LGBT Individuals (November 2021)
  • Introduction to California's Overdose Prevention Network (COPN) (February 2021)*
  • Treatment Retention for Patients Taking Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) (September 2019)
  • Using a Nurse-Led Model for Effective Team-Based Care for Opioid Use Disorder (March 25, 2019)

*Note: These materials are not yet 508 compliant, but 508 compliant versions will be posted here soon

Tribal MAT ECHO Trainings

Tribal MAT ECHO

  • Utilizing the Nurse Care Manager Model to Expand Treatment Access for SUD (September 2024)
  • Incorporating Overdose Prevention Vending Machines on Tribal Lands (August 2024)
  • In Terms of Treatment, Contingency Management is Our Best Hope for Curbing the Stimulant Poisoning Crisis (June 2024)
  • Culturally Defined Best Practices (May 2024)
  • Integrating an Indigenous Approach to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (April 2024)
  • Healing the Heart Through Harm Reduction: Indigenous Interventions and Strategies (March 2024)
  • All Teach, All Learn: Introduction to Tribal MAT ECHO and Opioids (January 2024)
  • Health Inequities in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities (November 2023)
  • Substance Use Disorder Stigma: Origin, Impact & Action (October 2023)
  • The Importance of Resilience and Well-Being in the Workplace (June 2023)
  • Recovery Housing in Indigenous Communities (March 2023)
  • Language as Medicine: Revitalizing Language in Native Communities (January 2023)
  • Suicide and Substance Use Prevention: Integrating Culture to Enhance Resiliency in Native American Communities (November 2022)
  • Providing Culturally Relevant Substance Use Disorder Treatment for AI/AN Youth (July 2022)
  • Expertise and Empowerment: Why Patient Perspectives Are Central to Care (May 2022)
  • Effectively Integrating Peer Workers into Substance Use Service Systems (April 2022)
  • The Native Dads Network (November 2021)
  • Understanding Buprenorphine Formulations (March 2021)
  • Introduction to California Indian Opioid Safety Coalition (CIOSC) (February 2021)
  • Brushing Up on Motivational Interviewing (MI) (January 2021)
  • Buprenorphine in Acute Care Settings (December 2020)
  • Risk Reduction: Overdose Prevention and Management of Prescribed Opioids (August 2019)
  • A Brief Overview of the Community Reinforcement and Family Training Approach (CRAFT) (July 2019)
  • Traditional Healing Practices and Cultural Humility (April 2019)

*Note: These materials are not yet 508 compliant, but 508 compliant versions will be posted here soon

Medication Assisted Treatment Trainings

  • Pacific Southwest ATTC & the California Hub and Spoke System Present: Understanding Buprenorphine Formulations and Clinical Guidelines for Use – Enduring Online Activity (March 16, 2020)
  • Addressing Compassion Fatigue in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic (August 13, 2019)
  • Stigma & Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Web Training – Myths and Misconceptions (April 9, 2019)
  • Stigma and MAT: Statewide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) (Sept 6, 2018)
  • Providing Medication-Assisted Treatment in Integrated Settings: Coordinating Care with a MAT Team; Featuring experts from a Vermont MAT Team (March 29, 2018)
  • MAT 101: An Overview of MAT (Sept 12, 2017 & Jan 18, 2018)

Clinical Skills Trainings

Best Practices & Other Trainings

  • Best Practices: Orientation to the H&SS Learning Collaboratives (July 26, 2017)