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DESCRIPTION:The Yale Program in Addiction Medicine is pleased to welcome P
 ouya Azar MD\, as guest speaker for Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds on Oc
 tober 27\, 2026. This event will be held in a virtual format. Title: Nove
 l Approaches to Buprenorphine and Methadone Initiation Learning Objective
 s: Describe the pharmacology of high-potency synthetic opioids and its im
 plications for initiating medications for opioid use disorder. Discuss th
 e pharmacologic rationale\, evidence base\, and clinical considerations f
 or novel approaches to initiating buprenorphine and extended-release bupr
 enorphine\, including transdermal patch-based and naloxone-facilitated me
 thods. Discuss the pharmacologic rationale\, evidence base\, and clinical
  considerations for novel approaches to initiating and restarting methado
 ne\, including symptom-inhibiting induction at higher-than-standard start
 ing doses and a rapid restart protocol. Addiction Medicine Rounds are CME
  accredited. Each session will be assigned 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits T
 M\n\nSpeaker:\nPouya Azar\, MD\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps
 ://medicine.yale.edu/event/addiction-medicine-grand-rounds-azar/\n
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LOCATION:This session will be held in a virtual  format.
SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:Confirmed
SUMMARY:Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds
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