MATOD Plus
Instructor
Dr Ferghal Armstrong
Course Overview
Managing opioid prescribing and opioid dependence is now a core part of modern clinical practice — and one of the most complex, high-risk areas clinicians face.
MATOD Plus is a comprehensive, practical education program designed to support clinicians working with opioids, opioid dependence, and addiction-related presentations in real-world settings.
Led by Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr Ferghal Armstrong, this program brings together four focused courses covering opioid stewardship, opioid agonist therapy, long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB), and the clinical boundaries required to practise safely and sustainably.
Rather than theory alone, MATOD Plus focuses on what clinicians actually need: prescribing risks, decision-making in complex cases, managing legacy patients, navigating SafeScript, handling difficult conversations, and maintaining therapeutic boundaries — all grounded in everyday clinical realities.
What You'll Learn?
- By completing MATOD Plus, learners will:
- Improve confidence in managing opioid prescribing and dependence
- Reduce clinical risk and prescribing harm
- Develop practical skills for complex and high-pressure consultations
- Better navigate regulatory, ethical, and professional boundaries
- Strengthen patient relationships while protecting clinician wellbeing
- Apply evidence-based addiction medicine principles in daily practice
- MATOD Plus is designed for:
- General Practitioners
- GP registrars
- Rural and regional clinicians
- Nurse practitioners and practice nurses
- Clinicians working in pain management, addiction, or primary care
- Any clinician managing patients prescribed opioids or at risk of opioid harm
- Ideally completed RACGP MATOD training
- Workbooks and videos
Course Content
- Opioid Stewardship
- Opioid Agonist Therapy
- LAIB
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Clinical Boundaries
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Clinical Boundaries Introduction
00:00:50 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 1
00:05:39 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 2
00:03:06 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 3
00:07:22 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 4
00:10:20 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 5
00:05:13 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 6
00:05:51 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 7
00:03:26 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 8
00:07:07 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 9
00:05:31 -
Clinical Boundaries Module 10
00:05:19
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