Continuing Medical Education/Ethics: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month resources and events online

Attention: All Obstetric Care ProvidersEffective Date: June 4, 2020Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: In recognition of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness Month for the month of June, Texas Children’s Health plan (TCHP) would like to inform you of resources and continuing education events hosted by the Health and Human Services Commission. How this impacts providers: Interested providers should participate in the NAS education events occurring all month long to increase their awareness and learn about resources available to this patient population. Next steps for providers: Providers should register at  Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Symposium for each presentation they wish to attend separately. Receive free Continuing Medical Education (CME) /CE (Ethics); there is no registration fee. Here is the link to the symposium flyer. Resources: NAS Symposium website: https://wp.uthscsa.edu/nas-symposium/If you have any questions, please email Provider Network Management at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.For access to all provider alerts,log into: www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers There is no registration fee.