Target Audience: This webinar is designed for dentists and all interprofessional healthcare teams.
Webinar Description: Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E. is a nationally known expert on the causes and prevention of drug abuse and is the Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). During this webinar, he will present a comprehensive overview of the state of the opioid crisis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the various initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to combat that crisis as well as COVID-19. Dr. Compton’s presentation will include a review of multiple NIH collaborative efforts to address interdisciplinary challenges associated with the pandemic and the “Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative:” a trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to curb the opioid public health crisis. Additionally, he will summarize the science and tools available to dentists as they are addressing substance use issues in their clinical practices.
Educational Objectives:
- Identify novel treatments for substance use disorders and drug-involved overdose;
- Review implementation science with the goal to improve the uptake and delivery of evidence-based care;
- Discuss ways to talk to patients appropriately about substance use while avoiding stigma;
- Review current screening tools such as the “Words Matter” CE activities and the NIDAMED web portal.
How to obtain your Certificate of Completion:
- In order to document your participation in the training, please follow the steps below to obtain your Certificate.
- View the recorded webinar.
- Click “Survey” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the final course evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” to complete the final PCSS course evaluation.
- Follow instructions at the end of the course regarding how to retrieve a certificate.
If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email [email protected] or call (855) 227-2776.
Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
