Education & Training

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  Integrating Controlled Substance Risk Assessment and Management into Dental Practice

  Target Audience(s): Administrative Staff, Dentists, Interprofessional Teams

  Organization(s): American Dental Association

  Topic(s): Administrative, Introduction to OUDs, Medical / Special Populations, Pain

  Presenter(s): Ronald Kulich, PhD

  This webinar that will cover evidence-based strategies for integrating controlled substance risk assessment into the dental practice and other clinical practices where providers and providers-in-training from diverse healthcare professions care for patients. Attendees will learn to: review the prevalence of substance misuse and abuse among dental patients, reduce risk by doing a brief structured assessment, recognize comorbid patient risk factors, use of state prescription drug monitoring programs, and collaborate with other healthcare colleagues.
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  Consortium Management 101: Development and Engagement Strategies for Success in building community resources for those with Opioid Use Disorder

  Target Audience(s): Administrative Staff, Dentists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians

  Organization(s): International Nurses Society on Addictions

  Topic(s): Administrative

  Presenter(s): JK Costello, MD, MPH and Lindsay E. Houston, MPH

  Many federal and state substance use disorder funding opportunities necessitate community consortiums coming together to work on substance use issues. Despite this, there are few resources on how to facilitate and manage these groups to produce participation and bring real change to communities. This presentation will focus on the development and maintenance of opioid-specific consortiums. Specifically, the presentation will detail how to initiate a sustainable consortium and how to manage it effectively for optimal community engagement. The presentation will detail key communication strategies to facilitate group participation across the consortium and will disseminate leadership tactics for project directors and community facilitators to use in their own projects.
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  Medication for Opioid Use Disorders: The Legal Landscape

  Target Audience(s): Judges

  Organization(s): The National Judicial College

  Topic(s): Buprenorphine, Introduction to OUDs, Methadone, Naltrexone

  Presenter(s): Honorable William G. Meyer (Ret.)

  Opioid use disorders (OUDs) are associated with criminal behavior, arrest, and incarceration. Effective treatments are needed to reduce the burden of OUDs on public safety and on the public health. Fortunately, there are medications approved for the treatment of opioid dependence. This webinar will focus on the legal and practical implications around the use of medications for OUDs.