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  Addressing OUD in BIPOC Communities Part 3: Treatment and Recovery for Native American Populations

  Target Audience(s): Interprofessional Teams, Nurses, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Students and Educators

  Organization(s): National Council for Mental Wellbeing

  Topic(s): Buprenorphine, Language and Treating OUD, Medical / Special Populations, Methadone, Naloxone, Naltrexone, Overdose, Pain, Practice Issues, Psychiatric Co-morbidity, Psychosocial / CAM Treatments

  Presenter(s): Anthony Dekker, DO

  American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities have been deeply affected by the opioid crisis in the United States. The rate of drug overdose deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives is well above the national average and 2020 data shows this trend continuing. Many Native communities also experience unique health care disparities that impact their access to quality, culturally adapted substance use treatment and recovery services. This webinar will address risk factors for opioid use disorder (OUD) among AI/AN populations and effective, prevention, treatment, and recovery strategies.
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  The Changing Landscape of Substance Use Policy

  Target Audience(s): Dentists, Interprofessional Teams, Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers

  Organization(s): Council on Social Work Education

  Topic(s): Special Topics

  Presenter(s): Coleen Cicale, PhD, LMSW and Nick Szubiak, MSW, LCSW

  Speakers will cover substance use policy and the changes over time, including pre-COVID 19. Topics include: the Affordable Care Act and its impact on treatment and recovery; addressing recovery, stigma, the opioid epidemic, and behavioral health disparities; COVID-19 policy changes and what looks permanent and what is expected to change; the role of social work in policy practice; and how to integrate substance use policy in the classroom.
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  Dual Diagnoses of Youth Substance Use Disorders and Depression: The Nature of the Association and Treatment Implications

  Target Audience(s): Interprofessional Teams, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists

  Organization(s): American Psychiatric Association

  Topic(s): Introduction to OUDs, Medical / Special Populations, Overdose, Psychiatric Co-morbidity

  Presenter(s): Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA

  This webinar will review the intersection of substance use disorders (SUD) and diagnosed depression within young people in the US. Since the mid-1990s, Major Depressive Episodes (MDE) increased in terms of percentage and the rate of those with MDE who experience severe impairment. Additionally, SUD presents in 3 of 10 youth experiencing MDE, which makes this subset of youth population with Co-occurring disorders (COD) at an increased risk of suicidal behavior more than due to each uni-diagnosis alone. COD have also compounding effects on personal life quality, wellness and on response to treatment. Finally, recent developments in interventions for youth with COD will be presented.