Upcoming webinars
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Racial Justice and the Drug War
DATE: Tuesday, January 28, 8:00 - 9:00 am
Naraja Clay, Hiawatha Collins, David Herzberg, and Philomena Kebec will discuss the intersection between structural racism and the War on Drugs and how it has impacted their communities.
Methamphetamine Overdose and Emergency Department…
DATE: Thursday, January 23, 11:00 am -12:00 pm
Dr. Lauren Whiteside and Caleb Banta-Green discuss Washington state data on methamphetamine use, health impacts, and deaths, and discuss how and why people present to the ED related to their meth use.
MOUD in Pregnancy
DATE: Wednesday, February 5, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
This interactive webinar, facilitated by Mark Duncan, MD and Maureen Oscadal, MPH, RN, BSN, CARN, explores emerging practices in the care of patients with opioid use disorder during the perinatal period and will feature a brief presentation, facilitated expert discussion, and Q&A.
Managing Precipitated Withdrawal: Pathways to…
DATE: Wednesday, May 7, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
This interactive webinar, facilitated by Mark Duncan, MD and Maureen Oscadal, MPH, RN, BSN, CARN, explores pathways to improved outcomes for precipitated withdrawal in patients with opioid use disorder who use fentanyl and other high potency synthetic opioids.
Breaking Barriers to Methadone
DATE: Wednesday, August 6, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
This webinar, facilitated by Mark Duncan, MD and Maureen Oscadal, MPH, RN, BSN, CARN, will provide updates on access and approaches to methadone treatment with a brief presentation, expert discussion, and Q+A session.
When Patients Want to Taper Off MOUD
DATE: Wednesday, November 5, 12:00-1:30 pm
This interactive webinar, facilitated by Mark Duncan, MD and Maureen Oscadal, MPH, RN, BSN, CARN, discusses key conversations and considerations for the care of people who want to taper off MOUD. A brief presentation will be followed by expert discussion and Q+A sessions.
Upcoming learning series
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Undoing Stigma in SUD Care
DATE: Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:00 am, February 6-27
This 4-part series will explore the impact of stigma on individuals living with substance use disorder, their concerned significant others, and healthcare providers. Each session will focus on different aspects of stigma, examining its harmful effects and providing strategies to address bias.
Quarterly Emergency Department Call
DATE: Fourth Tuesday, 9:00 - 10:00 am, January - October
Chris Buresh, MD, MPH, DTM&H, and Wendy Williams-Gilbert, PhD, RN, CARN, ANPD-BC facilitate conversations on how to implement and sustain MOUD programs in the ED. Call participants are invited to share best practices and lessons learned to support patients with opioid use disorder.
Foundations of Substance Use Disorder Care II
DATE: Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., January 8 - March 19
This ECHO helps clinicians and their teams practicing in primary care clinics and other settings to identify and treat substance use disorders (SUD). This series introduces a systems perspective to providing SUD care and buprenorphine prescribing.
Substance Use Disorders in Emergency Departments
DATE: Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., February 11 - May 6
This ECHO program seeks to improve services provided to people with substance use disorder accessing emergency departments for care. Throughout ECHO, we address clinical care, patient and provider experience, and stigma towards people who use drugs.
Recorded trainings
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UW PCL Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Part 3…
Dr. Buchholz, MD applies knowledge learned in parts 1 and 2 to clinical cases, highlighting key clinical considerations for initiation of MOUD.
UW PCL Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Part 2…
Dr. Buchholz, MD takes us through FDA approved medications for opioid use disorder, including multiple strategies for initiating buprenorphine in various treatment settings and clinical scenarios.
UW PCL Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Part 1…
Dr. Buchholz, MD reviews current Washington State overdose data, highlighting the prominence of fentanyl as a leading cause of death, a more detailed description of opioid neurobiology, and assessment strategies for OUD.
Opioid Use Disorder: A Treatable Medical Condition
Guest lecturer Dr. Alexis LaPietra, DO, FACEP lays out the science behind treating OUD as you would any other medical condition.
Opioid Use Disorder in Adolescents
Guest lecturer Dr. Chris Buresh, MD, MPH discusses how to initiate MOUD with adolescent patients.
