About this Webinar 

In this webinar, the presenters will discuss what overdose prevention centers are and how they fit into a broader continuum of care for people who use drugs. Attendees will learn about the services provided at an overdose prevention center, and how these facilities aim to positively influence the health and well-being of people who use them. Finally, the presenters will highlight the existing scientific evidence base examining the impacts that overdose prevention centers have on the communities in which they are located.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

● Define an overdose prevention center, and how they function within a broader continuum of care for people who use drugs;

● Evaluate the services provided at an overdose prevention center and how they connect people who use them to other health and social services;

● Appraise the existing scientific evidence base supporting the public health impacts of overdose prevention centers.

Subject Matter Expert

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  Brandon Marshall

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Brandon Marshall is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. He is also founding director of the People, Place and Health Collective at Brown University. Dr. Marshall’s research focuses on substance use epidemiology, with a specific emphasis on harm reduction and overdose prevention. He is passionate about conducting research that improves the health and well-being of people who use drugs.




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  Colleen Daley Ndoye

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Colleen Daley Ndoye is the founding Executive Director of Project Weber/RENEW, an innovative nonprofit organization providing peer-based recovery, harm reduction and support services in Rhode Island. She brings almost 20 years of experience creating and directing peer-based programming. Project Weber/RENEW’s work is guided by individuals who have engaged in sex work, substance use, or who have experienced homelessness and who are trained to deliver peer-based support, basic needs, and advocacy services to the client population. She has dedicated her career to serving low-income communities, communities of color, and communities at highest risk of adverse health outcomes including HIV, hepatitis C, and overdose.

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About this Webinar

Data from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey suggest that about half of the youth who vape use nicotine; and about a third report using THC... but did you know that about half of kids using electronic vaporizing devices in Maine made an attempt to quit last year? We need to be ready to help them and support their quit attempt. Join Drs. Fanburg and Hagler on April 2nd for a lunch and learn session to learn about and discuss medications that may help your patients QUIT. We will review evidence and expert recommendations for treatment of Nicotine Use Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder and learn Tips and Tricks to support patients.

About this Webinar

What you'll learn

At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:

• Describe the health impacts of cannabis use on youth development and health
• Describe the health impacts of cannabis use on adult health
  
  

Subject Matter Experts

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  Lexi Perry
  

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Lexi Perry is a Prevention Specialist at Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  Scott Gagnon
  
  

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Scott Gagnon is Associate Executive Director at Adcare Educational Institute of Maine.

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About this Webinar

Alcohol use kills an estimated 178,000 people in the US each year, but frequently, the harm caused by alcohol use is not regarded as a serious public health concern. This webinar will generate more public awareness and action in alcohol misuse prevention, and what we can do to disrupt alcohol use culture. 

This webinar will cover what alcohol use prevention currently looks like in Maine, and why alcohol use should be a priority of anyone working in substance use prevention.

What you'll learn

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify at least three ways that alcohol use impacts long-term health.
• Understand the work being done at Maine CDC in alcohol use prevention
• Understand what each person can do to help create clarity and intention within alcohol use culture

Subject Matter Experts

Ellen Blake

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Rebecca Boulos, MPH, PhD is executive director of Maine Public Health Association. Becca earned her Master of Public Health from Yale University and her PhD from Tufts University. Becca provides research expertise for MPHA’s advocacy and policy efforts.

Ellen Blake is a certified prevention specialist working in substance use prevention for the Maine CDC, focusing on alcohol use prevention, workplace wellness, and problem gamblingservices. She began her work in prevention as a teenager, working for the Youth Empowerment Policy Project, and it’s been the field she’s worked to get back to ever since. Since starting at Maine CDC in 2020, she has elevated the state’s annual alcohol misuse prevention conference and created many new printed resources and tools to increase prevention awareness and strives to challenge our assumptions and break us out of habits, so each person can make informed and intentional choices about their health and safety.

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What you'll learn

At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:

• Describe the regulatory similarities and differences between the Adult Use and Medical Cannabis programs in Maine.
• Describe what impacts these policy frameworks have on the two industries, including use patterns, retail density, potency and safety.

Subject Matter Experts

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  Becca Boulos
  

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Becca Boulos, MPH, PhD is Executive Director at Maine Public Health Association

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  Gabi Pierce
  
  

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, Esq is the Policy Director at the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy.

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About this Webinar

What you'll learn

At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:

• Describe the health impacts of cannabis use on youth development and health
• Describe the health impacts of cannabis use on adult health
  
  

Subject Matter Experts

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  Robert Rogers
  LADC, CCS, LSW, PS-A Director of Substance Use Prevention & Grant Services Kennebec Behavioral Health
  

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Robert Rogers LADC, CCS, LSW, PS-A has been working with youth and families throughout Somerset and Kennebec Counties since 1994. Currently, Robert works for Kennebec Behavioral Health as Director of Substance Use Prevention and Grant Services. He worked with Somerset Public Health as the Drug Free Communities Program Coordinator completing 10 years of coalition work. Robert is a certified Prime for Life instructor and a State of Maine certified Responsible Beverage Seller trainer for the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery Operations. Robert also coordinates Respect ME, a Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Program for female survivors of domestic violence that used resistive violence with their intimate partners. Robert was appointed to the states Substance Abuse Service Commission, served by appointment on the states Maine Opiate Collaborative Prevention and Harm Reduction team, served as Chair for the Maine Prevention Specialists Certification Board, and serves as a Maine representative on the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center’s Advisory Board. Additionally, Robert is on the Board of Directors for AdCare of Maine and Sunset Home; a non-profit assisted living facility for older women in Waterville, Maine. Robert is an Adjunct Professor of Substance Use Prevention at the University of Maine at Farmington. Most recently, Robert was appointed by Governor Mills to the State of Maine Board of Alcohol & Drug Counselors and serves as the Board’s Chair. In 2021 Robert was awarded the Neill E. Miner Memorial Prevention Award and in 2014 was awarded Prevention Provider of the Year by the Maine Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse.

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  Lee Anne Dodge
  Program Director, SoPo Unite-All Ages All In
  
  

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Lee Anne Dodge is a Prevention Specialist and the Program Director of SoPo Unite: All Ages, All In-A Drug Free Communities Coalition. She has a Masters degree in Adult and Higher Education. Previously she was on the Maine CDC’s Prevention Team and provided oversight and technical assistance to community coalitions across the state. She worked at the University of Southern Maine as the Assistant Director of Student Life and Coordinator of Substance Use Prevention and Wellness. She was the coordinator of HEAPP- Maine’s Higher Education Alcohol Prevention Partnership and worked with over twenty of Maine’s campuses on substance use prevention. She has been a Prime for Life instructor for DEEP (Driver Education and Evaluation Program) instructor for the past 20 years and taught the Under 21 Program. She worked at the University of New Hampshire as a residence director for ten years. She lives in Dresden, Maine with her husband Andy and their yellow Lab: Minnie Pearl.

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About this Webinar

One of the largest Opioid Health Home providers in Maine, Groups Recover Together (Groups) provides comprehensive community-based treatment for individuals suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD). Since 2019, the Maine Department of Corrections has partnered with Groups to provide connections to treatment for individuals releasing from custody. Between July 2019 and August 2023, Groups helped connect over 1,000 incarcerated individuals to community-based medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment. This partnership has yielded positive results in the form of decreased fatal overdose rates among this population. 

What you'll learn

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify characteristics of evidence-based outpatient treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder.
• Identify benefits associated with using a harm reduction approach to opioid use disorder treatment.
• Discuss the benefits of comprehensive discharge planning for individuals with an opioid use disorder releasing to the community following incarceration.

Subject Matter Expert

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  Melissa Caminiti
  

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Ms. Melissa Caminiti, MPH, RN is a Partnership Director with Groups Recover Together, where she develops strategic relationships to increase access to comprehensive, value-based community treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Formerly, she served as Director of Recovery and Reentry Services with Wellpath for the Maine Department of Corrections. In that role she had oversight for the operationalization of OUD treatment services for Maine’s six adult state prison facilities. She received both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

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About this Webinar

What you'll learn

At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:

• Describe the differences in policy scope at the state and local levels
• Describe policy options municipalities have to protect public health and safety

Subject Matter Experts

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  Rebecca Lambert
  

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Rebecca Lambert is the Municipal Issues Specialist at Maine Municipal Association.

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  Janet Dossevan
  
  

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Janet Dosseva is the Program Director at Westbrook Partners for Prevention

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About this Webinar

The tobacco industry wrote the playbook for all other industries that rely on predatory practices that harm human, environmental and ecological health. That playbook leads to premature death and reduced quality of life for communities, particularly those already experiencing health and economic disparities. As such, efforts to advance policies to end the sale of flavored tobacco products have social and environmental justice implications. Maine Public Health Association joined with dozens of other health, education, and business partners on a multi-year campaign to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products in Maine. We’ve made progress, but the work continues.

What you'll learn

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the toll of tobacco use in Maine
• Describe flavored tobacco products
• Describe environmental impacts of tobacco use and waste
• Describe disproportionate harms of tobacco industry practices and the social justice implications

Subject Matter Experts

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  Rebecca Boulos
  

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Rebecca Boulos, MPH, PhD is executive director of Maine Public Health Association. Becca earned her Master of Public Health from Yale University and her PhD from Tufts University. Becca provides research expertise for MPHA’s advocacy and policy efforts.

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  Matt Wellington
  

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Matt Wellington serves as associate director of Maine Public Health Association. Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Manhattan College and has more than 10 years of experience running advocacy campaigns across the country, bringing cross-sector coalition building and communications expertise to our campaign efforts.

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About this Webinar

This two-part webinar series will provide:

• Discussion of effective strategies for addressing the opioid epidemic focusing on prevention, intervention, and treatment of opioid use disorder – and supporting individuals in recovery. (This will include information on naloxone and medication treatment).
• A review of models or potential strategies to incorporate CHWs into prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery support.
• Specific steps that CHWs can take when working with persons or families impacted by opioid use disorder to improve care or support recovery.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the prevalence of opioid use disorder and opioid overdose and its impact on our region.
• Understand how opioid use disorder impacts the health of a community.
• Describe 3 ways that community health workers can improve care or support recovery for persons with opioid use disorder.

Subject Matter Experts

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  Dr. Robert Roose
  Chief & Addiction Medicine Trinity Health Of New England
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  Haner Hernández, Ph.D.,
  CPS,
  CADCII,
  LADCI
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  Adalberto Cotto
  
  Prevention and Navigator Coordinator
  

Registration and Contact Hours

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About this Webinar

This two-part webinar series will provide:

• An overview of the opioid epidemic, both at a federal and state-level, focusing on origins and trends related to opioid use disorder and opioid overdose.
• Discussion of the impact of the opioid epidemic on communities and special populations, including any emerging health disparities.
• Education on how opioid use disorder can affect other health and social conditions.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the prevalence of opioid use disorder and opioid overdose and its impact on our region.
• Understand how opioid use disorder impacts the health of a community.
• Describe 3 ways that community health workers can improve care or support recovery for persons with opioid use disorder.
  

Subject Matter Expert

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  Dr. Robert Roose
  Chief, Addiction Medicine & Recovery Services,
  Trinity Health Of New England

Registration and Contact Hours

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About this Webinar

Cannabis legalization approved in MA in 2016- many individuals who care for or work with youth have questions about how this will affect youth use and what they should be doing. In this one hour webinar, we will discuss the different ways that the effects of legalization of cannabis may have on youth use based on other states experiences and what we can do in MA to take steps to optimize youth health and well-being.

What you'll learn

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain the latest that is known about the effects of cannabis on youth development
• Identify lessons learned from other states that have legalized cannabis
• Describe two ways that the participant can communicate with youth and parents about the risks of cannabis use

Subject Matter Expert

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  Sarah M. Bagley, MD
  Director, CATALYST Program, Boston Medical Center
  Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, BU SOM
  Boston Medical Center

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