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

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

Registration and Contact Hours

Select the Enroll button below to register for this webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, contact trainingmanager@nephtc.org.

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

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

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

Registration and Contact Hours

Select the Enroll button below to register for this webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, contact trainingmanager@nephtc.org.

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

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

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

Registration and Contact Hours

Select the Enroll button below to register for this webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, contact trainingmanager@nephtc.org.

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.