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Development of a Toolkit for Implementing Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment Practices for Co-occurring PTSD and OUD in Rural Healthcare Settings

April 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

This presentation will discuss evidence-based guidelines for the assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUDs) as well as barriers and facilitators to implementation in rural medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment settings. It will also introduce the newly developed UVM CORA Co-occurring PTSD and OUD Toolkit.
Presenters:
Kelly Peck, PhD, Associate Professor with joint appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science at UVM and the Director of Clinical Operations for the UVM Center on Rural Addiction
Mary Lindsey Smith, PhD, MSW, Director of Substance Use Research & Evaluation at the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine Cutler Institute
Learning objectives:
1. Discuss co-occurrence of PTSD and OUD
2. Outline evidence-based guidelines for the assessment and treatment of PTSD in individuals with co-occurring SUDs
3. Describe barriers and facilitators to implementation identified by rural providers in ME, NH, and VT
4. Introduce the newly developed UVM CORA Co-occurring PTSD and OUD Toolkit

Details

  • Date: April 1
  • Time:
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Organizer

  • The University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction