Events

Day One     

8:30-9:00am               Opening Remarks

Vermont State Leadership          

9:00-10:00am             Impact of OUD on Children and Families

DeCarchio, MSW, CAP

Review impact of OUD on child development and family structure and clinical interventions that may foster resilience.

10:15-11:15am:          Moderated Panel: Impact of OUD on Vermont Children & Families

Jones, PhD & Panelists

Vermont child health/service providers discuss impact of OUD on child development and family structure in Vermont and application of clinical interventions that may foster resilience within existing care systems in Vermont.

11:30 – 12:30              Virtual Break-Out Sessions:

MAT during Pregnancy                                                    H. Jones, PhD

Review best practice for MAT & case management for pregnant mothers and coordination with obstetric care.  Identify risk factors for consideration of transfer of MAT to high-risk obstetrics.

Coordinating MAT for Parents with their Children’s Healthcare   M. Shepard, MD,  K. Marvin, MD

Delineate strategies for coordinating children’s healthcare with Hub or Spoke MAT for their parents with a focus on MAT provider participation in developing and reviewing a Plan of Safe Care for children of patients who are parents.

Presenter Biographies:

Ken DeCarchio, MSW, CAP is the program director of the In-Depth Technical Assistance Program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, and the Deputy Project Director of the National Quality Improvement Center for Collaborative Community Court Teams, funded by the Children’s Bureau in the Administration on Children, Youth and Families.

Hendrée Jones, PhD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Executive Director, Horizons Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Jones is an internationally recognized expert in the development and examination of both behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for pregnant women and their children in risky life situations. She has received continuous National Institutes of Health funding since 1994 and has written more than 195 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Jones has also authored two books, one on treating patients for substance use disorders and the other on comprehensive care for women who are pregnant and have substance use disorders. She also has written multiple textbook chapters on the topic of pregnancy and addiction, as well as editorial letters and non-peer-reviewed articles for clinicians.

Michelle T. Shepard, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Katherine  Marvin, MD, Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley

This event is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Health and Vermont Department of Health Access and is free for participants.

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