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Please join us for a UVM CORA Community Rounds Workshop Series session, “Identifying Bias and Addressing Stigma in the Clinical Setting” presented by Peter Jackson, MD, Co-Director of Clinical Affairs, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UVM Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT. This presentation will outline practical approaches to identifying personal bias and addressing stigma in the clinical care setting. Learning Objectives: 1) Identify contemporary models of understanding substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs), 2) Describe the difference between cause and controllability when considering the impact of stigma and bias in the clinical care setting, 3) Discuss the cultural implications of substance use stigma and bias in rural communities, 4) Identify how a person-centered approach and Motivational Interviewing (MI) can be used in the clinical setting to decrease stigma and personal provider bias.

The Community Rounds Workshop Series is provided live monthly by the University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction (UVM CORA). The goal is to provide opportunities for health professionals to learn, ask questions, and discuss topics related to science-based best practices for substance use disorder. Participants can expect 45 minutes of presentation followed by 15 minutes for questions and conversation. A recording of the session and slides will be shared following. Registered participants will also be added to UVM CORA’s listserv and receive notifications for future events. If you do not wish to be added, please contact us at CORA@uvm.edu.

CME/CE credits are available for this live webinar.

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