Sandra Comer, PhD, professor of neurobiology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University, will discuss the pharmacological effects of fentanyl and how they differ from other mu opioid receptor-selector agonists. She will also present current clinical data on how fentanyl is affecting treatment of opioid use disorder and describe how biologics such as vaccines […]

A Webinar from The Kennedy Forum Featuring U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an existing mental health and addiction crisis in this country. One that is fueling soaring rates of depression and anxiety, driving fatal overdoses, and changing the trajectory of countless young lives. Awareness of this […]

Presenter: Marjorie Meyer, MD, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UVM Larner College of Medicine Date & Time: May 4, 2022 from 12-1pm ETThis presentation will cover unique barriers that people with opioid use disorder face when pregnant and parenting. Learning Objectives: Learn about the stigma pregnant people with substance use face in medical facilities […]

Register Now https://bit.ly/APAmay Presenter: Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, University of Washington Sponsors: American Psychiatric Association (APA) and American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Cost: No Fee Target audience: This activity is designed for interprofessional teams, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, physicians, psychiatrists, and social workers. This activity is accredited for interprofessional teams, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, […]

For National Prevention Week, join us for a panel discussion on suicide prevention throughout the lifespan. In this discussion, panelists will share research on interventions and emerging trends in suicide prevention from adolescence through older adulthood. Discussion will also address trends across racial and ethnic groups, considerations for working with LGBTQ+ populations, and the role […]

This month, VCBH wraps up its FY22 lecture series with guest Tera Fazzino, PhD, assistant professor of psychology and associate director of the Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research at the University of Kansas. Dr. Fazzino will present "Crossing Fields to Make Scientific Connections: Reinforcement Processes in Addiction, Binge Eating, and Obesity" on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 […]

Presenter: Pierluigi Mancini, PhD Sponsors: National Council for Mental Wellbeing--NCMW Continuing education information: NOTE: The National Council for Mental Wellbeing will not be providing Continuing Medical Education credit for this event. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion. Target Audience: Interprofessional teams, family/patients, nurses, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, students/educators About the webinar: The current opioid […]

Using data to drive decision-making is critical to ensuring that behavioral health services improve the lives of all people, no matter their race, background, or circumstance. During the webinar, our partners at Third Sector will walk you through a five-step process of using data to operationalize equity: 1) setting outcome goals, 2) collecting data to […]

Are you new to working with individuals with early psychosis? Are you interested in learning more about what early psychosis coordinated specialty care is all about? Coordinated specialty care for early psychosis is an evidence-based treatment model aimed at fostering resilience and recovery for individuals who have experience a first episode of psychosis or are […]

Presenter: Lauran Wirf, DO, Addiction Medicine Fellow University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver Cost: No Fee Target audience: This activity is designed for for Nurses, MAT Team Providers, Addictions Specialists, SUD Project Directors, Managers, and Facilitators. This activity is accredited for nurses. Credit Designations Available: Nursing CE Webinar description: With the increasing prevalence of illicit fentanyl, it is […]

Presenter: Joel V. Brill, MD Sponsor: American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Cost: No Fee Target audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other practitioners who treat and bill for insurance for patients with a substance use disorder either in-person or through telehealth. Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ About the webinar: This one-hour webinar covers […]

Presenter: Mehran Mehrabi, DMD, MD Sponsoring organization: American Dental Association (ADA) Cost: No Fee Target audience: Dentists, administrative staff, physicians, social workers, students and educators, interprofessional teams Webinar description: Many older people have a variety of systemic diseases that have an impact on their oral health care. Analgesic medications may be part of a patient’s comprehensive treatment plan for […]

Presenter: Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association (APA) Cost: No Fee Target audience: Interprofessional teams, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants. The live webinar is accredited for physicians. Credit Designations Available: a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ […]

Presenter: Anthony Dekker, DO Sponsor: National Council for Mental Wellbeing--NCMW Continuing education information: NOTE: The National Council for Mental Wellbeing will not be providing Continuing Medical Education credit for this event. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion. Target Audience: Interprofessional teams, family/patients, nurses, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, students/educators About the webinar: American Indian and […]

Presenter(s): Charles D. Bracket, MD; Associate Professor, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Institute; Section of General Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Description: Dr. Charles Brackett practices primary care internal medicine and teaches residents at Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center. He is a leader in population health for Dartmouth Health, including in the areas of […]

Registration is now open for the NIH Digital Health Interventions Workshop! Please CLICK HERE for more information regarding the workshop's agenda, registration, speaker bios, the planning committee, and who to contact should you have questions. Description: The goal of this workshop is to explore the issues around the design, development, and dissemination of digital health […]

Presenter: Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Sponsors: American Psychiatric Association (APA) and American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Cost: No Fee Target audience: Interprofessional teams, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, social workers. Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Nursing Contact Hours, […]

This presentation will explore the need for naloxone distribution in rural areas and discuss innovative methods and technologies for increasing access. Speakers: Geoff Capraro, MD, Attending Physician and Associate Professor, Brown Emergency Medicine Brooke Lawrence, Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team   Register Now

Presenter: Maureen Cavanagh, MPA, M.ED/ESOL Sponsor: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Continuing education information: 1 CE Target Audience: Social work educators, practitioners About the webinar: Research shows us that one of the primary reasons that people go to treatment is family. We also know that families are severely impacted by the stress and trauma […]

Presenter: Mark Fishman, MD Cost: No fee Target Audience: This activity was developed to meet the needs of physicians and all interprofessional healthcare providers. This discussion is designed to promote interactivity through an informal "round table" conversation. Attendees will be given the opportunity to speak directly with the presenter to ask questions and discuss issues. […]

Presenter: Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association (APA) Cost: No Fee Target audience: Psychiatrists, physicians. The live webinar is accredited for physicians. Credit Designations Available: a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ About the webinar: Dr. Kaminer presents […]

Presenter: Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association (APA) Cost: No Fee Target audience: Psychiatrists, physicians. The live webinar is accredited for physicians. Credit Designations Available: a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ About the webinar: Dr. Kaminer presents […]

REGISTER HERE for part 1 of this two-part webinar series. Presenter(s): Taunton Paine, M.A., Director, Scientific Data Sharing Policy Division, NIH Office of Science Policy; Julia Slutsman, Ph.D., Director, Genomic Data Sharing Policy Implementation, NIH Office of Extramural Research; Cindy Danielson, Ph.D., Associate Director, Systems Integration, NIH Office of Extramural Research Schedule: Part 1: Thursday, August […]

This presentation will explore data from UVM CORA's Baseline Needs Assessments in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, sharing insights gathered from practitioners and stakeholders about their concerns about opioid use and their perceived barriers to and beliefs about opioid use disorder treatment. Learn what others in the field are saying! Speakers: Valerie Harder, PhD, MHS, […]

We are excited to announce that the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Center for the Clinical Trials Network (CCTN) is hosting a virtual workshop titled “Prehospital Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder." This workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, September 6, 2022 from 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. ET. An email will be sent to all registered […]

Presenter: Marla Kushner, DO Target Audience: This activity was developed to meet the needs of physicians and all interprofessional healthcare providers. This discussion is designed to promote interactivity through an informal "round table" conversation. Attendees will be given the opportunity to speak directly with the presenter to ask questions and discuss issues. Register now!

In this talk, Trey Andrews, PhD will discuss his project “Mediators of Violence Exposure and Substance Use (MoVES)”. MoVES is a RDAR Center funded project focused on delineating the exact pathways between specific substance use and violence-related factors to better understand the complexities of drug use and intelligently design interventions to reduce its harms. This […]

Charles Brackett, MD & Dana Pilchik, PhD Pain in the Setting of Harmful Opioid Use   Zoom link Meeting ID: 948 0596 9836 Passcode: 5555   CME Credit information Those viewing Grand Rounds are now responsible for logging their attendance through this URL: https://dh.cloud-cme.com You can also log your credit using your phone by texting […]

Marley Doyle, MD talk title TBA   Zoom link Meeting ID: 948 0596 9836 Passcode: 5555   CME Credit information Those viewing Grand Rounds are now responsible for logging their attendance through this URL: https://dh.cloud-cme.com You can also log your credit using your phone by texting the activity code to (833)-884-3375 (this phone number will […]

Our #VCBHLectureSeries is back! We are thrilled to kick off the FY23 season with guest speaker, Steven Shoptaw, PhD, Executive Director of the Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine at UCLA. He will present," Contingency Management, HIV, and MSM: Current Status." Dr. Shoptaw's lecture is timely as we recognize Recovery Monthin September and look ahead to our […]