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  • Collateral Damage: The Family Experience of Substance Use Disorder

    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 […]

  • Involving Families to Improve MOUD Adherence

    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. […]

  • American Youth Intentional Drug-Opioid Fatal Overdose: The Magnitude of the Problem and Improved Assessment of Intentionality

    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 […]

  • American Youth Intentional Drug-Opioid Fatal Overdose: The Magnitude of the Problem and Improved Assessment of Intentionality

    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 […]

  • The 2nd National Women and Addiction Group (WAG) Summit

    Seattle Convention Center

    REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS SUMMIT HERE! This year's summit, which will be held in-person with the opportunity for virtual attendance, is titled "Compassionate Addiction Medicine: Whole Person Care for Birthing People". Join for an engaging community effort to improve non-judgmental, trauma-responsive, and whole person patient-centered care for mothers, parents, infants, families, and communities impacted by […]

  • “Prehospital Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder” Virtual Workshop

    REGISTER HERE! Description: The NIDA CCTN is convening stakeholders, experts, and federal staff to present recent research and innovative EMS or paramedic administered approaches for opioid use disorder and overdose and to identify research needed to evaluate prehospital approaches for opioid use disorder. The meeting will highlight promising research, describe innovative programs in the United […]

  • Telehealth and Opioid Use Disorder

    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 […]

  • Mediators of Violence Exposure and Substance Use

    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 […]

  • Virtual Psychiatry Grand Rounds – Marley Doyle, MD

    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 […]

  • Contingency Management, HIV, and MSM: Current Status

    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 […]

  • “Target Trial Emulation in Observational Research and Translational Testing of Advanced Digital Health Tools for SUD Prevention and Treatment” Virtual Workshop

    REGISTER HERE! Description: Observational research and digital health studies have made significant progress in recent years, including target trial emulations using real-world data (RWD) and translational testing of digital health tools in real-world settings. This workshop aims to introduce these trending approaches; assess their strengths, limitations, and potential; discuss feasible research questions; identify study priorities, […]

  • Target Trial Emulation in Observational Research and Translational Testing of Advanced Digital Health Tools for SUD Prevention and Treatment

    REGISTER HERE! Description: This workshop aims to introduce these trending approaches; assess their strengths, limitations, and potential; discuss feasible research questions; identify study priorities, and explore actionable strategies to address barriers and challenges for advancing substance use disorder (SUD) research. Meeting Chair: Lisa Marsch, Ph.D. – Dartmouth College The workshop consists of three subthemes with the […]

  • What has Brain Imaging Taught us about Addiction?

    Edythe London, PhD will be joining us to discuss how the imaging of brain structure, chemistry and function is possible using noninvasive techniques that have been applied to the study […]

  • The Neurobiology of Addiction

    Presenter: Steven Straubing, 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 […]

  • Suicide and Opioids: Intersections and Opportunities for Prevention

    Register Now Presenter: Ellyson Stout, MS, US Director of Community Suicide Prevention, Education Development Center (EDC) Sponsor: National Council for Mental Wellbeing--NCMW   Target Audience: This activity is designed for mental health and addiction treatment professionals, integrated care providers, and medical staff. This activity is accredited for nurses, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, pharmacists, interprofessional […]

  • Utilizing Passively Collected Data in Daily Life to Enhance the Assessment and Treatment of Mental Health

    Register via Zoom Dr. Nick Jacobson is a tenure-track assistant professor in the departments of Biomedical Data Science and Psychiatry within the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. He directs the AI and Mental Health: Innovation in Technology Guided Healthcare (AIM HIGH) Laboratory. Dr. Jacobson researches […]

  • Recommendations for Culturally Recentering Reinforcement-Based Substance Use Disorder Interventions in Collaboration with Rural Tribal Communities

    This presentation will cover ways to culturally adapt and implement contingency management among rural American Indian and Alaska Native communities. This will be achieved by describing evidence around substance use disorder (SUD) in rural American Indian and Alaska Native communities, discussing the importance of cultural adaptation for SUD treatment among members of rural Tribal communities, […]

  • Tobacco Regulations Across the Continuum of Harm

    Tracy Smith, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services Medical University of South Carolina   The VCBH Monthly Lecture Series was originally created as an in-person series designed as a way to interact and engage with top researchers in the intersectional fields we often work with at VCBH including behavior change, addiction, chronic disease, […]

  • Alcohol Use Disorder (FAME Session #3)

    Presenters: Abby Letcher, MD, FASAM; Angela Colistra, PhD, LPC, CAADC, CCS; Shanna Diaz, DO Series: This 2-hour, virtual-live session is part of the FAME 8-session series and will cover overdose prevention and harm reduction. The FAME series is a facilitated, in-depth discussion of real patient cases provided by participants with the opportunity to receive mentoring and feedback […]

  • The Connection Between Mental Health and Opioid Use Disorder

    Presenter: Mark Duncan, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Director, UW Psychiatry and Addictions Case Conference Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association (APA) Cost: No Fee Target audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, social workers, pharmacists, and healthcare teams Credit Designations Available: AAPA Category 1 CME, Social Work CE Credit, Nursing Contact Hours, Pharmacy CE […]

  • Comparing Methods of Buprenorphine Treatment Initiation in Patients Using Fentanyl

    Presenter: Adam Bisaga, MD Target Audience: This activity was developed to meet the needs of physicians and all interprofessional healthcare providers. This talk discusses substance use disorder treatment in a post-COVID world. Discussion is designed to promote interactivity through an informal "round table" conversation. Attendees will be given the opportunity to speak directly with the […]

  • Screening for Substance Use in Primary Care: Screening Tools and Guidance for Implementation

    Presenter: Jennifer McNeely, MD Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association (APA) and American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Cost: No Fee Target audience: Physicians, psychologists, social workers, physician assistants, pharmacists, interprofessional team, residents/fellows, medical students, other mental health clinicians Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, AAPA Category 1 CME, Social Work CE Credit, Nursing Contact Hours, Pharmacy […]

  • Illicit Drug Supply: Fentanyl and Xylazine

    Presenter: Richard Dawson, PhD, Research Professor at the Vermont Center for Behavior and Health at UVM and a Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry This presentation will explore current […]