11th C. Everett Koop New Hampshire Addiction Medicine Symposium: Harm Reduction in an Opioid Era: Promoting the Health & Dignity of Affected Individuals & Communities As a result of attending this symposium, participants will be able to: Articulate the rationale for and principles of evidence-based harm reduction strategies. Identify two policies that incorporate harm reduction […]

Funded by the Attorney General's Office, Gordon Smith, Executive Vice President of the Maine Medical Association, will: 1. Provide participants with updated information on Maine PL Chapter 488 and associated rules 2. Provide participants with information and current status of legislative activity pertaining to the prescription of controlled substances 3. Discuss challenges and success identified […]

Learning outcomes:  Participants will be able to discuss mental health services research methods.  Participants will be able to use and interpret inferential and descriptive statistics. This will enable them to interpret statistical analysis presented in published research and to better interpret their own data. Participants will be able to describe current research trends through visiting speakers […]

Dr. Rawson oversees clinical trials on pharmacological and psychosocial addiction treatments. He has led addiction research and training projects for the United Nations, World Health Organization, and the U.S. State department. Dr. Rawson recently completed an evaluation of the Vermont Hub and Spoke system of opioid addiction and is now leading an effort in California […]

In light of the new opioid laws, Elisabeth Fowlie Mock will present alternative treatments to pain: 1. Discuss alternative treatments for chronic pain management. 2. Highlight the team based approach to care for patients living with chronic pain. 3. Understand ways to reduce pain by addressing the physical, psychological and social components of pain.

Please join us for Pediatric Grand Rounds presenting Dr. Steven Chapman of Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. You can join in person or online via webcast: http://med.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/education/pediatric_grand_rounds_live.html

Join this webinar to learn about the impact of alcohol and other drugs on women’s health and best practices to identify and intervene for substance use among women. Presenters: Kaylin Klie, MD, MA, Addiction Medicine, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Alison Moore, MD, MPH, FACP, Chief of Division of Geriatrics, UC […]

Roger Vilardaga, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Addiction Science and Technology at Duke University and Affiliate Professor at Duke’s Global Digital Health Science Center and the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. Roger is passionate about the potential of mobile technologies for the advancement of […]

"Whether in the context of a brief intervention or in an ongoing counseling relationship, when patients talk about their intrinsic motivation, they are more likely to make that change. Motivational Interviewing encourages “change talk,” language a client or patient uses that favors change. Recognizing, responding to, and eliciting change talk are three crucial skills practitioners […]

A free 8-hour Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) buprenorphine waiver training will take place on Friday, March 9, from 8:30AM-5:00PM at Elliot Health System in Manchester, NH. The training is sponsored by the NH Medical Society, NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, New England ATTC, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. […]

Substance misuse and substance use disorders often have an adverse impact on families and their individual members, including children. Yet little attention is paid to the impact of SUDs on the family perspective or on the particular needs inherent to the situation.

This is a rare opportunity to chronicle women's treatment, from its beginning to the future, highlighting important issues that are in dire need of our focus and innovation today. In a morning panel, we will hear the dynamic and entertaining origin story of women's treatment as remembered by the incredible individuals who pioneered gender-specific drug […]

Medications to treat opioid use disorder have been underutilized despite being an effective approach to reduce overdose deaths. Buprenorphine is one such effective treatment. Though the number of certified prescribers has grown, treatment providers are still in demand. This webinar will show how that demand could be met through primary care.

Meets: Three Tuesdays on April 24 & May 1 & May 8, 2018 from 6:00pm to 8:15pm Free Supper: Available starting at 5:30pm Free Onsite Childcare: With pre-registration Scholarships Available Workshop Description: Learn about the opiate crisis, signs of opiate addiction, effects of opiate addition on people and their families, what our community can do […]

The presentation will briefly touch on the depth of the opioid crisis, the closed system of distribution enforced by the DEA and the practitioner’s role in the closed system and sources of diversion. Educational objectives: Recognize that controlled substances are most commonly abused Describe the Closed System of Distribution Enforced by the DEA Explain the […]

What is the definition of disease and why is it particularly important for addiction to be emphasized as a disease? This presentation is part of a four-part webcast series that aims to educate healthcare professionals about the importance of using approaches that are free of discriminatory attitudes and behaviors in treating individuals with substance use […]

Approximately 1.8 of the nation's college students meet the medical criteria for substance misuse or dependence. Increasing numbers of students report high levels of anxiety, hopelessness, and other symptoms of mental illness. Join national leaders in a conversation about treatment and recovery supports for these underrepresented student populations. Presenters will: • Review data on the […]

The New Hampshire Medical Society, NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network are pleased to offer this FREE 8-hour buprenorphine waiver training. Training is available for physicians interested in seeking their waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorders. […]

This conference is an educational opportunity for clinicians, service providers, prevention specialists, community members, parents, and others to discuss the impact of prenatal substance exposure, how to prevent it, and ways to support families.The presenters for the day will provide a host of information related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Breastfeeding […]

This webinar series is part of the Caring for ME initiative. The goals of Caring for ME are to support prevention efforts; maintain a compassionate and trauma-informed approach to chronic pain management; improve the safety of opioid prescribing; appropriately diagnose addiction when it exists; and improve access to effective treatments for patients with substance use […]

Methadone saves lives. A large systematic review published in 2017 showed unequivocally that methadone reduces mortality among people with opioid use disorders. In the context of an opioid overdose epidemic, all efforts should be made to expand the availability of methadone treatment services to individuals who may benefit from it. But in our efforts to […]

What is the nature and extent of discrimination toward individuals with substance use disorder? What is the origin and perpetuating factors to this discrimination, and how do we tackle the challenge of reducing discriminatory practices in healthcare settings? This presentation is part of a four-part webcast series that aims to educate healthcare professionals about the importance […]

NH Medical Society, NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network are pleased to offer this FREE buprenorphine waiver training. Training is available for physicians interested in seeking their waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorders. To obtain the waiver to […]

In San Diego, California, the conference will feature a wide range of excellent international panels and presentations that address the current science on substance use disorders and addiction treatment and prevention, examples of how universities around the world are implementing programs in addiction studies, and a unique Dean’s track to engage these important leaders in […]

What would the treatment and public health landscape look like if we were to completely eradicate discriminatory practices? What steps would need to be taken to ensure this happens? This presentation is part of a four-part webcast series that aims to educate healthcare professionals about the importance of using approaches that are free of discriminatory […]

Join SAMHSA for a Technical Assistance Coalition webinar with the National Council for Behavioral Health discussing the importance of patient-centered care for individuals with serious mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system. The webinar will highlight factors contributing to the current status of patient-centered care in the criminal justice system, gaps in […]

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) invites you to a conversation with national leaders about peer supports for youth and young adults living with serious mental illness or substance use disorders. Research demonstrates that peer support is highly effective in supporting […]

Presenter(s): Scott Winiecki, MD, Team Lead, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Professional Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement Staff, Safe Use Team, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) About the webinar: This webinar will focus on the current state of the opioid crisis, including deaths from prescription and illicit opioids, prescribing trends, and steps being taken to […]

The New Hampshire & Vermont Medical Societies, NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, New England ATTC, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield are pleased to offer a FREE buprenorphine waiver course at Cheshire Medical Center, Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene. Available for physicians, APRNs & PAs interested in seeking their waiver […]

Webinar Objectives: Provide an overview of trends in suicide in Maine and parallels with the opioid crisis and highlight potential relationships to substance abuse. Highlight best practices on suicide identification, risk assessment, intervention and management in healthcare settings. Discuss systemic implementation of suicide prevention and protocol development across hospital/practice systems. About the Speaker: Greg Marley, […]

This webinar will define pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV and summarize the evidence of PrEP’s safety and efficacy for preventing HIV infection, focusing on populations who use substances. It will also describe research aimed at increasing access and adherence to PrEP among individuals who use methamphetamine in Seattle, WA. The webinar is free, however, registration […]

The ​Primary ​Care ​Behavioral ​Health ​Conference (sponsored by the University of Vermont) ​aims ​to ​enhance ​clinicians’ ​capacity ​to ​treat ​some ​of ​the ​most ​challenging ​clinical ​cases ​presenting ​to ​primary ​care. ​The ​conference ​brings ​together ​respected ​clinical ​and ​policy ​leaders ​in Vermont from ​different ​specialties ​of ​the ​integrated ​care ​medical ​home ​to ​detail ​novel ​approaches ​to […]

Please join us for a Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) seminar with Katie Witkiewitz, PhD New Perspectives on Addiction Relapse and Recovery: An Idiographic Contextual Approach Topic: Treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and other addictive disorders have progressed considerably over the past 30 years. Yet, there is still lack of consensus about […]

Part of the Essential Substance Abuse Skills Webinar Series Speaker: Sean A. Bear 1st, BA, CADC, Meskwaki Tribal Nation

Course Description: This course will provide basic group counseling skills that apply evidence-based addiction research into real world practice. Skills that address heterogeneous group populations (e .g., stage of the recovery process, age, gender, cultural diversity, sexual orientation, dual diagnoses, socioeconomic status, education, and support systems) unique to substance use treatment will be provided. This […]

This webinar aims to describe programs that are currently underway including the supportive evidence to capitalize on the time that a patient spends in the acute care setting to promote health and therapeutic engagement while minimizing future harm. Presenter Dr. Michael Lynch is a board certified emergency physician and medical toxicologist. He is the medical […]

This webinar is part of a series on research-based integrated health care topics. Current and timely subjects of interest to American Indian and Alaska Native behavioral healthcare issues are presented using evidence-based information by nationally recognized speakers who are experts in their field. This series offers one-hour sessions on the 4th Wednesday of each month. […]

This conference presents valuable information and resources for consumers, family members and those in the behavioral health field Presented by: NH Suicide Prevention Council, NH Public Health Network, Youth Suicide Prevention Assembly, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Hampshire in partnership with The Injury Prevention Center at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD). Sponsors: […]

The care of the emergently ill or injured patient provides unique challenges in a rural or critical access setting. Join Dartmouth’s Center for Rural Emergency Services and Trauma (CREST) for its 11th annual symposium designed for regional emergency medicine and trauma providers by experts in austere, out of hospital, and tertiary rural emergency care. The […]

Many children who lose a parent encounter public systems such as child welfare, mental health, and juvenile probation, both before and after the death of their parent(s). As the opioid crisis persists in western Pennsylvania and throughout the country, this webinar will consider specific issues affecting the children left behind. Co-presenters Dr. Eric Hulsey and […]

The NH Behavioral Health Summit is a TWO-DAY EXCLUSIVE statewide event in NH for behavioral healthcare providers and organizations, including mental health and substance use disorders. Conference Objectives: Provide opportunities for policy makers to interact with service providers, so that this interaction may inform and provide direction for the policy needs and address policy barriers […]

 “The Doorway-NH” program which is set to provide 24/7 access to help for substance use that is within an hour’s reach of any New Hampshire resident. In light of the opioid crisis that has disproportionally affected New Hampshire, this program is intended to make screening, evaluation, and care coordination services more centralized, available, and accessible. […]

“The Doorway-NH” program which is set to provide 24/7 access to help for substance use that is within an hour’s reach of any New Hampshire resident. In light of the opioid crisis that has disproportionally affected New Hampshire, this program is intended to make screening, evaluation, and care coordination services more centralized, available, and accessible. […]

“The Doorway-NH” program which is set to provide 24/7 access to help for substance use that is within an hour’s reach of any New Hampshire resident. In light of the opioid crisis that has disproportionally affected New Hampshire, this program is intended to make screening, evaluation, and care coordination services more centralized, available, and accessible. […]

On January 9th the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) is hosting a webinar on "The Electronic Cigarette Dragon: The Public Health Concern That Became a Criminal Justice Challenge."   Use this link to register and access the webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0BP5QfCyR5ezSrrkQc_Ftw  

“The Doorway-NH” program which is set to provide 24/7 access to help for substance use that is within an hour’s reach of any New Hampshire resident. In light of the opioid crisis that has disproportionally affected New Hampshire, this program is intended to make screening, evaluation, and care coordination services more centralized, available, and accessible. […]

“The Doorway-NH” program which is set to provide 24/7 access to help for substance use that is within an hour’s reach of any New Hampshire resident. In light of the opioid crisis that has disproportionally affected New Hampshire, this program is intended to make screening, evaluation, and care coordination services more centralized, available, and accessible. […]

“The Doorway-NH” program which is set to provide 24/7 access to help for substance use that is within an hour’s reach of any New Hampshire resident. In light of the opioid crisis that has disproportionally affected New Hampshire, this program is intended to make screening, evaluation, and care coordination services more centralized, available, and accessible. […]

“The Doorway-NH” program which is set to provide 24/7 access to help for substance use that is within an hour’s reach of any New Hampshire resident. In light of the opioid crisis that has disproportionally affected New Hampshire, this program is intended to make screening, evaluation, and care coordination services more centralized, available, and accessible. […]

“The Doorway-NH” program which is set to provide 24/7 access to help for substance use that is within an hour’s reach of any New Hampshire resident. In light of the opioid crisis that has disproportionally affected New Hampshire, this program is intended to make screening, evaluation, and care coordination services more centralized, available, and accessible. […]

The Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addictions (Ireta) is hosting a webinar on January 23rd on "Improving Clinical Quality in Methadone Treatment: Results of a 2-Year Pilot." Click on the link before for more information on the topic, presenters, and how to register. https://ireta.org/training/upcoming-webinars/

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) leadership, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) team, invites you to this no-cost webinar on January 24, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., ET. About the Webinar: To address the national opioid crisis, communities across the country are using medication-assisted treatment (MAT), a practice which pairs Food and […]

This is the first of a two-part webinar series that will introduce SAMHSA’s recently-developed national guidelines, “TIP-63, Guidelines on the Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder.” In the face of the still-growing epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths, more clinicians are stepping up to offer medications for OUD in a range of practice […]

This is part of a New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) webinar series on "Substance Abuse Prevention in AI & AN Communities, Challenges and Opportunities for Intervention." Presenter: Anne Helene Skinstad, PhD; Sean Bear, BA, CADC; Cindy Sagoe, B.Pharm, MPH

This is the second of a two-part webinar series that will introduce SAMHSA’s recently-developed national guidelines, “TIP-63, Guidelines on the Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder.” In the face of the still-growing epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths, more clinicians are stepping up to offer medications for OUD in a range of practice […]

Tuesday | February 19, 2019 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET Presenters: Thomas Penders, MD, Walter B Jones Ctr; East Carolina University; Cornel Stanciu, MD, MRO, Director of Addiction Services at New Hampshire Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine Target audience: This activity was developed to meet the […]

This webinar will provide an overview of HIPAA regulations including changes required through Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). Recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of health information Define the concept of “need to know” Review HITECH changes to HIPAA Review the Notice of Privacy Practices Discuss release of information

The NH Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Services with SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), invites you to register for the Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST): Building Our Behavioral Health Workforce. This innovative training, combining online and in-person components, offers practitioners a comprehensive introduction to the substance abuse prevention field. Grounded […]

Presenter: George Kolodner, MD; Founder, Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Centers; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine and University of Maryland School of Medicine Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association (APA) About the webinar: This webinar presentation will challenge participants to rethink outpatient withdrawal management. An outpatient setting for the treatment of withdrawal symptoms is safe […]

Presenter(s): Allen Masry, MD Psychiatrist Recovery Centers of America at Lighthouse, Mays Landing, NJ Webinar description: Many patients presenting for treatment for opioid and substance use disorders today have both psychiatric and medical co-morbidities. Many patients are also on varying psychiatric medications. Some patients stop taking their medications on their own. This presents challenges to […]

Sponsored by: Mad*Pow Speakers: Dustin DiTommaso, SVP, Behavior Change Design, Mad*Pow Aidan Hudson-Lapore, Behavior Change Designer, Mad*Pow Wednesday - February 27, 2019 / 1:00pm ET Free Event Engagement is a prerequisite to any successful behavior change intervention, but engagement alone doesn’t guarantee a beneficial outcome. If we want to improve outcomes by improving engagement, we […]

This training is for people who have already completed the online Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics training. Registrants MUST participate in both components to receive continuing education credit. The NH Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Services with SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), invites you to register for the Substance […]