What: The New Hampshire 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. When: Monday June, 17th from 8:30AM-5:00PM EST Where: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Auditoriums A and B, 789 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820 Training is […]

Quality Counts (QC), in collaboration with BlueWater Emergency Partners and several other partners (MMA and ACEP) is working under a contract with the state of Maine to host an education program for interested hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) focusing on how to initiate buprenorphine in the ED. During the Rapid Induction Starting in the ED (RISE) […]

Registration - 8:30 - 9 AM Lunch - 11:45 AM - 12:30 pm Conference Presentation Lineup - 9 AM - 4 PM:  CHW Certification: Pathways & Decisions Fishbowl: CHW Initiatives in NH Update on National CHW Initiatives: NACHW & C3 Project  Concurrent Breakout Sessions: CHWs & Stakeholders CHW Awards Celebration and NH CHW Coalition "A Mother's […]

Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADS) are legal documents that permit persons with mental illnesses to declare their preferences, instructions and consent for future mental health treatment, or appoint a surrogate decision maker in advance of an incapacitating psychiatric crisis. Twenty-seven states have enacted statutes supporting these directives since the 1990's and implementation of these laws is […]

Day One: Understanding and Using the ASAM Criteria to Engage Individuals into Collaborative Treatment for Substance Use Disorder 8:30AM-4:00PM This workshop is designed to review the underlying principles and content of the ASAM Criteria and improve understanding of how to engage individuals into initial and ongoing treatment for substance use disorder. Recognizing that many individuals […]

This event is brought to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center from Artist Lynda Cutrell of the 99 Faces Project. Objective: Mental health and substance use disorder impact our workforce, communities and families more than ever before. This 99 Faces program will explore the challenges employers face in addressing behavioral health and substance use in the workplace and […]

The 2019 NH Providers Association Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting will take place from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (registration and breakfast begin at 9:00 am) and includes a light breakfast. The afternoon training will take place from 1 pm to 3 pm (registration and lunch begin at 12:30). Registration for this portion is $50 for […]

Part 2 of the webinar series will feature a panel of providers presenting their experiences with effective treatment strategies and evidence-based practices for working with individuals with stimulant use disorders. Michelle Peavy, Ph.D., of Evergreen Treatment Services, will address challenges and strategies of working with individuals with comorbid opioid use and stimulant use disorders. Dominick DePhilippis, […]

While the first two installments of this webinar series focus on effective treatment strategies and models for addressing stimulant use disorders, this last installment features three presenters discussing change management strategies for successfully implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs). Todd Molfenter, Ph.D., will provide an overview on how implementation science informs successful uptake of EBPs. Bryan Hartzler, […]

This four-day event gives addiction and behavioral health professionals the opportunity to combine in-depth study of an area of special interest with the opportunity to learn in a beautiful, rejuvenating wilderness setting in Waterville Valley, NH. The program includes advanced clinical and administrative skilled-based treatment in best practices and evidence-based practices treatment approaches, as well […]

GOALS  Our goal is to raise awareness that anxiety, depression, substance misuse and suicide can form as a cluster, and the opposite of this societal condition is connection. Connection is what the world looks like when individuals realize that they have value derived by their role in community. The community is where they are loved, […]

Maine has one of the highest infant mortality rates in New England. This daylong learning collaborative brings together key players to discuss and plan strategies around improving the state of perinatal health care in Maine, under the direction of expert perinatal clinicians utilizing evidence-based practice when available, who represent the full range of perinatal choices and […]

Registration opens March 1! Abstract & Poster Submissions open March 1! Host: The University of Utah’s Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology’s Program for Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge, and Advocacy (PARCKA) Location: Park City, Utah Dates: October 16-19

Survivors of overdose are often considered complex clients because they present with multiple, interacting problems and seem to be the most difficult to engage in treatment. Despite using more health […]

Co-Prescribing Benzodiazepines and Opioids: The Black Box of Increased Overdose Risk* Presenter: Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH Learning Objectives: Review the trends in benzodiazepine prescribing Evaluate risks of co-prescribing benzodiazepines […]

Speaker: Samuel Likindikoki, MD, MMed Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Muhimbili Univeristy of Health and Allied Sciences The State of Psychiatry in Tanzania

Speaker: Brian Shiner, MD, MPH Title: Measurement Strategies for Evidence-Based Treatments for PTSD: Trends and Associations with Patient-Reported Outcomes

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Keynote Speaker Michael Gass, PhD, LMFT, is a Professor and the Director of the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Research Center (obhcenter.org) at the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Gass received his […]

The NH Behavioral Health Summit is the EXCLUSIVE statewide event in NH for behavioral healthcare providers and organizations, including mental health and substance use disorders. Conference Objectives: Provide opportunities for […]

2019 New Hampshire Behavioral Health Summit Hosts: The New Hampshire Providers Association, New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association, New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association Audience: Behavioral healthcare providers […]

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Speaker: Kay Jankowski, PhD Presentation Title: TBD

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Speaker: Sallie de Golia, MD Presentation Title: Supervision in Psychiatric Practice: Practice Approaches Across Venues and Providers

Speaker: Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, PhD Presentation Title: TBD

Speaker: Tristan Gorrindo, MD Presentation Title: TBD

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At top-performing health care organizations with the lowest rates of burnout, physicians and other health care professionals have a voice and they are empowered to enact change with conscious leadership […]

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Speaker: James Rustad, MD Presentation Title: Understanding and Undermining the Opioid Crisis: A Patient-Centered Approach

This webinar will discuss prescribing/dispensing medications for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss challenges and share successful […]

Agenda Welcome/Opening Remarks Safe Station Update – Brian Mooney EOC Update - MHD N4H Update – Katiei Sawyer Doorway Update – CMC/Granite Pathways Other updates from the Collaborative Neonatal SUD […]

A virtual presentation/discussion addressing the growing multi-faceted challenges, including HIV, Substance Use Disorder, and HCV, facing the homeless population in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers Joe Wright, MD […]

Please join Dr. Rossignol from CMC and Makin' it Happen for a Prevention Week forum about the effects of Marijuana. Dr. Rossignol will discuss the development of the brain and […]

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, through its philanthropic arm, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, have collaborated to create […]

Talk Summary Observation is the starting point of discovery. Based on observations, scientists form hypotheses that are then tested and evaluated. In the information-age, trillions of observations are being made […]

A virtual presentation on racial and ethnic disparities in the time of COVID-19. Dr. Bisola Ojikutu will discuss available data on these disparities in COVID-19 diagnosis and mortality and review […]

Join "Mrs. Daniels'" a former teen counselor to explore the stress of COVID-19 on the mind and body. She'll help you understand why you're having a typical response to a […]

Target Audience: Primary and ambulatory healthcare workers using or planning on using electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care and patient education Clinical Objectives: […]

About the Presentation: Since the first use of information technology to deliver contingency management (CM) to promote smoking cessation in 2005, technological advances have rapidly expanded the geographical reach of […]

Senate President Donna Soucy, and CODE3 Executive Director, Joe Abdalla will join Makin’ It Happen for an important discussion about prescription drug safety. 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs […]

Target Audience: Primary and ambulatory healthcare workers using or planning on using electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care and patient educationClinical Objectives: To […]

Join the Northwest ATTC for its next monthly webinar, presented by Laura Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH, and Michael Parchman, MD, MPH.This one-hour webinar will share how a systems-based approach to improving chronic pain […]

Target Audience: Primary and ambulatory healthcare workers using or planning on using electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care and patient education Clinical Objectives: […]

Deaths by overdose and suicide continue to increase despite state and national efforts.  Individuals with substance use disorders are at increased risk for suicide.  Efforts to jointly address substance use […]

A virtual conference addressing HCV epidemiology, assessment and treatment, and how to start HCV program at your health center. The conference will feature presentations, breakout sessions, and practice cases, and […]

Facilitated by Jordana Willers, Ed.M Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 2020 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Live Webinar This webinar focuses on ways to engage and support family members […]

Research indicates that integrated treatment is more effective than sequential treatment and parallel treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. This presentation will introduce the Dual […]

NIDA Director Nora Volkow and Emergency Care researcher Gail D’Onofrio will have a live “fireside chat” on Facebook live related to opioid use disorder, COVID-19, and the emergency room. You […]

Facilitated by Jordana Willers, Ed.M Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 2020 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Live Webinar This webinar focuses on ways to engage and support family members who have a loved one with Substance Use Disorder. Day 1 will focus on ways to help support parents, caregivers and other family members who […]

This is a conversation in Motivational Interviewing,(MI), to illustrate the power of one person in the lives of the people we serve. During this healthcare crisis, providers are transmitting all the goodness conveyed to them in their lives by influential people and experiences. The evidence of one harsh comment can undo a person's sense of […]

Youth Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders Facilitated by Jordana Willers, Ed.M Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Live Webinar This training examines the relationship between mental health disorders, trauma history, and substance use disorders in youth and young adults. We will examine the data, trends, and complexities of these related developmental disorders and […]