Events

Presenter: Peter Jackson, MD, Co-Director of Clinical Affairs, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UVM Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT Date & Time: June 30, 2021 from 12-1pm ETIn this session, Dr. Jackson will share practical ways to implement and utilize MI in a rural healthcare setting to foster change. This high level overview will be […]

Presenter: Allison Lin, MD, MSc​, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Addiction Center, Ann Arbor, MI Date & Time: August 4, 2021 from 12-1pm ETThis presentation will focus on optimizing patient and clinician experiences with different telehealth platforms, practical guidelines for providing substance use treatment virtually in rural communities, and regulatory considerations. ​ Learning Objectives: Discuss evidence and […]

Presenters: John Kelly, PhD, Recovery Research Institute, Mark Depman, MD, Central Vermont Medical Center, Liza Ryan, Peer Recovery Coach, North Central Vermont Recovery Center Date & Time: September 8, 2021 from 11am-1pm ETThe presentation will focus on how peer recovery models of care can help rural recovery communities from three perspectives. Dr. Kelly will explain […]

Our #VCBHLectureSeries is back! As we announced in our August newsletter, we're kicking off the FY22 season with guest speaker, Warren Bickel, PhD, Director of the Addiction Recovery Research Center and Center for Health Behaviors Research at Virginia Tech, on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 12 PM ET. Dr. Bickel will present "The Experimental Tobacco […]

We've been working hard preparing for our 9th Annual Vermont Center on Behavior and Health Conference happening virtually on October 7-8, 2021! This year's focus is Innovations in Tobacco Control and Regulatory Science to Decrease Cigarette Smoking, a timely topic given the changes we've seen over the past year and the evolutions we'll continue to […]

Please join us a UVM CORA Community Rounds Workshop series session with Alan Budney, PhD, Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. This presentation will focus on enhancing rural providers’ knowledge related to (a) the changing landscape of cannabis products and availability, (b) the potential to develop problems from cannabis use, (c) treatment […]

Register Now Monthly Lecture Series November 17, 2021 The Vermont Center on Behavior and Health is excited to welcome Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS, Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University and Physician-in Chief of the Emergency Services at Yale-New Haven Hospital, to the #VCBHLectureSeries on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at […]

University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction (UVM CORA)  Community Rounds Webinar Series   Social and Structural Determinants of Mental Health, Substance Use and Treatment Presenter: Brady Heward, MD, Co-Director of Clinical Affairs, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Date & Time: December 1, 2021 from 12-1pm ET This presentation will introduce key concepts related to the social and […]

The Challenges of Polysubstance Use: Treatment and Management of Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorder Comorbidity Presenter(s): Sarah Kawasaki, PhD, Director of Addictions Services, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI) Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Penn State Hershey Medical Center Note: Once the live event has passed, please allow two weeks for the recording and […]

Central East PTTC Opioid and Alcohol Misuse and Risk of Suicide: A Literature Review REGISTER COURSE DESCRIPTION Suicide is one of the largest public health concerns facing the United States. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the second leading cause of death among youth and young adults ages 10-34 and the tenth leading of […]

The Vermont Center on Behavior and Health welcomes Mark E. Bouton, PhD to our last #VCBHLectureSeries of 2021. Dr. Bouton, University Distinguished Professor and Robert B. Lawson Green and Gold […]

Register Here Presenter(s): Hillary S. Connery, MD, PhD, Clinical Director Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction at McLean Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Target Audience This webinar is […]

Register Here Presenter(s): Meredith Barad, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesia (Pain Medicine) and Neurology & Neurological Sciences Stanford Hospital and Clinics Redwood City, California; Charles E. Argoff, MD, Professor […]

The JSI Center for Excellence on Addiction invites you to participate in a public listening session via Zoom on Wednesday, January 12th, from 6-8 pm and share your ideas on […]

Facilitator(s):  Linda Villarosa, Associate Professor, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY Description: This documentary film viewing is part of the 16th Annual MLK Health Equity Celebration. On July 14, 1970, members of […]

Presenter(s): Iyabo Obasanjo, PhD, DVM, Faculty Affiliate, Institute of Integrative Conservation and Co-Director, Center for African Development, Global Research Institute, William and Mary  Description:  This presentation is part of the […]

Presenter(s): Carol McGruder, Co-Chair, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council  Description:  This presentation is part of the 16th Annual MLK Health Equity Celebration. The public health fight against the Tobacco Industry […]

Presenter(s): Wyatt Pickner, MPH - Hunkpati Dakota, Research Manager, American Indian Cancer Foundation Description:  This presentation is part of the 16th Annual MLK Health Equity Celebration. Cancer prevention, treatment, care, […]

Presenter(s): Dorothy Roberts, JD 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, University of Pennsylvania  Description:  This presentation is part of the 16th Annual MLK Health Equity Celebration. False biological concepts of race, structural […]

Presenter(s): Bonzo Reddick, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine  Description:  This presentation is part of the 16th Annual MLK Health Equity Celebration. The two main […]

Presenter(s): Matthew Mackwood, MD, MPH, Family Physician and Assistant Professor, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center  Description:  This presentation is part of the 16th Annual MLK Health Equity Celebration. The burdens of evidence-based medicine […]

Register Here Presenter(s): Jason Sawyer, RN-EC, NP-C, BSc N, MN, AP-PMN, Nurse Practitioner, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Target Audience This webinar is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, and pharmacists. The live webinar is accredited for nurses. Webinar Description: This webinar is geared towards health care providers caring for hospitalized […]

Presenter(s): Steven Bernstein, MD This webinar is accredited for: Dartmouth-Hitchcock designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. For more information on Psychiatry Grand Rounds, please click here.

Register now for the 2022 Strafford County Addiction Summit! This 2-day Summit will be held virtually via Zoom on the mornings of Wednesday & Thursday January 26th & 27th from 8:30am – 12:30pm. Keynote speakers, panelists and workshop presentations will offer you the opportunity to learn new ways to create positive practice, systems and environmental […]

Mark Depman, MD Please join us a UVM CORA Community Rounds Workshop series session with Mark Depman, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Central Vermont Medical Center. This presentation will cover vaccine facts and talking points for people who are vaccine reluctant. It will also cover the importance of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the impact substance […]

Register Here Presenter(s): Marian Wilson, PhD, MPH, RN, PMGT-BC, Associate Professor, Washington State University College of Nursing Target Audience This webinar is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, and pharmacists. The live webinar is accredited for nurses. Webinar Description: The presentation will present recent research findings that highlight existing symptom […]

Register now for the 2022 Strafford County Addiction Summit! This 2-day Summit will be held virtually via Zoom on the mornings of Wednesday & Thursday January 26th & 27th from 8:30am – 12:30pm. Keynote speakers, panelists and workshop presentations will offer you the opportunity to learn new ways to create positive practice, systems and environmental […]

Presenter(s): Tait Shanafelt, MD This webinar is accredited for: Dartmouth-Hitchcock designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are only available for viewing the conference webcast live, in real […]

Register Here Presenter(s): Nathaniel M. Schuster, MD, Associate Clinic Director, Center for Pain Medicine, Associate Professor, Center for Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, California; Narayan R. Kissoon, MD, Consultant, Division of Headache, Department of Neurology, Consultant, Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology […]

About the webinar: Older adults are often overlooked in public health efforts to address the U.S. opioid epidemic. Yet, in 2018, approximately one quarter of older adults 65 years old and older were prescribed an opioid to treat pain, and were nearly 3 times more likely than younger populations between 20 and 24 years old. As […]