Events

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 and recorded every day – from online social interactions to emergency room visits. With so much data readily available, generating hypotheses using a single scientist’s […]

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 similar data from other infectious diseases, including HIV. The presentation will also address the root causes of these inequities and will explore sustainable solutions from […]

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 prolonged stress-inducing experience. She'll help you explore ways to feel different - possibly better - and she'll be as real as real can be on […]

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: To educate primary and ambulatory healthcare workers in electronic information and telecommunication technologies. Speaker: Joseph C. Kvedar, MD Register Here

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 CM from local to nationwide, permitted detection of smoking and alcohol using mobile phones, and allowed automation of all aspects of technology-based CM. Recently, several […]

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 are much safer than illegal street drugs—60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs. With the pandemic cancelling DEA Rx […]

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 educate primary and ambulatory healthcare workers in electronic information and telecommunication technologies. Speaker: Kristin Sohl, MD, FAAP; Register Here

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 and opioid management in primary care can improve outcomes for patients, including complex patients with diagnoses of behavioral health and substance use disorders. We will […]

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: To educate primary and ambulatory healthcare workers in electronic information and telecommunication technologies. Speaker: John D. Scott, MD, MSc, FIDSA Register Here

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 and suicide are warranted.  This webinar describes suicide risk among those who misuse substances and details multiple strategies for joint prevention, intervention, and treatment in […]

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 will address the management of HCV during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Register Here

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 […]

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 Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) and the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Mental Health Treatment (DDCMHT) instruments and toolkits for improving co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment […]

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 can view the chat live on the NIDA Facebook page.  

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 […]

This ten (10) session series will kick-off June 23rd and run until July 28Th,. offering one contact hour per session. The series will be hosted via webinar with topics that include: Maintaining health and well-being in our local community How digital technology can be used when treating substance abuse disorders Better understanding medicated clients and […]

This webinar, presented by Dominique Simon-Levine, PhD, MPH and John Fitzgerald, PhD, LPC, CAS, will introduce two digital health tools to address addiction in families and patients, both free during the COVID-19 pandemic. An overview of the evidence-base for the programs, how they work, benefits and risks, and ways they can be incorporated into present […]

Speaker: John T. Broderick Jr. Senior Director of External Affairs Dartmouth-Hitchcock(Former Chief Justice, NH Supreme Court) Register Here

Speaker: Franc Hudspeth, PhD, NCC, LPC-S, ACS, RPT-s, Rph Register Here

Speaker: Christopher Stawasz Regional Director American Medical Response Register Here

This webinar will review the use of technology-based interventions related to treating individuals with substance use disorders and providing recovery support services focused on asynchronous tools, such as social media, blogs, podcasts, online support groups, videos, and text messaging. Finally, recommendations for clinicians and peer recovery coaches for developing their own tools will be highlighted. […]

Description Substance use developmentally peaks during emerging adulthood (ages 18-25). Many emerging adults who develop problematic substance use during this developmental period have been exposed to environmental, individual, and interpersonal stressors throughout their life that place them at risk for ongoing difficulties with substance use as they transition to adulthood. This transition into substance use […]

Speaker: Donna Proulx, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Nursing Programs, Rivier University Register Here

Presenter: Dr. Nicholas C. Jacobson is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and completed his clinical fellowship and post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jacobson researches the use of […]

With recent developments in wearable biosensors and portable electronics (collectively referred to as digital health technology – DHT), many clinical trials propose measuring endpoints using a DHT.  DHTs record data at a higher frequency than traditional clinician/patient observed data.  For example, a wearable accelerometer records data multiple times a second every day during follow-up (lasting […]

Speakers: Jake Cavanaugh: Founder & Executive Director, The NAN Project Donna Kausek, LMHC, Clinical Director, The NAN Project Register Here