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Northeast Node attends Catholic Medical Center’s Summit on Management of the Opioid-Dependent Patient and Optimal Pain Treatment

Members of the Northeast Node attended Catholic Medical Center’s 4th Annual Summit on Management of the Opioid-Dependent Patient and Optimal Pain Treatment Friday, November 16, 2018 in Nashua NH. This all-day event featured speakers from CMC Addiction Medicine, New Era Medicine/Fusion, the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition, and the DEA, among others. Tackling timely topics such as X-waiver training, endocarditis, and infectious disease complications of IVDU, and conference addressed issues relevant to researchers, clinicians, and all stakeholders in the opioid epidemic. The conference also included presentations offering individual perspectives and on the ground clinical experience in the opioid crisis, including Patty Labrie RN and Kristen Byron’s RN “Bedside View of the Opioid Epidemic” and Dr. Po Hsu’s “Opioid Crisis: One Clinician’s Pilgrimage.” Anne Maria Zanfagna’s powerful portrait series “Angels of Addiction” was featured at the conference with the artist addressing the audience over lunch with her personal story.

More on the summit here.