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Archived Webinar: The Connection between
Mental Health and Opioid Use Disorder
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If you missed the American Psychiatric Association's latest webinar,
The Connection Between Mental Health and Opioid Use Disorder,
you can view it now
here
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Presenter(s): Mark Duncan, MD, Psychiatrist, Addiction Psychiatry, University of Washington Medical Center
Cost: No Fee
Target Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, and healthcare teams.
Webinar description: There is a high prevalence of mental health disorders among those with opioid use disorder. However, many practitioners still find it difficult to distinguish between differential diagnoses that may have similar symptomatology, especially in regards to mental health and substance misuse.
[Read More]
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This Course Will Educate Everyone in Your Practice
About the Basics of Addictions and Treating OUD
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Adding the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) to your practice effects everyone--from your receptionists, nurses, administrators, to support staff--and it's important that everyone understand the basics of substance use disorders (SUD). PCSS developed a foundational level course that provides what everyone in a healthcare program, from the lay person, clinical staff and CEO, needs to know to have a better understanding of SUD,
the patients you are treating, and the three medications used to treat OUD. This four-module course has been used in several practices and healthcare systems to educate employees about OUD.
[Learn more]
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NIH Releases Rural Community Action Guide
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The purpose of the Guide is to arm rural leaders with information they can put into immediate action to create change. It provides background information, recommended action steps, and promising practices to help manage the impact of substance use disorder on local communities and help persons with the disease of addiction. The topics are based on lessons learned from Department of Agriculture rural roundtable discussions held in over a dozen states, as well as the experiences of several rural stakeholder partners.
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NCBH Releases Toolkit to Assist the Adoption
of MAT Programs in Correctional Settings
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Developed by a national team of multidisciplinary experts, including faculty from Johns Hopkins University, the toolkit provides real world examples, resources and tools to:
- Reduce the risk of opioid overdose through an overview of policies, procedures and evidence-based practices.
- Develop an action plan to create workflows related to screening and assessment, medication dispensing and care planning and coordination.
- Support a continuity of care for justice-involved individuals with opioid use disorders that promotes recovery and prevents recidivism.
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DEA Releases Strategic Planning Guide to
Prevent Drug Use Among College Students
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recently released Prevention with Purpose: A Strategic Planning Guide for Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students. This new publication provides a road map for college and university-based prevention professionals to address campus-wide drug misuse issues.
The college student demographic – comprising 18-25 year olds – continues to be an age group of significant concern due to the usage rates for illegal substances. According to the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment, 11 percent of college students misused a prescription drug in the last year.
[Download guide]
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Surgeon General Releases Report on Smoking Cessation
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The Surgeon General released a new report that updates evidence on smoking cessation. The report and several useful companion resources are available
here.
Please note that the full report has a section on “Populations with Mental Health Conditions and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders” (pages 539-540).
In addition, today CDC
posted five PSAs on quitting smoking featuring the Surgeon General.
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Addiction Psychiatry, Medicine Fellowship Grant Available
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2020 Addiction Medicine Fellowship (AMF) Program.
The application cycle closes on February 25, 2020.
The anticipated total annual available FY 2020 funding has increased to $26,700,000 and the estimated number of awards has increased from 25 to 33.
Addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine fellowship programs can apply to receive funding to expand the number of fellows they can train. The AMF Program aims to foster robust community-based clinical training of addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry physicians.
Eligible applicants include sponsoring institutions of accredited addiction medicine or accredited addiction psychiatry fellowship programs. A consortium consisting of at least one teaching health center and one sponsoring institution of an addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry fellowship program is also eligible to apply.
Based on funding availability, HRSA may award up to $26,700,000 annually to fund an estimated 33 eligible grantees with an award ceiling of $800,000 per grantee per year. The project period is July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2025.
[Apply here]
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The Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) is holding a listening session to get feedback on how clinicians are impacted by the availability of supplemental benefits used to treat substance use disorders.
CMS wants to collect feedback on:
- What supplemental benefits do you use now to treat your Medicare Advantage patients with SUDs?
- Are there any challenges associated with accessing or using these supplemental benefits to treat patients, and if so, what are they?
- What benefits currently exist in the medical community for treatment of SUDs that you would like to see offered by your Medicare Advantage plan in the future?
Target Audience: Clinicians and state and national associations that represent health care providers
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET
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Opioid-Impacted Support Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
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The purpose of this program is to support training programs to expand the number of peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals who are trained to work in integrated, interprofessional teams providing services to children whose parents are impacted by opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders, and their family members who are in guardianship roles.
Eligible applicants are State-licensed mental health nonprofit and for-profit organizations. For the purpose of this NOFO, these organizations may include academic institutions, including universities, community colleges and technical schools, which must be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
HRSA expects approximately $11,500,000 to be available in FY 2020 to fund an estimated 19 awards.
[Apply here]
HRSA is also holding a series of webinars to assist organizations in the grant-applying process:
Technical Assistance Webinar
Date:
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Time:
1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
Call-In:
877-950-3596
Passcode
:
7293849
(Registration not required)
Grants 101 Webinars
HRSA's
Office of Regional Operations
, will host three Grants 101 webinars for health and human services organizations, training programs, and educational organizations interested in learning about HRSA grants. Webinars will highlight how to find HRSA funding opportunities, the HRSA grant application process, resources to assist with putting together your application and much more. Organizations are welcome to register and attend all three webinars!
Date:
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Time:
3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
Date:
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
**This webinar will include information about how to create a competitive grant proposal.
Date:
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Time:
2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
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American Journal of Psychiatry
American Journal of Public Health
Annals of Internal Medicine
Drug and Alcohol Review
JAMA Internal Medicine
JAMA Pediatrics
Journal of Adolescent Health
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Pediatrics
New England Journal of Medicine
ADA News
Biological Psychiatry
The American Journal on Addictions
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Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no.
1H79TI081968
from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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