The latest in substance use disorders and pain management education for healthcare providers

December 2022

Dear Anna,

As 2022 comes to a close, we take a look back at our major program highlights and express our gratitude for your ongoing support and partnership. This year we reached the following milestones:

The 1,000^th call to the MACS consultation line
Over 2,000 providers enrolled in MACS services
46 buprenorphine waiver trainings
Over 200 ECHO Clinic participants
33 MACS for MOMs trainings

Thanks to you and our collaborative efforts, we are expanding access to high quality, life-saving care across Maryland.

Happy Holidays!

The MACS Team

EDUCATION

MACS ECHO Clinics | Fall/Winter Cycle

This fall through winter, join our virtual ECHO learning communities for continuous case-based discussions and didactic presentations linking expert specialist teams with healthcare providers and their practices.

Opioid Treatment Program ECHO Clinic

Helping patients with mental illness - PTSD

December 7 | 12:30 pm

Maternal Health ECHO Clinic

Birth outcomes

December 13 | 8:00 am

Primary Care ECHO Clinic

Community naloxone distribution to prevent overdose

December 14 | 12:30 pm

Upcoming Trainings

Questions about the new CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain?

SAVE THE DATE: January 12 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join MACS Pain Consultant, Dr. Sarah Merritt for this sepcial webinar to learn more!

pregnant person and doctor talking on couch

MACS for MOMs Webinar: Psychiatric Medications in Pregnancy

February 7, 2023 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In case you missed it...

MACS for MOMs Webinar: Prenatal care for people with opioid use disorder

Watch

The Vital Role of Nurse Practitioners in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

Watch

Conferences

MDAFP Annual Meeting & Winter Refresher

MACS will be tabling

February 23- 26 | Annapolis, MD

More info

NEWS

New CDC opioid guidelines emphasize flexibility in treating pain

"The new guidance, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reflects the evolution in thinking of how opioids should be used, and the reality of how they are being used."

Questions about the new opioid prescribing guidelines? Save the date for a webinar: 1/12/23.

The Opioid Epidemic Is Surging Among Black People Because of Unequal Access to Treatment

Drug overdoses hit groups of all backgrounds, but data indicate that in recent years, those hardest hit have shifted from white people to people of color.

Drug & Alcohol Deaths on the Rise Among Older Americans

Death rates from drug overdoses among people 65 and over have more than tripled over the past two decades and alcohol-induced death rates rose more than 18% from 2019-2020. CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics featured the data in two new reports released last week.

To Save Lives, We Must Dismantle Stigma at the Intersection of HIV and Methamphetamine Use

NIDA Director, Nora Volkow, remembers those lost to HIV in this blog post and discusses the importance of including all key populations, including people who use drugs, in the efforts to end HIV.

Advancing behavioral interventions for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV using a new conceptual model that integrates critical race theory, harm reduction, and self-determination theory: a qualitative exploratory study

This qualitative exploratory study integrates critical race theory, harm reduction, and self-determination theory to address gaps in service, research, and behavioral interventions for Black and Latino individuals living with HIV.

HIV Risk Among Urban and Suburban People Who Inject Drugs: Elevated Risk Among Fentanyl and Cocaine Injectors in Maryland

Published in 2021, the findings from this community-based study emphasize the need to rapidly implement and expand evidence-based harm reduction services that can simultaneously address HIV and overdose in clinical and community settings.