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February 2025
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the latest edition of our Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine newsletter. Stay updated with the latest news and events.
The Kahlert Team
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✨ Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Annual Symposium ✨ | |
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Keynote Speakers:
Gary Aston-Jones, PhD
Professor, Rutgers University
Anna Konova, PhD
Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
📅 Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
📍 Location: SMC Campus Center, 621 W. Lombard St., MD 21201
Join us for a day of insightful discussions, innovative research presentations, and networking opportunities.
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Check out the event flyer to learn more about keynote and featured speakers
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MACS Webinar: Optimizing the Pharmacy Partnership in Managing Patients With OUD
Thursday, February 6 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Bethany DiPaula, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP, MACS Consultant
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Describe innovative roles for pharmacists in managing patients with OUD
- Identify barriers to managing patients with OUD in the community pharmacy
- State strategies to optimize access to mOUD in community pharmacies
Click here to register
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SCORCH Consortium’s Virtual Meeting
Monday, February 10 | 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV (SCORCH) consortium meeting is a virtual event focusing on HIV, addiction, and single-cell technologies and highlighting the findings and resources made available through the SCORCH consortium. More information can be found on the SCORCH consortium website.
Click here to learn more
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Yale Program in Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds
Tuesday, February 11 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe opportunities to advance the health of people who use drugs in diverse political climates
2. Identify opportunities to leverage syringe service programs to bring comprehensive HIV services to people who use drugs.
3. Understand a harm reduction approach to health care for people who use drugs.
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NIH Heal Initiative, NIDA & NIMH
HEAL Workshop: Health Economics Research to Address the Needs of Those With Serious Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder, and Comorbid Conditions
Friday, February 14 | 10:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m
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Department of Neurobiology Seminar Series
Presenter: Dr. Julian Guarque-Chabrera
Hosted by: Marco Venniro, PhD
Date: February 18, 2025
Location: Hosick Lecture Hall, Bressler Research Building
Zoom link: Click here
Meeting ID: 985 7025 8800
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Grayken Center for Addiction Training & Technical Assistance
Alcohol Use Disorders 101
Friday, February 21 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Objectives:
- Participants will understand the epidemiology of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders in the U.S.
- Identify diagnostic criteria and at least two screening tools for assessment.
- Describe three evidence-based interventions and treatment approaches for AUDs.
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Kahlert Institute Seminar Series
Event Topic: Psycho-social & Behavioral Interventions
Date: March 12, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hosick Hall, Bressler Research Building, 655 W. Baltimore Street
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"The Role of Social Behavior on Substance Use Disorders"
Marco Venniro, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurobiology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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"Supporting Behavior Change in Persons With Substance Use Disorders"
Melanie Bennett, PhD
Professor
Division Director for the Division of Psychiatric Research Services (DPSR)
Department of Psychiatry
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Purdue Settlement in Principle Announced
Purdue/Sackler settlement under consideration includes document disclosure requirement
The proposed $7.4 billion settlement with members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma (Purdue), includes a provision for document disclosure, which would require Purdue to make public more than 30 million documents related to Purdue and the Sacklers’ opioid business.
According to the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, if the settlement is approved, the documents are “expected to be added to the existing public document repository” (UCSF-JHU Opioid Industry Documents Archive) that already houses millions of documents from multiple industries responsible for the crisis.
UCSF and Johns Hopkins University are pleased that these vitally significant documents are one step closer to being made public. The Opioid Industry Documents Archive provides evidence on how and why this crisis happened so that this type of tragedy can be prevented from occurring again.
We look forward to having the opportunity to contribute our expertise in public health, digital archives, and information technology to enable timely and free public access to these important documents.
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FY26 MOOR Competitive Grant Program - Now Accepting Proposals
This Competitive Grant Program aims to distribute funding to the highest-scoring proposals that align with Maryland’s strategic overdose response priorities and address areas of greatest need across the state.
Key Dates
- Call for Proposal Release Date: Monday, January 6, 2025
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Application Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025
- Award Decisions: Wednesday, May 3, 2025 (tentative)
- Anticipated Period of Performance: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Click here for more information
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