Events

Webinar 2: Clinical Tools for Chronic Pain Management among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)  Presenter: Joji Suzuki, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School There is a significant overlap between chronic pain and substance use disorders, but clinical tools can support the identification of high-risk patients when addressing chronic pain with opioids. […]

Presented as part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Value Grand Rounds Description Substance abuse is a common chronic condition throughout Primary Care, affecting one out of six patients. The U.S. Government estimates $1,486 per person is spent on substance misuse related costs annually. However, according to a 2014 CDC report, only a quarter of affected patients recall ever […]

Webinar 3: Adjunct Approaches to Chronic Pain Management for Individuals with SUD  Presenter(s): Stephen Wyatt, MD, Board certified addiction psychiatrist based out of North Carolina and affiliated with Middlesex Hospital Prescribers can recommend evidence-based adjunct approaches to treating or managing chronic pain and utilize actionable tools, trainings and other resources available through Providers’ Clinical Support […]

Integration is a hot topic and buzz word in health care. And, integrated primary and behavioral health care is the best approach to care for people with complex health care needs. But, do you have an elevator speech when someone asks you about integrated care? What do you tell new staff during orientation and how […]

Description Over the past decade there has been a significant increase in the prescribing of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain which has been paralleled by an increase in opioid-related deaths and admissions to treatment facilities for opioid abuse. A great deal of scholarly activity has been devoted to developing risk assessment and mitigation strategies to […]

This presentation will look at the value of evidenced based screening, assessment and evidence based practices for adolescents with substance use disorders. It will a) review multiple large demonstrations of the feasibility, replicability, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of several approaches to screening, assessment, treatment and recovery support services; b) show that comprehensive assessment is important […]

New Frontiers in Addiction Health Services: Science, Practice, & Policy The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington and the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center are pleased to host the 2016 Addiction Health Services Research Conference (AHSR 2016) in Seattle, Washington, the Emerald City. Health services and implementation science investigators are invited […]

As our health systems move toward integration of primary care and behavioral health, medical professionals equipped with screening and intervention best practice tools are well positioned to successfully participate in integration, improve patient outcomes, and reduce health care costs. The experience of NH and national peers with screening, intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) implementation […]

This year, Transforming Primary Care will provide strategies for prioritizing and measuring behavioral integration into medicine. Leadership in the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), OneCare, and Community Physicians and Behavioral Health practitioners involved in integration activities will discuss specific strategies to help your practice improve medical care, moving Vermont healthcare forward clinically and financially. […]

Community event open to the public, featuring guest speakers and covering topics related to mental health.

Derek Ahl takes a deeper dive into the discussion started at our January Learning Community Session, obtaining buy-in for change in practices, which focuses on the understanding of change principles by administration and physician leaders. Objectives: Identify and apply key elements from the Model for Managing Complex Change as it relates to creating buy-in for […]

This full day training is a "dual training" session including a break-out in the afternoon for Middle School Lessons and Lifelines Lessons training's. The Middle School Lessons for Suicide Prevention are developed for delivery within grades 5 – 8 and include mental health, stress and coping strategies as well as suicide awareness. The Lifelines Program […]

Join ALL Together’s monthly meeting to discuss the work of ALL Together and how to reduce harms related to substance misuse in the community. All are welcome at this meeting. Our goal is to include Safety and Law Enforcement, Health and Medical, Community and Family Supports, Education, Business, Government, and Community Members of all ages. This […]

Join Maine Quality Counts for the sixth in the Jumpstarting the Conversation on Children's Health webinar series. "Where are we going next for screening? Developmental,  Social Emotional Screening, and Trauma Screening Pilots Happening in the State," presented by: Sue Mackey Andrews, Maine Resilience Building Network Steve DiGiovanni, MD Rebecca Hoffman Frances, LMFT, Maine Behavioral Healthcare

The conference will have morning and afternoon workshops, resource exhibits from around the state, NAMI  NH Volunteer Recognition, and the presentation of NAMI NH Annual Awards ending at 4pm. Registration is required and includes a light breakfast, lunch and all materials for the day.  Review the workshop descriptions and then click the links below to […]

Ounce of Prevention, Working Together for Healthier Communities is a statewide conference that brings together a wide range of stakeholders in support of healthier and more equitable communities in Massachusetts.

Sponsored by the New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association This one-day workshop will provide a brief overview of the medical, psychological and behavioral aspects of opiate use disorders. Agonist, partial agonist, antagonist and non-medication assisted therapy will be discussed and include: Deciding factors between medication and non-medication assisted treatment; and Treatment protocols Participants will […]

A locally produced documentary. 144 people die every day in the US from heroin and other opioid overdoses…but there is hope. Dean, Sandi and Eric are in long term recovery and they are part of the solution. That said, Daniel’s video diary serves as the most personal of warnings. The key to fighting this epidemic […]

Sam Quinones, journalist and author, chronicles the national opioid epidemic at The Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College. Co-sponsored by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, the C. Everett Koop Institute, CHaD, and Dartmouth Hitchcock (Perinatal Treatment and Addiction Program, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Psychiatry). Sam Quinones is a Los Angeles-based freelance […]