Events

Keynote Address: The Decline in US Life Expectancy: Are Deaths of Despair Responsible?, Steven Woolf, MD, MPH, Professor of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University   Session 1: Substance Use Disorders and Adverse Health Outcomes Session Chair: Sarah H. Heil, PhD, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, […]

Session 1: Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Settings, Part 1 Session Chair: Stacey C. Sigmon, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, UVM Center on Rural Addiction, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont Speakers: Challenges of Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Settings: A State Perspective - Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH, Maine DHHS Commissioner’s Office […]

This webinar will discuss strategies for developing integrated treatment plans, assessing and monitoring the interactive course of both disorders, and implementing specialized interventions for both disorders including psychoeducation, pharmacology, family education and support, and peer support. The webinar will also address strategies for ensuring there is ongoing focus on recovery for both disorders during the […]

Description Hailed as safe, natural and a potential cure-all by the public, both medical and recreational cannabis is quickly becoming legal and mainstream across the country. While it has the […]

Description Adolescence is a unique and active period of development. Differential diagnostic understanding and treatment is complicated, specialized, and vital. Often, protective change and treatment progress can be stalled by unrecognized areas of risk and need. As many as 40% of adolescents with identified mental health needs have co-occurring substance use issues. Identified substance use […]

Summary: Through both environmental and genetic factors, substance use disorders frequently perpetuate from one generation to another within families. Treating individuals struggling with a substance use disorder in isolation often represents […]

Description Harm reduction practices in the addiction recovery field are often misunderstood and carry a stigma with them. Professionals who work in these programs know their value, but more traditional […]

Summary: Maternal smoking is the leading cause of poor birth outcomes, increases the risk for adverse neonatal outcomes, and is associated with the development of chronic health conditions later in life. […]

Description This webinar will introduce an interdisciplinary approach to pain management, including pain physical therapy. We will explore the options for chronic pain management in patients with a history of […]

The latest state of telehealth developments in the COVID-19 environment Behavioral health provider and consumer telehealth survey results How the New Hampshire Telehealth Alliance will keep members informed in 2021; […]

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) co-occur at high rates and this co-occurrence is generally associated with worse outcomes than either disorder alone. Dr. Peck will provide a summary […]

Join Addiction Policy Forum for a conversation about current trends in the opioid epidemic, strategies for self care, and how to support our colleagues, family, children and more. Register Here

When an individual has behaviors that cause difficulty in treatment settings, we often label the person as being non-compliant, unmotivated, or disruptive. When they are back in treatment numerous times, […]

The New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), and the New England Association of Recovery Court Professionals (NEARCP), are hosting a new webinar for criminal justice professionals. Many of us […]

Treating Alcohol Use Disorders in Patients Receiving OUD Medication -Alcohol withdrawal management strategies at various levels of care -Medication strategies for alcohol use disorder + opioid use disorder -Integrating medication […]

Wraparound is a method of engaging children and youth with the highest levels of behavioral health needs, and their families, so that they can live in their homes and communities […]

Dr. Nick Jacobson is an assistant professor in the departments of Biomedical Data Science and Psychiatry within the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health in the Geisel School of Medicine […]

Dr. John Brooklyn, Associate Clinical Professor of family medicine at the University of Vermont, board certified in addiction medicine, and nationally-recognized for his development of the Hub and Spoke model, […]

About Professor Dr. Florian von Wangenheim Florian von Wangenheim is Professor of Technology Marketing, Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zürich. His doctoral degree is from the University of […]

The Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lunch and Learn Series on Stigma Reduction as a Novel Strategy to Address Addiction is presented by Dr. Alëna Balasanova. (Note the time on 2/5 is 12pm CST/1pm EST) For February’s Lunch and Learn Series event, Dr. Balasanova will outline the current landscape of […]

Wraparound is a method of engaging children and youth with the highest levels of behavioral health needs, and their families, so that they can live in their homes and communities and realize their dreams. We will specialize our focus on parents/family members, children, youth, and young adults impacted by opioid addiction and substance use challenges. Register […]

Carolyn M. Mazure is the Norma Weinberg Spungen and Joan Lebson Bildner Professor in Women’s Health Research, and Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology. She is a national pioneer and leader in studying the health of women and the sex and gender differences that affect health outcomes. Dr. Mazure’s work has influenced science, clinical care, and […]

Speaker: Dr. Michelle Durham, MD, MPH, FAPA, DFAACAP Untreated substance use disorders contribute to thousands of deaths each year. Although there are treatments available, many communities have not accessed them. The reasons for this are multifactorial including stigma, mistrust, discrimination, racism and criminalization of substance use. This activity will highlight the inequities in substance use […]

Virtual Workshop Short presentations & Break-Out Discussions Principles of Care Management  (4 x 15 min presentations) * Alcohol & OUD by Geoffrey Kane, MD, MPH, Chief of Addiction Services, the Brattleboro Retreat * Benzodiazepines & OUD by Kevin Buchanan, MD, PhD, Medical Director, the Clara Martin Center * Stimulants and OUD by Suzan White, DO, Medical Director of […]

Wraparound is a method of engaging children and youth with the highest levels of behavioral health needs, and their families, so that they can live in their homes and communities and realize their dreams. We will specialize our focus on parents/family members, children, youth, and young adults impacted by opioid addiction and substance use challenges. Register […]

The Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH) is delighted to welcome guest speaker Brandon Marshall,PhD, associate professor of epidemiology at Brown University School of Public Health and scientific director of PreventOverdoseRI, to our #VCBHLectureSeries on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 12 PM ET. Dr. Marshall will present, "Social, Structural, and Environmental Drivers of the […]

Wraparound is a method of engaging children and youth with the highest levels of behavioral health needs, and their families, so that they can live in their homes and communities and realize their dreams. We will specialize our focus on parents/family members, children, youth, and young adults impacted by opioid addiction and substance use challenges. Register […]

Nadine J. Kaslow, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor, Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Director of the Atlanta Trauma Alliance, Emory University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Chief Psychologist, Grady Health System; and Director of Postdoctoral Residency Training, Emory University School of Medicine. In 2012, she received […]