Updates
MOUD and the African American Community
Dr. Michelle Durham, Associate Director of the Global and Local Center for Mental Health Disparities at Boston University School of Medicine, recently spoke at the Governor’s Institute’s Addiction Medicine 2021 conference. We followed up with a participant’s question...
MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS FROM ADDICTION MEDICINE 2021 ANSWERED
Psych/SUD/Pain Follow-up Q&A Dr. Steven Prakken presented at the Addiction Medicine 2021 conference held virtually on April 8-10. He spoke on “Safe Sailing in the Tricky Waters of the Psych/SUD/Pain World”. We followed up with him with a question that we didn’t...
YOUR QUESTIONS FROM ADDICTION MEDICINE 2021 ANSWERED
Medical Ethics Follow-up Q&A The Governor’s Institute held its annual Addiction Medicine conference on April 8-10, 2021. Dr. James Finch, one of the conference Co-Directors, gave a timely and thought-provoking presentation entitled “What Can Medical Ethics Provide...
North Carolina Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports – March 2021
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health recently updated provisional data on opioid-related overdose and unintentional med/drug overdose with potential for abuse emergency department visits reports (NC DETECT). Overdose Involving...
HHS Releases New Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines, Expanding Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
In an effort to get evidenced-based treatment to more Americans with opioid use disorder, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing new buprenorphine practice guidelines that among other things, remove a longtime requirement tied to training,...
Drinking, Smoking, and Drug Use Linked to Premature Heart Disease in the Young
New research published online in the journal Heart has found recreational drinking, smoking and drug use is linked to premature heart disease in young people, particularly younger women. Researchers explored whether the recreational use of tobacco, cannabis, alcohol...
Clinical Update 2021 Virtual Summit continues its tradition of providing practitioners quality information on the most recent therapeutic and medical approaches to treating mental illness and substance use in North Carolina. We will feature several clinical topic areas to address an array of evidence-based practices, current research areas including the effects of the COVID -19 pandemic, and statewide updates on Mental Health Services.
The Summit registration includes access to all live plenary sessions, your choice of breakout sessions on Friday, May 21, 2021, and additional educational opportunities on Thursday, May 27, 2021, and Thursday, June 3, 2021. Educational credits are awarded per session, and a participant can receive up to eight hours of continuing education credits.
The Dell Medical School in collaboration with the National Academy of Medicine and Shatterproof is organizing the Stigma of Addiction Summit on June 10th from 12pm to 6pm EST.
This free, half-day, virtual, action-oriented summit will be entirely dedicated to understanding, addressing, and eliminating the harmful impacts of stigma on people who use drugs.
Get involved!
1) Register for the free event: https://nam.edu/event/stigma-of-addiction-summit/
2) Submit an abstract as part of the innovation session showcasing initiatives, ideas, and research to eliminate stigma of substance use disorders. See below and the attached PDF. Abstracts are due April 23.
3) Share with your colleagues – forward this message and share on social media!
Should you have any questions about the Summit, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Bottner at richard.bottner@gmail.com.
Learn more about our conferences and educational opportunities
Addiction Medicine Spring and Fall Conferences provide up-to-date substance use related education, applicable across general medical as well as addiction specialty practices.