Updates
Proposed Bill Could Make Remote Addiction Treatment Permanent
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently introduced the Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act to support the expansion of telehealth services for substance use disorder treatment. The bill would...
SAMHSA : Health Privacy Rule Revised, Modernizing Care Coordination for Americans Seeking Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced the adoption of the revised Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulation, 42 CFR Part 2. The new rule advances the integration of healthcare for individuals...
Treating Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in Their Homes
More than 2 million people in the U.S. with an opioid use disorder (OUD) need treatment and an increasing number of individuals are receiving treatment, yet less than 20% receive effective medications such as buprenorphine. There are myriad reasons why individuals...
New NC Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health recently updated the provisional data on opioid-related poisoning deaths (NC OCME), and the opioid overdose and unintentional med/drug overdose with potential for abuse emergency department...
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resiliency: Opportunities for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders
Dr. Paul Lanier of the UNC School of Social Work presented on Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resiliency: Opportunities for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders at the Governor’s Institute’s recent Addiction Medicine 2020 conference held May 1 and 2. Here...
Hepatitis C and HIV PrEP: An Overview for Primary Care and Addiction Providers
Drs. Rebecca Grandy and Shuchin Shukla of MAHEC Family Medicine presented a talk on “Hep C and HIV PrEP: An Overview“ at the Governor’s Institute’s recent Addiction Medicine 2020 conference. There was not sufficient time for all of the questions so we asked them to...
This program will educate controlled substance prescribers on different aspects associated with pain management, including effective utilization of controlled substances to manage pain as well as identifying signs of patient abuse or misuse of these medication. Completing this activity will fulfill 1.5 hours of the controlled substance CME/CPD requirement for the providers who prescribe controlled substances in NC.
These trainings are provided by by Area LAHEC in partnership with Community Impact of North Carolina and supported by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, with funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, State Opioid Response Supplemental – Prevention Funds.
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Addiction Medicine Spring and Fall Conferences provide up-to-date substance use related education, applicable across general medical as well as addiction specialty practices.