MA OBAT ECHO®: Novel Strategies for Harm Reduction from a Community Health Center

Tuesday, 2/11/25, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Virtual event via Zoom

Credits available

As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Allyson Pinkhover, MPH, CHO, CPhT, will identify harm reduction strategies that can be used at community health centers (CHCs), discuss the role of harm reduction in addressing health disparities, examine the integration of harm reduction into primary care services, explore legal considerations to harm reduction services, and discuss how to develop strategies for funding harm reduction work in CHCs. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.

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MA OBAT ECHO®: Using Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Work

Tuesday, 2/25/25, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Virtual event via Zoom

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As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Brittany Carney, DNP, FNP-BC, will describe the basic skills used in motivational interviewing and identify areas where practice can be improved using motivational interviewing. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.

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MA OBAT ECHO®: Information about Substance Use Disorders and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Tuesday, 3/11/25, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Virtual event via Zoom

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As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Gregory Dorchak will discuss how federal civil rights statutes protect individuals with substance use disorders and explain how to file complaints or raise issues with violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.

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MA OBAT ECHO®: Alcohol, Alcohol Policies and Injustice: The Big Picture

Tuesday, 3/25/25, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Virtual event via Zoom

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As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, David Jernigan PhD, will review historical injustices around alcohol sale and consumption, explain how alcohol-related injustices continue in the present day, and discuss individual and policy-level interventions to address alcohol-related injustice. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.

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MA OBAT ECHO®: Treating Pregnant People with Opioid Use Disorder

Tuesday, 5/13/25, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Virtual event via Zoom

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As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Sarah Bernstein, MD, will discuss considerations when treating pregnant people with opioid use disorder and review medications for opioid use disorder in the context of pregnancy. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.

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MA OBAT ECHO®: Treatments for Pain in the Context of Substance Use Disorders

Tuesday, 5/27/25, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Virtual event via Zoom

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As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Emily Hurstak, MD, MPH, MAS, will review the prevalence and types of pain syndromes among patients with opioid use disorder; describe how living with chronic pain impacts recovery outcomes, including risk for relapse and overdose; and discuss options for integrated treatment of pain in substance use disorder treatment settings. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.

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Past events

MA OBAT ECHO®: Substance Use Disorders and Nutrition

Tuesday, 1/14/25, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Virtual event via Zoom

Credits available

As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Gabrielle Simons, MS, RD, LDN, will explain the relationship between substance use disorders (SUD) and nutrition and discuss clinical skills for addressing nutritional deficits in conjunction with SUD care. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.

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MA OBAT ECHO®: Mental Health Prescribing for People with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder

Tuesday, 1/28/25, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Virtual event via Zoom

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As part of the twice-monthly MA OBAT ECHO® series, Judith Austin, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, will identify common psychiatric disorders that may be present in persons with substance use disorder and discuss how to initiate and provide patient information on commonly prescribed psychiatric medications. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.

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