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Description

Don't miss out on the Jeffrey Samet lecture finale with Dr. Nabila El-Bassel. In this enlightening session, Dr. El-Bassel will explore the dynamic landscape of mobile health technologies and their role in providing integrated services for individuals dealing with addiction and HIV/STIs. This lecture promises to be a fascinating journey through the intersection of technology and public health, offering a glimpse into innovative approaches to improving healthcare accessibility and delivery. Join us for an engaging and forward-looking discussion on this important topic.

IMPORTANT: This is a hybrid event, BMC/BU staff are wlecome to attend virtually or in person at 801 Massachusetts Ave Boston MA 02118 (Crosstown Building) 2nd floor Conference Room 2128. All non BMC/BU staff are welcome to attend virtually. If you are BMC/BU staff attending in perosn please notify Miriam.komaormy@bmc.org 

Speakers

Dr. Nabila El-Bassel, BSW, MSW, PhD, DSW

Dr. El-Bassel is a University Professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work. She is the Director of the Social Intervention Group (SIG), a multidisciplinary center focusing on developing and testing effective community-engaged prevention and intervention models that address the drug overdose crisis, HIV, and gender-based violence. Dr. El-Bassel is also the Director of Columbia University’s recently established Center for Healing of Opioid and Substance Use Disorders (CHOSEN). In addition, she directs the Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (GHRCCA) with main offices in New York City and Almaty, Kazakhstan and research sites in a number of Central Asian countries. GHRCCA’s mission is to advance solutions to public health and social issues in Central Asia through research, education, training, policy analyses and dissemination of findings. Professor El-Bassel has designed and tested a large number of cutting-edge, multilevel HIV and drug use prevention and intervention models for women, men, and couples in diverse settings such as drug treatment and harm reduction programs, primary health care clinics, and within the criminal justice system. She serves on numerous NIH committees. Dr. El-Bassel has published more than 400 papers in the fields of addiction, HIV and gender-based violence. Her scientific scholarship and research leadership contribute meaningfully to the design of evidence-based solutions to public health epidemics and mental health affecting populations across the US and globally.

Objectives

• Identify the advantages of Mobile Health Clinics (MHCs) for people who use drugs.
• Recall evidence supporting the efficacy of MHCs in harm reduction.
• Understand the importance of integrated intervention research on MHCs for substance use and HIV.

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS)

Accreditation information

REQUIREMENTS for credit

1. Register for training.
2. Arrive/log into the training no more than 10 minutes after designated start time for program.
3. Identify yourself by typing your full name into the chat and ensuring your zoom name matches that used to register for training (or you cannot be marked on attendance).
4. Be present through the end of the activity (i.e. until the designated end time of training).
5. Complete evaluation within 2 weeks of program completion.

Please note this policy is strictly enforced for accreditation purposes. Participants will forfeit collection of credit and certificates of completion if more than 10 minutes of the training is missed.

Joint Accreditation Statement for CME, Nursing and Social Work

In support of improving patient care, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CME

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing

Nursing Contact Hours: 1.00 number of contact hours of which 0.00 are eligible for pharmacology credit.

Social Work

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 general continuing education credits.

Disclaimer

Continuing education (CE) requirements vary by license and jurisdiction. When requesting continuing education credits, please ensure you are following the rules and regulations determined by the board regulating your license. Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA does not oversee adherence to licensing requirements and regulations.

THIS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. IN NO EVENT SHALL BOSTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAM. IN NO EVENT SHOULD THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAM BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE. NO PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS BEING ESTABLISHED. IN NO EVENT SHOULD INFORMATION IN THE MATERIALS REGARDING LAWS, REGULATIONS, OR LEGAL LIABILITY BE CONSIDERED LEGAL ADVICE OR USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSULTING WITH AN ATTORNEY.

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