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Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will provide an overview of the harm reduction philosophy, strategies for integrating harm reduction into the OBAT setting, and an overview of harm reduction interventions
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Monday, 3/9/2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET |
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In-person event |
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Intended AudienceStaff of the Community Clinic of Maui dba MÄlama I Ke Ola Health Center |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will provide an overview of the harm reduction philosophy, strategies for integrating harm reduction into the OBAT setting, and an overview of harm reduction interventions
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Wednesday, 3/11/2020 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET |
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In-person event |
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Intended AudienceStaff of the Community Clinic of Maui dba MÄlama I Ke Ola Health Center |
Topic: Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction and Motivational Interviewing will be a 1-hour training with counselors and social workers from the Old Colony YMCA in Brockton, Massachusetts.
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Wednesday, 11/4/2020 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceOld Colony YMCA mental health workers |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training provides an overview of the harm reduction philosophy, strategies for integrating harm reduction into the OBAT setting, and an overview of harm reduction interventions.
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Tuesday, 2/2/2021 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe frontline staff and outreach workers of Restoration Recovery Center, Inc and CHL-Leominster. |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will review the medical ethics and tenets of harm reduction and why they are important in expanding the care continuum of people who use drugs and alcohol. It will provide practical examples of how to write and create policies from a harm reduction perspective. It will include the legalities of including harm reduction practices in different healthcare settings and considerations for harm reduction for providers with licenses.
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Thursday, 3/4/2021 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction. Guest Speaker Berto Sanchez, Program Manager at Boston Public Health Commission. |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will focus on harm reduction techniques for nicotine and tobacco use. Participants will be able to identify evidence-based strategies that may reduce nicotine/tobacco consumption. How to individualize treatment by learning how to modify FDA-approved medications will be discussed. How to identify barriers to smoking cessation among individuals with substance use disorder, from both clinician and patient standpoints will be discussed.
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Thursday, 3/11/2021 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction. Guest Speaker Hasmeena Kathuria, MD Vice-Chair of the American Thoracic Society Tobacco Action Committee |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will address cannabis use, is it safe? Why do patients find it useful? Is there benefit to medical cannabis? Can cannabis mitigate the opioid crisis? This training will address benefits and harms of cannabis and CBD.
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Friday, 3/19/2021 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction. Guest Speaker Peter Grinspoon, MD Cannabis Specialist and Health and Wellness Coach |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will review strategies to reduce communicable infectious diseases associated with injection drug use. Testing strategies and linkage to care for those patients with diagnosed blood-borne pathogens. Will review bleaching/sterilization of injection paraphernalia, serosorting or sequential drug use to prevent infection of uninfected partners. Pharmacological interventions for infection prevention including nPEP and PrEP will also be discussed.
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Thursday, 3/25/2021 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction. Guest Speaker Latisha Goullaud, Recovery Coach at Lynn Community Health Center |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will review strategies to reduce non-communicable infectious diseases in patients that use injection drugs. Safer injection technique, equipment needed for safe injection, and strategies to reduce skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) will be reviewed. Additional education will be provided about basics of wound and abscess care for patients to prevent worsening SSTIs.
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Friday, 4/2/2021 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction. Guest Speaker Mary Wheeler, Harm Reduction Specialist and Program Director at Healthy Streets Outreach |
Topic: Harm Reduction
This training will review strategies to reduce harm from inhaled and intranasal use of illicit substances. Strategies to reduce communicable infections and to prevent damage to lung and skin and soft tissue infections will be discussed. Additionally, the risks associated with open flame and adulterated substances will be explored.
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Thursday, 4/8/2021 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET |
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Virtual event |
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Intended AudienceThe entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction. Guest Speaker Jim Duffy |
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