Lisa Taylor, a family nurse practitioner at Siletz Community Health Clinic, shares the story of the Siletz Community Health Clinic in creating a medication-assisted treatment program to combat the opioid… […]
Type: Past Presentation
Managing Pain in Patients with Substance Use Disorder | May 16, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Robbins, Internal Medicine Physician at OHSU, shows how the neurobiology of pain mirrors the neurobiology of addiction and identifies ways to improve pain management in patients with substance… […]
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Helping with Diabetes: Avoiding Harm | May 2, 2019
In this presentation, Dr. Mary Carol Greenlee, practitioner at Western Slope Endocrinology in Grand Junction, Colorado, shares information about several harmful effects of uncontrolled diabetes, how to avoid these harmful… […]
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Integrating Culture-Based Strategies to Address SUDs | May 2, 2019
Dr. Melissa Walls, Director of the Great Lakes Hub for the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, examines the role of culture as a health promoting factor in AI/AN… […]
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The Role of Behavioral Interventions in Substance Use Disorder Treatment | April 18, 2019
Dr. Danica Love Brown, Behavioral Health Manager at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, describes different types of behavioral therapies, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement… […]
Alcohol Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy | April 4, 2019
Dr. Zeina Saliba, Medical Director of George Washington University Hospital Psychiatric Services, discusses pharmalogic options for treating alcohol use disorder, their benefits, side-effects, and risks. Dr. Saliba also shares dosage… […]
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Introduction to Peer Recovery Mentors: A New Perspective in Non-Traditional Settings | March 21, 2019
O’Nesha Cochran, a certified peer recovery mentor, shares her story and provides an overview of peer recovery support, how people interested in peer recovery can become certified, and potential barriers… […]
Surveillance To Detect Hepatocellular Carcinoma | March 12, 2019
Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rising quickly in the United States, and AI/AN people are being affected greater than any other group. Dr. Brian McMahon, Director of the Liver… […]
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The Language of Addiction | March 7, 2019
Dr. Karla Thornton, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, speaks about the importance of using non-stigmatizing language in substance use and shares the… […]
Addressing the Evolving Opioid and HCV Epidemics | February 27, 2019
Annette Hewitt, Nurse Practitioner for the Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, explains parallels between the opioid and HCV epidemics. She also discusses harm… […]
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