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CPD 1: LAN MAT: What You Need to Know - An Overview of Long-acting Naltrexone (LAN)

Opioid misuse and addiction is a serious national crisis.

• Affects public health and social and economic welfare.
• Daily, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids.
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Melanie Dicks, PharmD

CPD 2: Risky Business - Screening Patients for Substance Use Disorder

According to the Substance Use Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) nearly 80% of people with an opiate use disorder do not receive treatment. Because of this more healthcare providers need to screen...

CPD 3: Help Me Find My Way - Referring Patients to Treatment & Resources

According to the Substance Use Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) nearly 80% of people with an opiate use disorder do not receive treatment. More healthcare providers need to screen for substance...

CPD 4: Medications Used to Treat Opiate Use Disorder​

Substance use disorder (OUD) is a treatable, chronic disease that often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Individuals who are under the influence of these substances often engage in risky and...

CPD 5: Powering Recovery - Other Substance Use Disorder Treatments

According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and...

CPD 6: Pain & Promise - Pain Management and Patient Contracts

Higher opioid prescribing puts patients at risk for addiction and overdose. According to the CDC (2016) since 1999 more than 165,000 people have died of an overdose related to prescription opioids and as many...

CPD 7: Crosstalk - Communicating and Addressing Patient Challenges

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a treatable, chronic disease that often involves cycles of relapse and remission due to complex interactions in the brain, heredities, and an individual’s environment...

Beacons of Hope: Discussing Naloxone with Patients

Current primary care practice sites are ripe with patients who may need naloxone as a reversal agent to be used in the event of an opioid overdose or emergency. Primary care providers need additional education...

Weighing the Odds: LAN MAT Risks & Benefits

Current primary care practice sites are rarely providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as part of the comprehensive care needed for patients who suffer from substance use disorder (SUD) and are seen in...

Tis The Season. . . For Vaccines!: Pediatric Immunizations for the Fall Respiratory Season

The CDC has newly issued recommendations for the monovalent COVID booster targeting new strains for everyone older than 6 months of age. In addition, there are two new RSV vaccines, one for...

Truth or Consequences – Dispelling Vaccine Myths

The CDC has newly issued recommendations for the monovalent COVID booster targeting new strains for everyone older than 6 months of age. In addition, there are two new RSV vaccines, one for...

KyPQC: Mamatoto Village - The Movement of Collective Care

The Mamatoto Village describes a community-based integrated care program focused on improving the health status and outcomes for black families in Washington, DC. The program has several important key...

KyPQC: Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Mortality & Morbidity in Kentucky

This presentation examines the intricate relationship between substance use disorder, mental health conditions, and intimate partner violence as contributing factors to maternal mortality and injury....

KyPQC: Hot Topics: New AIM Bundle; Postpartum Depression/SUD Screening; Newborn Screening

This session includes segments with overlapping coverage of screening programs aimed at identifying mental health conditions and substance use disorder in patients presenting to labor and delivery departments...

KyPQC: Preventing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) describes the constellation of signs and symptoms associated with intrauterine substance exposure. In Kentucky, NAS is a reportable condition that is analyzed and published...

Co-Morbid Medical Illnesses as a Cause for Dementia and Decline

Co-morbid chronic health conditions may be responsible for the appearance of dementia or sudden changes in cognitive, behavioral, and psychiatric symptoms of disease. Such disease states are often...

Non-Alzheimer's Dementias: Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Vascular Dementia

Dementia with Lewy Bodies is a common but under recognized form of dementia. Lack of education regarding the clinical diagnosis results in under-diagnosis of this disorder and suboptimal treatment of these...

Overview of Dementia & CMS Long Term Care Requirements

Utilizing a series of cases, participants will demonstrate newly acquired skills in the recognition and diagnosis of dementia in CNF residents. Participants also need to demonstrate the ability to...

Recognizing Medical Conditions that Mimic Dementia

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Spine Disease

This activity will provide education for primary care physicians in spine care. It will also help identify red flags and make a more specific diagnosis. As a result, patients will get the correct treatment and...

Pharmacy-based initiative in the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder and Harm Reduction

Pharmacy-based care normalizes receipt of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), which may increase treatment engagement and reduce stigma and overdose...

Tips for Prescribing/Dispensing Controlled Substances Within the Law

Drug overdose is a huge problem facing the health care system in Kentucky. Drug overdose deaths are acute poisoning deaths due to prescription or illicit drugs. According to data from the National Center for...

Part 2: The Intersection of Criminal Legal system Involvement and Behavioral Health for Treatment

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Syringe Services Programs

Syringe Services Programs (SSP’s), also called Syringe Exchange Programs (SEP’s), are a key component of a comprehensive strategy to address the opioid, HIV and Hepatitis C epidemics, providing...

Treatment of OUD in LGBTQ+ Populations

Individuals that identify as LGBTQ+ have unique healthcare needs and treatment considerations. Understanding Minority Stress and how this affects recovery is crucial for the treatment of OUD in the LGBTQ+...

Making Strong Referrals for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Individuals with substance use disorders often face barriers to seeking sustainable resources to improve their recovery capital.  Transition between care settings presents vulnerabilities to individuals...

Q&A Making Strong Referrals for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Individuals with substance use disorders often face barriers to seeking sustainable resources to improve their recovery capital.  Transition between care settings presents vulnerabilities to individuals...

Q&A The ADA and Its Implications for Patients with OUD: A Workshop

Patients with opioid use disorder have a disability that is protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),...

SMART Recovery: SMART Recovery for Concerned Loved Ones & Family and Friends

SMART Recovery tools uses evidence-based methods that have been proven to be more successful than harsh interventions or complete detachment, but if often not recommended by healthcare professionals when...

Q&A SMART Recovery: SMART Recovery for Concerned Loved Ones & Family and Friends

SMART Recovery tools uses evidence-based methods that have been proven to be more successful than harsh interventions or complete detachment, but if often not recommended by healthcare professionals when...

Alcohol Use Disorder in the Hospitalized Patient

Alcohol consumption is common and with that, alcohol use disorder (AUD) is also common. It is estimated that 20% of patients admitted to the hospital have an alcohol use disorder. Learning to diagnose AUD...

Q&A Session for Alcohol Use Disorder in the Hospitalized Patient

Alcohol consumption is common and with that, alcohol use disorder (AUD) is also common. It is estimated that 20% of patients admitted to the hospital have an alcohol use disorder. Learning to diagnose AUD...

The ADA and Its Implications for Patients with OUD: A Workshop

Patients with opioid use disorder have a disability that is protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),...

Q&A Overview of Xylazine

Xylazine is a non-opioid used as a sedative for animals and is gaining emergence across the USA.  Xylazine is most often found mixed into opioids like fentanyl to extend the effects. Many individuals...

Overview of Xylazine

Xylazine is a non-opioid used as a sedative for animals and is gaining emergence across the USA.  Xylazine is most often found mixed into opioids like fentanyl to extend the effects. Many individuals...

Harm Reduction in the Time of Fentanyl: A Canadian Perspective

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Q&A Session for Chronic Pain Management in PWUD

Pain is often misunderstood and not adequately treated by providers. Additionally, studies have shown that there is a provider bias when treating non-white patients for chronic pain.  As a result,...

Opioid and Cannabinoid Interactions: Abuse Potential and Clinical implications

Individuals that use opioids often use cannabinoids Faculty

Part 1: The Intersection of Criminal Legal system Involvement and Behavioral Health

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Q&A Session: Functional Family Therapy: A Strong Foundation for Practice with Families Who Are Stuck

If you ask most people what is important to them, Faculty

Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine

Individuals with OUD need more treatment options that can address...

Rapid Drug Testing and Checking

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Reducing Stigma: The Past, Present and Future of Recovery

Drug overdose is a huge problem facing the health care system in Kentucky. Drug overdose deaths are acute poisoning deaths due to prescription or illicit drugs. According to data from the National Center for...

Approach to the Patient with Back Pain - "Oh My Aching Back!” (enduring)

This activity will provide education will for primary care physicians in the care of the back. It will also help identify red flags and make a more specific diagnosis. As a result, patients will get the...

Healing the Opioid Crisis with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: Outcomes and Mechanisms of An Evidence-Based Therapy for Chronic Pain, Opioid Misuse, and Addiction

The opioid crisis and chronic pain have been empirically linked to the rising tide of morbidity and mortality (↑ 0.5% a year since 1998) observed among white U.S. adults.  Opioid addiction and...

Q&A A Discussion on Boundaries for Peer Support Specialists and Care Navigators

Peer support specialist (PSS) and care navigation services, especially in SUD treatment, is a novel growing field and it is important for these individuals to understand their profession role and...

A Discussion on Boundaries for Peer Support Specialists and Care Navigators

Peer support specialist (PSS) and care navigation services, especially in SUD treatment, is a novel growing field and it is important for these individuals to understand their profession role and...

Q&A Healing the Opioid Crisis with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: Outcomes and Mechanisms of An Evidence-Based Therapy for Chronic Pain, Opioid Misuse, and Addiction

The opioid crisis and chronic pain have been empirically linked to the rising tide of morbidity and mortality (↑ 0.5% a year since 1998) observed among white U.S. adults.  Opioid addiction and...

Q&A Session Cancer, Pain, and Opioid Use Disorder

Almost two million Americans are diagnosed with a new cancer and 33% will experience moderate or severe pain.  Patients who are also diagnosed with an Opioid Use...

Cancer, Pain, and Opioid Use Disorder

Almost two million Americans are diagnosed with a new cancer and 33% will experience moderate or severe pain.  Patients who are also diagnosed with an Opioid Use...

Racial Inequities in Substance Use Treatment

Overdose deaths per 100,000 people occur at a higher rate with the Black/Non-Hispanic and American Indian, Alaska Natives than with White/Non-Hispanic group.  Culturally responsive services are crucial to...

Q&A for Treatment of OUD in LGBTQ+ Populations

Individuals that identify as LGBTQ+ have unique healthcare needs and treatment considerations. Understanding Minority Stress and how this affects recovery is crucial for the treatment of OUD in the LGBTQ+...

KyPQC: Addressing the Co-occurring Needs of Women and Families Experiencing Violence

The Kentucky Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KyPQC) utilizes the platform of the annual meeting to provide education in clinical practice guidelines, profile evidence-based processes of care, and highlight...

KyPQC: It Didn’t Have to be this Way

The Kentucky Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KyPQC) utilizes the platform of the annual meeting to provide education in clinical practice guidelines, profile evidence-based processes of care, and highlight...

KyPQC: Leading with Our Hearts: Understanding and Addressing the Challenges of Empathy and Compassion when Working with High Need Patients

The Kentucky Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KyPQC) utilizes the platform of the annual meeting to provide education in clinical practice guidelines, profile evidence-based processes of care, and highlight...

2022 HRS - Potential Sequelae of Injection Drug Use

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services, including 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and...

2022 HRS - Recovery Capital: Assets, Not Abstinence

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services, including 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and...

2022 HRS - The Kentucky Opioid Response Effort: Harm Reduction Principles and Strategies

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services, including 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and...

2022 HRS - Building A Movement To End The Intersecting Issues Of Overdose, Homelessness And Incarceration

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services, including 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and...

2022 HRS - Building a Peer Workforce to Support Harm Reduction and Wellness

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services, including 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and...

The Beautiful Boy

Health care providers, family members, and friends need to have the skills to prevail over the anger and hopelessness that is felt when dealing with the affliction of addiction by utilizing "great...

Event Reporting and Patient Safety Optimization

Increased reporting of medication safety events by all practitioners within our health system. Lack of knowledge related to the impact that reporting all medication events, regardless of level of harm that may...

Sources of Radon: Module 2

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in those who have never smoked and the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

Module 2 introduces the basic properties and characteristics of...

Radon Testing and Mitigation to Protect Health: Module 3

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in those who have never smoked and the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

Module 3 addresses radon testing, radon mitigation, radon-resistant...

Public Health Responses to Frequently Asked Questions About Radon: Module 4

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in those who have never smoked and the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

Module 4 addresses past scientific debate and current consensus about...

Radon Policy and What Health Professionals Need to Know: Module 5

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in those who have never smoked tobacco and the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking.

Module 5 covers the need for federal and state radon...

What Patients Need To Know About Radon: Module 6

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in those who have never smoked tobacco and the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking.

Module 6 covers the importance of risk communication,...

Can we talk? Navigating the Challenging Conversation Concerning Suicide

In a time when behavioral health issues are being discussed...

Navigating Healthcare

Healthcare workers have...

Questions and Scenarios for Navigating Healthcare 

Healthcare workers have...

Viewing Substance Use Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

The purpose of this training is to educate the participants about the Trauma-Informed Care Continuum and the pervasiveness of trauma in our communities, including the current opioid crisis and substance use...

Updated Overview of Substance Use Disorder

Understanding addiction is essential to successfully addressing it. By understanding the neurological responses to substances and theories of addiction, participants will better be able to treat patients with...

Substance Use Disorder: Language and Stigma

Language can be used intentionally or unintentionally to perpetuate stigma in a healthcare setting. Changing our language is a crucial component of reducing stigma to improve the lives and health of people who...

Behavioral Addictions

Several behaviors—including gambling, internet gaming, and binge eating—significantly Faculty

Questions and Scenarios for Behavioral Addictions

In recent years, there has been an increase in the use and subsequent harm from synthetic substances available in “headshops” and online. Awareness of these substances and their effects is...

Q&A and Scenarios for Substance Use Disorder: Language and Stigma

Language can be used intentionally or unintentionally to perpetuate stigma in a healthcare setting. Changing our language is a crucial component of reducing stigma to improve the lives and health of people who...

Q&A and Scenarios for Updated Overview of Substance Use Disorder

Understanding addiction is essential to successfully addressing it. By understanding the neurological responses to substances and brain changes that occur during addiction, participants will better be able to...

Therapeutic Use of KASPER and Urine Drug Screening and Testing in Clinical Practice

2021 Kentucky Harm Reduction Summit - A Statewide Collaborative Approach to Improving Care for Pregnant People Affected by Opioid Use in Massachusetts

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services including: 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and prevention, 5)...

2021 Kentucky Harm Reduction Summit - COVID-19, Mental Health and Substance Use: Rapid Research Review and Implications for Prevention

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services including: 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and prevention, 5)...

The Here and NOWs of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Utilizing Science to Improve the Care of Infants with Antenatal Opioid Exposure

There is no nationally accepted standard approach to the assessment of and care for infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. There is paucity of data on behavioral and neurodevelopmental outcomes for...

2021 KyPQC Recordings - Maternal Health Equity in Vulnerable Populations - Morbidity, Mortality and Racial Disparities: What Can We Do?

The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world, and 60 percent are preventable. The death of a neonatal nurse in the hospital where she worked illustrates a profound...

2021 KyPQC Recordings - IL Perinatal Quality Collaborative: Mothers and Newborns affected by Opioids

ILPQC works closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health Regionalized Perinatal System, state health agencies, associations, and advocacy groups to improve obstetric and neonatal care to reduce...