Addiction Medicine ECHO

Project ECHO and the ANTHC Behavioral Health partnered to develop a virtual learning network focused on improving delivery of addiction medicine and medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

What is it about?

This partnership aims to:

• Enhance best practices relevant to rural Alaska needs
• Troubleshoot and overcome barriers
• Offer support and resources to empower providers
• Inform providers on the latest policies and practices

Who should attend?

Health care providers who want to learn more about addiction medicine, providers interested in starting a MAT program, and current practitioners of addiction medicine looking to support a community of practice. CEs will be available for session attendance.

When?

The program launches Jan. 28 and will run every second and 4th Thursday of each month via Zoom throughout 2021.

Addiction Medicine ECHO 2021 Session Schedule:

Meeting Date	Addiction Medicine Topic
28 January	Addiction Basics
11 February	Stigma and MAT
25 February	Alaska Native Culture: Healing Through Indigenous Practices
11 March	Harm Reduction
25 March	Overview and Evidence Base for MAT
8 April	Special Considerations for Buprenorphine
22 April	Alternatives and Adjuncts to MAT
13 May	Prescribing: Dose Finding, Compassionate Tapering and More
27 May	When a Higher Level of Care is Needed
10 June	Treating Polysubstance Use
24 June	MAT for Tobacco Use Disorder
8 July	Epidemiology and Neurobiology of AUD in Alaska
22 July	MAT for Alcohol Use Disorder
12 August	Stimulants and Opioids
26 August	Benzodiazepines and Opioids
9 September	Common Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions
23 September	Implementing Trauma-Informed Care Into Your Practice
14 October	Treating ADHD and OUD at the same time
28 October	Integrated Care: Role of Case Management, Peer Support and Behavioral Health
11 November	Psychiatric Medication and MAT
25 November	Common Co-Occurring Conditions
9 December	Chronic Pain and Non Opioid Pain Management
23 December	Hepatitis, HIV and substance use
13 January	Pregnancy and MAT
27 January	Treatment Approaches and High Success Rate Programs

Contact:

Contact us at behavioralhealth@anthc.org to learn more or click here to register.

Past session recordings:

• January 28, 2021 Addiction Medicine ECHO, didactic recording (January 28, 2021)
  • ANTHC Clinical ECHO Series Basics, PDF
• Stigma and MAT, didactic recording (February 11, 2021)
  • Stigma and MAT, PDF
• Alaska Native Culture Healing Through Indigenous Practices, didactic recording (February 25, 2021)
  • Alaska Native Culture Healing Through Indigenous Practices, PDF
• Harm Reduction, didactic recording (March 11, 2021)
  • Harm Reduction, PDF
• MAT For Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), didactic recording (March 25, 2021)
  • MAT For Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), PDF
• Special Considerations for Buprenorphine, didactic recording (April 8, 2021)
  • Special Considerations for Buprenorphine, PDF
• Alternatives and Adjuncts to MAT, didactic recording (April 22, 2021)
  • Alternatives and Adjuncts to MAT, PDF

The Addiction Medicine ECHO is supported by a grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE), Improving Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Services for Underserved Populations and Communities. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the FORE.