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 2021-2022 Session Schedule:
| Meeting Date | Addiction Medicine Topic |
|---|---|
| 27 January | Treating ADHD & OUD at the Same Time |
| 10 February | Common Co-Occurring Physical Conditions |
| 24 February | Chronic Pain and Non-Opioid Pain Management |
| 10 March | Hepatitis, HIV and substance use |
| 24 March | Hepatitis, HIV and substance use |
| 14 April | Treatment Approaches and High Success Rate Programs |
| 28 April | Treatment Approaches and High Success Rate Programs |
| 12 May | Enhance Engagement in Care: Building a Therapeutic Relationship |
| 26 May | Motivational Interviewing |
| 9 June | Contingency Management and CRAFT |
| 23 June | Traditional Healing (Kratom & Abrogain) |
| 14 July | Screening Tools |
| 28 July | Setting Goals and Monitoring Progress |
| 11 August | Developing a Treatment Contract |
| 25 August | Opioid Monitoring and Addressing Positive Drug Screens |
| 8 September | When to Consider Discharge |
| 22 September | How to Measure Success |
| 13 October | Clinic Workflow and Program Management |
| 27 October | Provider Burnout |
| 10 November | Dual Relationships nd Rural Communities |
| 8 December | Legal and Policy Issues |
Contact:
Contact us at behavioralhealth@anthc.org to learn more or click here to register.
Past session recordings:
- Psychiatric Medication and MAT, didactic recording (January 13, 2022)
- Common Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions, didactic recording (December 9, 2021)
- Street Beliefs of Harm Reduction: Dispelling Myths, didactic recording (November 11, 2021)
- Naloxone and Fentanyl, didactic recording (October 28, 2021)
- Pregnancy and MAT, didactic recording (October 14, 2021)
- Pregnancy and MAT, PDF
- Integrated Care Role of Case Management Peer Support and Behavioral Health, didactic recording (September 23, 2021)
- Implementing Trauma-Informed Care into your practice, didactic recording (September 9, 2021)
- Benzodiazepines and Opioids, didactic recording (August 26, 2021)
- Stimulants and Opioids, didactic recording (August 12, 2021)
- MAT for Alcohol Use Disorder, didactic recording (July 22, 2021)
- Epidemiology and Neurobiology of AUD in Alaska (July 8, 2021)
- MAT for Tobacco Use Disorder, didactic recording (June 24, 2021)
- Polysubstance Use, didactic recording (June 10, 2021)
- Polysubstance Use, PDF
- When a Higher Level of Care is Needed, didactic recording (May 27, 2021)
- Tapering and discontinuing medications for addiction treatment, didactic recording (May 13, 2021)
- Alternatives and Adjuncts to MAT, didactic recording (April 22, 2021)
- Special Considerations for Buprenorphine, didactic recording (April 8, 2021)
- MAT For Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), didactic recording (March 25, 2021)
- Harm Reduction, didactic recording (March 11, 2021)
- Harm Reduction, PDF
- Alaska Native Culture Healing Through Indigenous Practices, didactic recording (February 25, 2021)
- Stigma and MAT, didactic recording (February 11, 2021)
- Stigma and MAT, PDF
- January 28, 2021 Addiction Medicine ECHO, didactic recording (January 28, 2021)