This 90-minute webinar will explore the importance of medicines as an intervention for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), especially in rural settings. The presenter will provide a brief overview of the scope of the opioid problem and its interconnection with other substances in increasing overdose deaths as well as discuss strategies overcoming stigma faced by individuals with OUD in rural settings, medical and behavioral treatment, and strategies to prevent overdoses. Recommendations for building compassion for this hard-to-reach population and creating safe, stigma-free spaces in which to receive care will be discussed.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Identify at least three (3) key characteristics of the current opioid use epidemiology.
- Define at least two (2) treatment strategies for addressing OUD in rural communities.
- Describe two (2) strategies to create a stigma-free care environment for people with OUD.
Presenter: Thomas E. Freese, PhD, Director, UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (ISAP), Division of Addiction Psychiatry; Co-Director, Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, HHS Region 9
