Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey’s 40th Statewide Conference on Disordered Gambling
2022-09-23 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey 40th Annual Statewide Conference
“Problem Gambling: Be Informed – Be Empowered”
Location: Conference Center at Mercer (Mercer County Community College) – 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550

RARC Trainee Appreciation Night
2022-09-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Courtyard, 683 Hoes Ln West, Piscataway., NJ, 08854, United States
When: Thursday, September 22, 2022
Time: 5:00pm onwards
Where: The courtyard between the School of Public Health (SPH) Building and Center for Advanced Biomedicine (CABM) Building on Busch Campus – 683 Hoes Ln West, Piscataway.
RSVP: Click here

As part of post-doc appreciation week (Sept 19-23), the RARC would like to show our appreciation for the incredible contributions that our post-docs and other trainees make to the world-class addiction research being carried out here at Rutgers. In this spirit, we invite all post-docs, graduate students, research assistants and any other trainees working across our 4 research domains (Basic Science; Epidemiology, Etiology and Prevention; Treatment and Recovery; Public Policy) to join us for pizza and drinks on Thursday, September 22, 2022 on the Busch Campus. We will use this as an opportunity to discuss upcoming trainee-focused RARC initiatives (e.g. travel awards) and to canvass your input on how we can best foster our trainee community within the RARC. We look forward to seeing you!

988 Suicide and Crisis Care Transformation (Virtual)
2022-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
RBHS Professional Well-Being Event
Topic: Learn more about 988, who should call, why to call, what happens when you call, how it differs from 911, and what the larger mental health crisis response system can do.
Audience: Open to all (Virtual)
Link to Register and Attend:
https://rutgers.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RpKw_3YWRMSt1aEtT6vVbA

NJAMHAA Fall Conference: Opportunity Meets Innovation: Behavioral Health Today and Tomorrow
2022-09-22 09:00 - 16:00
New Jersey Association of Mental Health & Addiction Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA) will host its Fall Conference, Opportunity Meets Innovation: Behavioral Health Today and Tomorrow on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

What can you expect?
* Leaders from the Office of National Drug Control Policy will present on America’s Drug Control Strategy
* Keynote presentation and several workshops will provide strategies for improving staff recruitment and retention
* Other workshops will present tools for enhancing quality of services and achieving positive health outcomes
Conference Pricing:
Member – $100; Non-Member – $200
Event details including registration, agenda, speakers, and workshops can be accessed HERE.
If you need further assistance, please contact Tara Shiffert, Event Planner, at tshiffert@njamhaa.org.

Opioid Summit - The Evolving Opioid Crisis: A collaborative Approach
2022-09-21 08:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
Welcome to the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services 2022 Opioid Summit! The purpose of this Summit is to present relevant, research-based information to addiction professionals, medical professionals, nursing professionals, social workers, peers, family members and other community stakeholders. Numerous initiatives have been created throughout New Jersey to support treatment and recovery services for opioid use disorder (OUD). Over the past several years however, New Jersey residents have faced additional stressors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Summit aims to address the impact of COVID-19 on OUD, as well as provide information on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), alternatives to pain medications, OUD and mental health, harm reduction, innovative, evidence-based and best practices for OUD treatment, recovery support systems, and OUD treatment.
Keynote: Dan Scneider

The Sins of the Fathers: Transgenerational Effects of Paternal Cocaine
2022-09-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Instructor: Chris Pierce, PhD, MS
Professor, Brain Health Institute and Psychiatry, Associate Director for Education and Training in BHI, Rutgers University

To Participate In Virtual Grand Rounds:

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 947 9583 7547
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NJMS.Rutgers.edu/Psychiatry

Virtual Seminar: Social reward to protect against substance use disorders
2022-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Rutgers Cell Biology, Neuroscience & Physiology (CBNP) Student Hosted Seminar
“Social reward to protect against substance use disorders”
Marco Venniro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology University of Maryland – School of Medicine
Monday, September 19th @12:00 PM
Meeting Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/97856824450?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 978 5682 4450
Password: [REDACTED]
Hosted By: Hunter Lanovoi, Doctoral Candidate

Democracy and Power: Why Voting Matters for Our Health
2022-09-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
What do democracy and power have to do with health and health equity? And what role can public health play in promoting inclusive democratic practices?
Jeanne Ayers, R.N., M.P.H., Executive Director of Healthy Democracy Health People will answer these questions, along with addressing conceptual frameworks and practices aimed at improving the health of people in our democracy and the health of democracy itself.
Healthy Democracy Healthy People (HDHP,) a coalition of major public health and civic engagement groups working to ensure access to the ballot for all eligible voters and will serve as an introduction to the Health & Democracy Index. The Index is designed to provide a shared health equity analysis of voting policies and serve as a tool to strengthen civic and voter participation. Finally, strategies and tools to promote inclusive democratic practices in public health practice will be shared.

Poison Prevention for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and their Caregivers Webinar
2022-09-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
When you think of poisons in the home, household cleaners, antifreeze, and laundry detergent probably come immediately to mind. In fact, the list of toxic substances in the home is much wider. Poisons can include medications taken incorrectly, as well as recreational drugs/alcohol, environmental hazards, and even improperly handled food like meat or seafood. Individuals with I/DD necessitate special considerations to stay safe in the family homes, a group home, or while in the homes of others.
Join us for a conversation with Eward Greene, Health Educator from the NJ Poison Center (NJPIES), about potential hazards, proactive poison prevention methods, and who to call for help.

Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day
2022-09-14

OBAT Navigator Training
2022-09-13 09:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) navigators play a critical role in the expansion of medications for addiction treatment (MAT) services in New Jersey. Under the New Jersey MATrx model, OBAT navigators are integral team members in OBAT practices who are tasked with initiating and maintaining a psychosocial treatment plan (care plan) that supports patients through all phases of their treatment.
Hosted by the Camden Coalition, this training series of six webinars focuses on foundational knowledge and actionable information for OBAT navigators such as:

Introduction to substance use disorders, harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and the OBAT model
Approaches for building relationships and putting harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and care-planning into practice in a clinic-based setting
Best practices in connecting patients to behavioral health and social service resources including specific community resource identification and referral tools

The training series is free for OBAT navigators and providers/clinical support staff. If you are not an OBAT navigator or a provider but are interested in participating in the training, please contact us. Please also note that participants are required to attend all 6 sessions in order to receive a Certificate of Completion. If you are unable to attend all of the sessions, please contact Camden Coalition for approval before registering.

September 13 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
September 20 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
September 27 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
October 4 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
October 11 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
October 18 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET

License specific CEUs are available for Nurses, Social Workers, Pharmacists and Physicians, and interdisciplinary continuing education credits are available for other disciplines.

Project ECHO: Recovery and a Whole-Centered Approach to Care
2022-09-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
The topic of this session will be on recovery and a whole-centered approach to care.
Project ECHO is straight-forward, specific and applicable. At every live session we explore active patient challenges from multiple perspectives. We each hold a piece of the puzzle and everyone is welcome to share experiences. You’ll meet practitioners from across the state through a simple video interface and become part of a collegial community. You’ll have a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

RARC Fall Retreat
2022-09-09 08:30 - 18:00 | Busch Student Center, 604 Bartholomew Rd, Piscataway, NJ, 08854
This inaugural one-day event will be an opportunity to learn about the breadth of on-going addiction research and clinical services at Rutgers, meet new colleagues, and find out about new initiatives being launched by the RARC this year – to include pilot grants, speaker series, and faculty recruitments. Poster session and reception to follow.
To view the event schedule and registration: Click here

Highlighting Addiction Recovery Webinar
2022-09-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
People in recovery will share their journey from addiction to recovery in this webinar being held to highlight National Recovery Month.

Secrets, Stigma, and Shame: Progress on Physician Mental Health and Suicide
2022-09-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Instructor: Katherine Gold, MD, MSW
Departments of Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, UM Depression Center, University of Michigan, Medical Director, Luke Clinic

To Participate In Virtual Grand Rounds:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94795837547?pwd=[REDACTED] Wx2OTB0c1o4WEtLcGw1R2ptZz09

Meeting ID: 947 9583 7547
Password: [REDACTED]

NJMS.Rutgers.edu/Psychiatry

Project ECHO: Cannabis Use Disorder in the OUD Patient
2022-09-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
The topic of this session will be about co-occurring cannabis use disorder and opioid use disorder.
Project ECHO is straight-forward, specific and applicable. At every live session we explore active patient challenges from multiple perspectives. We each hold a piece of the puzzle and everyone is welcome to share experiences. You’ll meet practitioners from across the state through a simple video interface and become part of a collegial community. You’ll have a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

Engaging Families in Substance Use Treatment: A Family-Centered Approach
2022-08-30 13:00 - 2022-08-31 15:30 | Virtual
Hosted by University Behavioral Health Care
This is a two-day interactive workshop. This activity provides learners with information about youth substance use through the lens of the family system. Strategies for youth empowerment, family centered treatment approaches, and cultural considerations are discussed.
