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SUMMARY:NCCIH Full-Day Meeting on Cannabinoids and Pain
DESCRIPTION:If you’re interested in research on cannabinoids\, pain\, or both\, I hope you’ll join us virtually for the 2024 National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Cannabinoid Research Principal Investigators Meeting on Tuesday\, June 4\, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. The meeting is free\, and everyone is welcome to attend. Registration is open now. \nThis meeting is the final one for the group of investigators who have been conducting NCCIH-supported projects on the mechanisms underlying the analgesic properties of minor cannabinoids and terpenes. It has two goals: \n\nTo highlight the progress made over the past 5 years.\nTo discuss challenges faced by researchers working in this field and look ahead to new opportunities to advance the science on cannabis\, cannabinoids\, and pain.\n\nAt the meeting: \n\nTwenty-one investigators who have been doing research on cannabinoids and pain will briefly summarize their projects.\nOur keynote speaker\, Daniele Piomelli\, Ph.D.\, Pharm.D.\, of the University of California\, Irvine\, will give an overview of the safety and efficacy of cannabis-based products in animal models and clinical studies.\nStaff from NCCIH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will provide updates on new National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiatives and resources for cannabis research\, including the Cannabis Resource Center initiative\, and supplier representatives will give updates on cannabis products for research.\nRepresentatives from NIDA\, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration\, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will discuss new and existing legislation\, policies\, and regulatory oversight for cannabinoid research.\nStaff from nine NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) will explain their ICs’ priorities for cannabis research.\n\nIt’s going to be a very exciting day\, particularly for investigators who are interested in new research opportunities and potential collaborations in this field. We welcome you to view the detailed agenda and register online.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nccih-full-day-meeting-on-cannabinoids-and-pain/
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SUMMARY:APS Professional Development Webinar: Navigating the Grant Writing Process: Tips for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:This Professional Development webinar will focus on strategies for effectively framing grant proposals and navigating the grant-writing process. \nLearning Outcomes:  \n\nIdentifying potential grant opportunities.\nWriting strong grant applications.\nNavigating the grant application process.\nManaging grants.\n\nSpeakers:  \nJared Medina is an associate professor at Emory University. He is a cognitive neuroscientist who studies tactile psychophysics\, neural plasticity\, qualia\, embodiment\, sense of self\, and cognition and perception in people who have experienced strokes. He has won 10 grants including grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Psyche Loui is an associate professor at Northeastern University. She is a cognitive neuroscientist who studies the networks of brain structure that enable musical processes such as auditory and multisensory perception and learning and memory of sound structure. She has won 21 grants including grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.  \n 
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/aps-professional-development-webinar-navigating-the-grant-writing-process-tips-for-beginners/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:NJPN Webinar - Play and Protect: Female Athletes & Opioids
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this FREE webinar as we explore high school and college female athletics with a focus on mental health and opioids. \nTopics discussed will include: \nYouth Prevention \nAvailable resources to prevent opioid use disorder and evidence-based strategies to reduce youth and young adult opioid use. \nOpioids & Female Sports \nCommon risk & protective factors regarding opioid prescribing and high school and college girl’s and women’s sports. \nNaloxone (a.k.a. Narcan) \nThe importance of naloxone availability\, where/how to access it\, and upcoming potential policy changes and opportunities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the New Jersey Prevention Network with support from the New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services \nRegister Today: https://njpn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4acYKQEbQ8i2xSj9CZ2JPQ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening remarks by New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin \nModerated by Diane Litterer\, CEO of the New Jersey Prevention Network \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers \nJillian Loyden \nFormer US Women’s National Team Goalkeeper\, Owner & Founder of The Keeper Institute \nAlexis M LaPietra\, DO\, FACEP \nMedical Director\, Addiction Medicine Emergency Service Line\, RWJBarnabas Health \nAngela Cicchino\, BA\, NCPRSS \nProgram Manager\, RWJBarnabas IFPR \nDr. Patricia Schram \nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics\, Harvard Medical School\, Addiction Medicine\, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics\, Adolescent Substance use and Addiction Program Boston Children’s Hospital \nErin Cohen\, CPS \nExecutive Director of Prevention Services\, Prevention Resources \nBrian Oliveira\, PharmD \nExecutive Director\, Garden State Pharmacy Owners \nDavid Nash\, Esq \nDirector of Legal Education and National Outreach\, Foundation for Educational Administration \nJanine Fabrizio \nTrainer\, NJPN
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/njpn-webinar-play-and-protect-female-athletes-opioids/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T140000
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SUMMARY:UCSF Webinar - Mandatory Warning Signs for Cannabis Use in Pregnancy: Results from the Warning Sign Evidence\, Evaluation\, and Dissemination (WEED) Study
DESCRIPTION:The Warning Sign Evidence\, Evaluation\, and Dissemination (WEED) study\, led by Dr. Sarah Roberts at UCSF\, seeks to understand the impact of mandatory warning signs (MWS) for cannabis use during pregnancy and explore pregnant people’s perspectives on MWS. Join us to hear the results from this mixed-methods study and implications for cannabis policy. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ucsf-webinar-mandatory-warning-signs-for-cannabis-use-in-pregnancy-results-from-the-warning-sign-evidence-evaluation-and-dissemination-weed-study/
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SUMMARY:GSAPP Webinar - Opioid Addiction and Its Treatment: What Every Psychotherapist Needs to Know
DESCRIPTION:Description \nAn unremitting epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths highlights the need for all mental health therapists\, regardless of professional discipline or specialty area\, to know how to evaluate\, diagnose\, engage\, treat\, and/or refer opioid-using clients they are likely to encounter in office-based practice and other clinical settings. Although medication is often the first-line treatment for opioid dependence\, the combination of targeted pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy is often more effective than either one alone. This presentation will describe the scope and consequences of opioid use; the clinical pharmacology of opioid drugs\, clinical assessment and diagnosis\, individualized treatment planning\, medications for treating opioid use disorders (including buprenorphine and naltrexone)\, and a client-centered psychotherapeutic approach that integrates evidence-based behavioral and pharmacological interventions within a harm reduction framework. Lecture material will be interspersed with case vignettes to illustrate the clinical application of this approach. \nLearning Objectives \nAs a result of attending this presentation\, participants will be able to: \n\nSummarize the scope and public health consequences of opioid use in the U.S.\nExplain the unique pharmacological actions of opioids in the body and brain.\nDescribe the most effective medications for treating opioid dependence and specific indications for their use.\nSummarize the components of an individualized client-centered approach that integrates pharmacological and behavioral interventions.\n\nInstructor Bio \nDr. Washton is a psychologist\, book author\, and founder of The Washton Group\, a private practice specializing on the treatment of substance use disorders in executives\, professionals\, adolescents\, and young adults. He has served as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine\, director of several nationally recognized addiction treatment programs\, principal investigator of research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse\, and consultant to professional sports teams\, government agencies\, media organizations\, and major corporations. He has also served as substance abuse advisor to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration\, special committees of The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives\, and the American Psychological Association. Dr. Washton has authored over 100 journal articles and nine books including “Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems in Psychotherapy Practice: Doing What Works” (2nd Edition\, 2022). \nFor more information and registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/gsapp-webinar-opioid-addiction-and-its-treatment-what-every-psychotherapist-needs-to-know-2/
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SUMMARY:NAADAC Zoom Training - Romancing the Brain: Conflict Resolution for Recovery (CRR)
DESCRIPTION:Conflict Resolution for Recovery (CRR) is a two-day therapeutic training that is skill-based and focused on the brain\, including how the brain works in conflict and strategies to affect the quality of recovery in relationships.  Upon completing the 12-hour training\, participants will earn a Certificate of Completion for 12 CEs.  In addition\, participants may apply for the CRR Facilitator’s Certificate. \nJoin NAADAC Executive Consultant Cynthia Moreno Tuohy\, BSW\, NCAC II\, CDC III\, SAP\, for a two-day virtual Romancing the Brain: Conflict Resolution for Recovery (CRR) Zoom training from 12:00pm ET to 7:00pm ET (11CT/10MT/9PT) on June 13 – 14\, 2024. The virtual CRR training is a two-day therapeutic training that is skill-based and focused on the brain\, including how the brain works in conflict and strategies to affect the quality of recovery in relationships. Upon completing the 12-hour training\, participants will earn a Certificate of Completion for 12 CEs. \nFor more information and registration\, click here. \n 
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/naadac-zoom-training-romancing-the-brain-conflict-resolution-for-recovery-crr/
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SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - The Caring Connection: Trauma-Informed Care and Recovery Planning (in Rural Communities)
DESCRIPTION:Many providers and agencies in rural communities are familiar with the core components of both Trauma-Informed Care and Recovery Planning but may not be familiar with the preparation necessary to provide trauma-informed recovery planning in collaboration with their clients. While working with clients to both plan for their recovery and address challenges to their recovery\, trauma in its many forms has a role to play as a part of this planning. This workshop will lean into providers and caregivers identifying and recognizing the role and impact of trauma on recovery planning and how to work with clients to identify when trauma activation may impact their recovery plan This workshop will review the core components of trauma-informed care and lean into how to work with clients to identify how and when trauma impacts during their recovery journey. \nPresenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles\, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center\, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2). \nFor more Information\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-the-caring-connection-trauma-informed-care-and-recovery-planning-in-rural-communities/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T130000
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SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Person Centered Care: Applications in Methadone Maintenance Treatment and Outpatient Program Settings
DESCRIPTION:Participants may be familiar with the term person-centered care\, but may struggle with how to apply this approach with clients. This workshop will define person-centered care and the application of this approach from the beginning of treatment to the end stage in outpatient settings. Participants will also learn the key components of OASAS standards of documentation of person-centered care in the treatment record of clients under their care. \nPresenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles\, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center\, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2). \nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-person-centered-care-applications-in-methadone-maintenance-treatment-and-outpatient-program-settings/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T110000
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SUMMARY:Knock Out Opioid Use Day Webinar - Opioids: Impacts of Health Disparities & Discrimination
DESCRIPTION:Learn about different aspects of the opioid epidemic from local\, state and national experts. Continuing education credits will be available for physicians\, physician assistants\, dentists\, nurses\, nurse practitioners\, pharmacists\, athletic trainers\, & EMTs. \nFor registration\, click here. \nPANELISTS: \nAarin Michele Williams\, Esq.\nAarin Michele Williams is the chief advisor to the director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. She has been admitted to the bar in NJ\, NY\, and the Southern District of New York but has appeared in various jurisdictions around the country. Williams is an experienced civil rights litigator\, social\, racial and reproductive justice movement lawyer and proud criminal defense attorney. She has held various roles with the Division on Civil Rights. In prior positions Williams was a zealous trial attorney as a NJ State Public Defender where she was a trial strategy trainer and lead lawyer handling complex felony criminal cases\, including infamous homicide cases. She has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Seton Hall Law School. She is a proud graduate of Howard University and earned her law degree for Rutgers University – Newark. \nDr. Eldene Towey\, M\nDr. Eldene Towey is chief of addiction psychiatry at Westchester Medical Center Health Services and medical director of Kyle Goldberg Turning Point Addiction Treatment Center. She is also assistant professor of addiction psychiatry at New York Medical College. Towey earned her medical degree from St. Georges School of Medicine (Grenada) in Bay Shore\, N.Y. She completed her residency and fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. Towey has given many presentations on the opioid crisis. She also co-authored a 2023 academic article examining the intersection of race and the opioid epidemic\, “Racial disparities in opioid use disorder and its treatment: A review and commentary on the literature.”
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/knock-out-opioid-use-day-webinar-opioids-impacts-of-health-disparities-discrimination/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T130000
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SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Care and Concern Interventions to Address Substance Use and Mental Health in Rural Communities
DESCRIPTION:As we think about the impact of substance use and mental health within rural communities\, a key component is accessing the resources available. In this webinar\, we will discuss potential interventions that can be implemented or strengthened within rural communities. This workshop will focus on how providers and community members can develop collaborative networks to support members of their community who may be facing substance use and mental health challenges in their daily lives. We will also discuss potential prevention methods to be introduced within community spaces to reduce the impact of substance use on individuals and families\, and increase engagement in mental health care. \nPresenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles\, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center\, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2). \nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-care-and-concern-interventions-to-address-substance-use-and-mental-health-in-rural-communities/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T090000
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SUMMARY:Addiction Policy Forum Virtual Training for Families and Caregivers - enCompass: A Comprehensive Training on Navigating Addiction
DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 24th for virtual training designed as a resource for family members trying to navigate addiction and help a loved one recover. The training includes in-depth information about substance use disorders\, treatment options\, communication strategies\, and self-care tips for caregivers. \nThis state-wide\, virtual training is offered in partnership with RecoveryOhio and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. \nAttendees will learn: \n\n\nThe Signs and Symptoms of Addiction \n\n\nGetting an Assessment and Treatment Options \n\n\nEvidenced-Based Treatment Options \n\n\nInformation on Medications to Treat Addiction \n\n\nHow to Access Recovery Supports \n\n\nHow to Start the Conversation \n\n\nHow to Set Healthy Boundaries \n\n\nRegister here!
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/addiction-policy-forum-virtual-training-for-families-and-caregivers-encompass-a-comprehensive-training-on-navigating-addiction/
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