Harm Reduction Learning Institute
DC Health
 

Screening, Diagnosis, and Linkage to Care to Improve Longitudinal Care for Opioid Use Disorder and Stimulant Use Disorder

This webinar discusses strategies to increase and improve clinicians’ capacity to provide care for people with OUD and substance use disorder (StUD), increase linkage to care and engagement across various settings, and increase equitable delivery and access to care/services among people who use drugs, as well as those previously underserved by overdose prevention programs.

 

Equitable Care: Empowering Clinicians in Pain Management for OUD and SUD Populations

This module provides a comprehensive understanding of pain management in individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD), through exploring the physiological and psychological implications of these disorders on pain perception and management; challenges may include balancing pain relief with the risk of addiction, addressing stigma and discrimination, and navigating complex medication regimens.

 

Opioid Overdose Prevention & Naloxone Education for Community

This module is intended for public use. By completing this module, learners will be able to utilize nasal naloxone to reverse a known overdose in emergency situations. Learners will understand how nasal naloxone reverses an overdose and will be able to summarize the epidemiology of opioid overdoses in the District of Columbia.

 

Beyond Borders: Mapping HCV Care Challenges in DC and Across the Nation

This module provides a comprehensive exploration of hepatitis C (HCV) transmission, prevention, and treatment. Participants will review demographics of high-risk populations, learn about the revolutionary impact of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), and evaluate strategies for universal HCV testing in reducing transmission rates and improving public health outcomes.

 
2nd Annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference: Justice and Equity for Community Health

Social Justice/Language Justice Implications for Services and Retention in Care

This group discussion focuses on social justice and retention in care.

 
2nd Annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference: Justice and Equity for Community Health

Drug User Health in a Syndemic Environment – Strategies, Priorities, and Outcomes

These group discussions focus on drug user health in a syndemic environment.

 
2nd Annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference: Justice and Equity for Community Health

Self Care Discussion with DC Engage Micro-Grantees

DC Engage’s annual Harm Reduction Conference brings together harm reductionists, community members, and experts to discuss the latest practices, techniques, and important issues in the harm reduction community.

 
2nd Annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference: Justice and Equity for Community Health

Harnessing the Fury: Overcoming Barriers, Unveiling Pathways, and Minimizing Harm

Dive into a discourse centered on the policy limitations impeding the implementation of comprehensive HIV prevention programs for injection drug users. Uncover the pivotal role of policy change as a linchpin of public health action. Explore the transformative potential of research-driven insights and harm reduction approaches in minimizing the deleterious effects of HIV within this marginalized community.

All four 2023 Harm Reduction Conference training sessions must be taken to receive a total of 3.25 credit hours.

 
2nd Annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference: Justice and Equity for Community Health

Drug User Health in a Syndemic Environment

This session addresses challenges related to living and accessing services in a syndemic environment. It covers those strategies that ensure individuals are able to address co-morbidities.

All four 2023 Harm Reduction Conference training sessions must be taken to receive a total of 3.25 credit hours.

 
2nd Annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference: Justice and Equity for Community Health

Social Justice/Language Justice

This plenary focuses on how to eliminate and replace stigmatizing language and negative bias while also using person-first language within communities of people who struggle with substance use disorder to increase access to services and successful retention in care.

All four 2023 Harm Reduction Conference training sessions must be taken to receive a total of 3.25 credit hours.