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.

 

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.

 
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.

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

National Perspectives on Harm Reduction and Community Health

This session describes the impact of drug use from a national and local perspective, examines the social impact of drug use on communities, and identifies national and local harm reduction activities. Surveillance data will be presented to highlight national and local trends.

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

 

Nurturing Resilience: Building Stronger Futures Through Harm Reduction

This module provides insights on and discusses evidenced-based strategies to promote harm reduction among the youth population.