Type: On-Demand
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.
DC Engage 3rd Annual Harm Reduction Conference
This content was originally presented at the 3rd annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference in Washington, DC. Review the content at your own pace.
Patient-Provider Relationship in Addressing Addiction
This module details effective patient-provider communication in addressing opioid use, misuse, and abuse. It identifies and describes models of communication, applying relevant content to the process of addressing opioid use disorders and the concern of stigma in clinical practice.
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.
Social Justice/Language Justice Implications for Services and Retention in Care
This group discussion focuses on social justice and retention in care.
Drug User Health in a Syndemic Environment – Strategies, Priorities, and Outcomes
These group discussions focus on drug user health in a syndemic environment.
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.
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.
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.