Addiction 101- Virtual

Virtual meeting

Via Zoom

Description

This training will provide foundational knowledge on addiction as a chronic medical condition and an overview of evidence-based interventions, including medications for addiction treatment (MAT).

Intended audience

Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians

Speakers

Andrea Jodat, DNP, FNP-BC, CARN-AP (she/her)Andrea is a clinical nurse educator for Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance program, a Family Nurse Practitioner in General Internal Medicine at BMC, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Andrea earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions and is certified as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse – Advanced Practice (CARN-AP) through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board.

Vanessa Loukas MSN, FNP-C, CARN-AP (she/her)Vanessa is a clinical nurse educator for Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance, a Family Nurse Practitioner in General Internal Medicine at BMC, and an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Vanessa earned her master’s in nursing from Simmons University and is certified as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse – Advanced Practice (CARN-AP) through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board.

Objectives

At the end of this training, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:

• Describe the prevalence of substance use disorders in the US.
• Define substance use disorders as chronic medical conditions.
• Identify at least 3 evidence-based treatment strategies.
• Recognize and respond to an opioid overdose.

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS)

Funding for out of state attendees is provided by the Opioid Response Network (ORN).

Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI085588-02 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.