Cultural Humility and Medication Assisted Treatment

Cultural Humility: Reducing Stigma to Reduce Harm

Objectives:

• Vocabulary of Addiction and Treatment
• Reasons Why People Use Drugs
• Substance Use Disorder explained
• Myths about People who Inject Drugs
• Responding with a Person-Centered Approach
• Principals of Building Relationships with People Who use drugs
• Harm Reduction
• Services Provided

Presented by: Rheannon Croy, Assistant Director of Program Services, with The Alliance for Positive Health

Medication Assisted Treatment: What a Non-Prescriber Needs to Know

Objectives:

• Understand the diagnosis of Opiate Use Disorder.
• Learn the criteria for when doctors prescribe buprenorphine.
• Understand the different forms of buprenorphine available and how it works.
• Learn about diversion and legal issues that surround MAT and patients with OUD.
• Review effectiveness of treatment.
• Understand the role of harm reduction in the lives of those that suffer from OUD.
• Have accessible resources on OUD and MAT for your own research after the presentation.

Presented by: Kristin Mack, D.O. - Lead Physician at Ticonderoga and Moriah Health Centers for Hudson Headwaters Health Network.

Target Audience:

• Pharmacists
• Unwaivered Providers
• Law Enforcement Officers
• Area ER Providers
• EMS/First Responders
• Community Leaders