Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
This training will focus on the role of medication in recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD). It begins with a brief overview of the FDA approved medications for AUD, and features a panel discussion around stigma, community perceptions, and effectively incorporating medication into broader recovery plans.
Intended audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, non-clinicians, and community members.
Speakers
Rachael Christopher, RN
Rachael Christopher is a community health nurse with more than 30 years of experience. She previously led the OBAT program at South Boston Community Health Center and is also in recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder.
Eilene Grayken
Eilene Grayken founded the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center in 2017 to do the greatest good! Eilene identifies as a theater producer, writer, mother, wife, and woman in recovery.
Al Ortiz, CARC
Al Ortiz is a man in recovery and a certified recovery coach with seven years of experience working in the addiction field. Al is a father, and serves as program manager of Recovery Support Services at the Holyoke Health Center. He feels priviledged to advocate, educate, and inspire change within his community.
Matt Robert, MS
Matt Robert has moderated a variety of peer support/self-help group formats. Notably, he has been facilitating SMART recovery meetings since 2012 throughout the greater Boston area, and more recently, an ‘all pathways approach’ called Open Source Recovery (OSR). He has used his experience to train facilitators and speak at professional conferences about the SMART program.
Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:
- Develop interdisciplinary approaches to care that integrate medications for alcohol use disorder (AUD) into comprehensive, person-centered recovery plans.
- Describe FDA-approved medications for AUD and key considerations for incorporating pharmacotherapy into treatment and recovery planning.
- Identify strategies to address stigma and community perceptions of medications for AUD and support informed, recovery-oriented conversations with patients, families, and care teams.
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. 1H79TI088037 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.
Accreditation information
Please read the Accreditation Information section of the training registration page for accreditation details and to learn about the requirements for receiving credit or a certificate of completion.
Audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, non-clinicians, and community members.
