Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
This training provides an introduction to stimulant use disorder, including evidence-informed treatments and interventions. Topics include stigma, the pharmacology and effects of psychostimulants, the identification of stimulant overdose (overamping), the management of acute stimulant intoxication, de-escalation techniques, and evidence-based treatments and interventions for stimulant use disorders.
Intended audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.
Speakers
Megan (Meg) Hudson, MSN, PMHNP-BC (she/her)
Meg is a clinical nurse educator with Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance and a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at Boston Medical Center. Prior to obtaining her MSN, she worked as a nurse care manager in the Stimulant Treatment and Recovery Clinic (START) clinic, integrating harm reduction, infectious disease treatment, medical addiction groups, and co-management of stimulant use disorders and mental health conditions. Her clinical expertise includes harm reduction, low barrier treatment, complex care management, early identification and management of acute and persistent stimulant-induced psychosis. She earned both her BSN and MSN from Regis College.
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
Following this training, participants will have the knowledge to:
- Understand the role of psychostimulants in the overdose epidemic and recognize population disparities.
- Recognize signs of stimulant intoxication, overdose (overamping), and withdrawal.
- Identify evidence-based interventions for acute stimulant intoxication and post-acute care for stimulant use disorder.
- Describe the basic principles of de-escalation to promote safety for patients with active stimulant use and their caregivers.
- Identify health risks associated with stimulant use and how to apply harm reduction interventions.
Sponsored by
Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS), 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.
Accreditation information
Please read the Accreditation Information section of the training page to learn about the requirements for receiving credit or a certificate of completion.
