Ending the Opioid Epidemic Webinar Series: Webinar 1.

Title: Ending the Opioid Epidemic Overview and the Importance of Overcoming Stigma

The opioid epidemic began about 18 years ago and continues to necessitate public health focus as overdose deaths continue. In this webinar, participants will learn about the epidemic’s history, opioid use related stigma and the associated impacts of this stigma and the need to help all people realize the important treatment principle that opioid use disorder is a treatable chronic disease.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the current national trends in the opioid epidemic
• Define opioid use related stigma
• Explain the impacts of opioid use related stigma
• Identify solutions to the opioid epidemic

Speakers

Renata Henry, M.Ed
Executive Director, Danya Institute
Project Director, Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
Principal Investigator for Central East's Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and the Central East Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)

Holly Hagle, PhD
Program Director/Assistant Research Professor in the Collaborative to Advance Health Services, University of Missouri-Kansas City’s School of Nursing and Health Studies
Co-Director of the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network Coordinating Office(NCO)
Principal Investigator (PI) for the Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) NCO

Audience

This webinar series is appropriate for physicians, nurses, social workers, case managers, public health practitioners, and other health professionals who would benefit from the information.

Disclosure(s)

Planners have no conflicts of interest relative to this educational activity. Speakers had no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Ending the Opioid Epidemic Webinar Series

Series Description:

The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center have created a six-part interactive webinar series which has been designed to introduce diverse strategies for success in ending the opioid epidemic. Participants will hear from legal, social, medical, and community intervention experts in a strategy-gathering information exchange. The webinars will be an hour in length and will include Q&A as well as audience interaction via polling. We welcome you to join us for the entire series or for individual webinars such as this one!