Webinar: More Than Health Care VI: SSPs and Public Health
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Description
The sixth part of NEAETC's series will focus on the intersection of treating substance use, HIV, and hepatitis C. Speakers will outline public health data relevant to Syringe Service Programs and their role as tools of prevention and engagement in treatment in different communities in Massachusetts. Best practices and overcoming challenges in establishing SSPs and community health center partnerships will be presented in a panel-style discussion.
Check out the topic page, Substance Use and HIV from NEAETC's online HIV Resource Library.
Speakers:
Julie Talbot, MPH, Director, Community Programs, Lynn Community Health Center
Patrick Bonville, Case Manager, Lynn Community Health Center
H. Dawn Fukuda, ScM. Director, Office of HIV/AIDS, MA Department of Public Health
Mary Wheeler, Program Director, Healthy Streets Outreach Program
Dianne Kuzia Hills, LICSW, Executive Director, My Brother's Table
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education and New England AIDS Education and Training Center. The UMMS-OCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement: The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: Under the auspices of the New England AIDS Education & Training Center, this offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 2.4 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Community Health Workers: this offering meets the requirement for a maximum of 2 credit hours, as specified by the Board of Certification of Community Health Workers, MA Department of Public Health.
Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.
Funding: This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1OHA29294 (AIDS Education and Training Centers) awarded to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). This information of content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education and New England AIDS Education and Training Center. The UMMS-OCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement: The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: Under the auspices of the New England AIDS Education & Training Center, this offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 2.4 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Community Health Workers: this offering meets the requirement for a maximum of 2 credit hours, as specified by the Board of Certification of Community Health Workers, MA Department of Public Health.
Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.
Funding: This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1OHA29294 (AIDS Education and Training Centers) awarded to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). This information of content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education and New England AIDS Education and Training Center. The UMMS-OCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement: The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: Under the auspices of the New England AIDS Education & Training Center, this offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 2.4 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Community Health Workers: this offering meets the requirement for a maximum of 2 credit hours, as specified by the Board of Certification of Community Health Workers, MA Department of Public Health.
Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.
Funding: This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1OHA29294 (AIDS Education and Training Centers) awarded to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). This information of content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Materials
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Behavioral Prevention
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Community linkages