Center for Excellence on Addiction

VIRTUAL: Beyond Self-Care - Tending to the Wounded Healer
2023-05-19 12:45 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, NH, United States
This seminar will invite participants to reflect on their own self-care, their relationship to the larger socio-political landscape, and how each of these areas impact client outcomes. This seminar is designed as a call to action to challenge participants to step into their own healing with courage.

The Dope on Drugs
2023-05-19 08:30 - 16:00 | 130 Pembroke Road, Suite 150, Concord, NH 03301
This two-part interactive training is designed for professionals working in the field of Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders. This presentation will provide detailed information on the history, pharmacology, use patterns, and current trends associated with common and emerging substances of misuse, with a particular focus on New Hampshire.

Governor's Commission on Alcohol and other Drugs - Coordination and Cooperation Task Force Meeting
2023-05-12 09:30 - 11:00 | NH
Meetings of the Coordination and Cooperation Task Force are open to the public. Virtual attendance is encouraged. Here is the meeting’s agenda.
Meeting Summary
Meeting Minutes

6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium
2023-05-11 | NH
This free, all-day, virtual event will feature an engaging plenary, informative sessions, and a diverse array of topics addressing the most pressing behavioral health needs in older adults.

NNPHI Annual Conference: Bridging Partners to Advance Health Equity
2023-05-09 - 2023-05-11 | NH
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) is taking a more intentional effort to infuse health equity content and practices into their annual conference. The theme, Bridging Partners to Advance Health Equity, reflects commitment to bringing together partners to develop policy and program interventions that strive to eliminate racism, promote healing, and achieve health equity to protect and improve the health of all people.

Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs Meeting
2023-04-21 09:30 - 11:00 | Executive Council Chamber at the State House, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Commission meetings are open to the public.

Cannabis Use & Clinical Concerns
2023-04-20 08:30 - 16:00 | 130 Pembroke Road, Suite 150, Concord, NH 03301
This training is designed for clinicians at any experience level seeking to improve their understanding of how Cannabis use affects the central nervous system and mental health. During this training, participants will learn about the pleasure and reward neural pathways and how THC acts on specific areas of the brain.

Incorporating Sexual Health in Recovery Treatment
2023-04-17 08:30 - 16:00 | 130 Pembroke Road, Suite 150, Concord, NH 03301
The topic of sexual health casts a wide net and it can be difficult to know what topics to prioritize in treatment. This training will explore common sex education topics and introduce an established curriculum for substance use programming.

Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs – Budget Task Force Meeting
2023-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 | NH
The Budget Task Force Meeting will take place on April 14th from 2-4p.m. Budget Task Force meetings are open to the public and virtual attendance is encouraged.
Meeting Minutes

ASAM 54th Annual Conference
2023-04-13 17:30 - 2023-04-16 12:00 | National Harbor, MD
This year’s Annual Conference, Bridging Partners to Advance Health Equity, is the defining event in addiction medicine bringing together all professionals to connect, learn, and inspire. For 54 years, ASAM has been convening the addiction treatment community to showcase best practices and the latest science, research, and innovations in the field.

Rx and Illicit Drug Summit
2023-04-10 - 2023-04-13 | Atlanta, GA
This Summit is the largest national collaboration of professionals from local, state, and federal agencies, business, academia, treatment providers, and allied communities impacted by prescription and illicit drug misuse. Walk away with a greater understanding of best practices and new, evidence-based methods to help you address this ongoing epidemic that has cost us too many lives.

Internal Biases & the LGBTQIA+ Community in Substance Use & Mental Health Care
2023-04-07 08:30 - 16:00 | 130 Pembroke Road, Suite 150, Concord, NH 03301
This in-person workshop will facilitate a discussion around the impacts of ways society, and mental health practitioners specifically view LGBTQIA+ identities on the body; in particular, how experiences of oppression and marginalization can lead to stored, unresolved trauma reactions in our nervous systems. Mental health disparities and increased rates of substance use in the LGBTQIA+ community will be discussed as it relates to this unresolved trauma, and implications of clinical work with LGBTQIA+ clients will be explored.

Hybrid: Harm Reduction & Naloxone Administration
2023-04-06 09:00 - 10:45 | Hybrid: In-Person or Virtual
During this hybrid training session, attendees will identify effective management of harm reduction strategies related to opioid overdose including the administration and management of naloxone. Additionally, they will be positioned to provide trainings in their organization and community for training others to administer naloxone in a culturally sensitive manner.

Treatment Considerations in the Age of Fentanyl
2023-04-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual, NH, United States
In this free webinar, presenters will discuss practical clinical practice-based guidance on treating opioid use disorder in the age of fentanyl, the use of medications for opioid use disorder in the treatment of individuals using fentanyl, and other considerations and challenges. Please RSVP here.

Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and other Drugs – Data Task Force Meeting
2023-04-05 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-02-01 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual, NH, United States
Meetings of the Data Task Force are open to the public. Virtual attendance is encouraged.
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes

Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs - Budget Task Force Meeting
2023-03-31 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-01-27 09:30 - 11:00 | NH
Budget Task Force meetings are open to the public. Virtual attendance is encouraged.
Meeting Minutes

2023 Addiction Medicine Conference
2023-03-24 - 2023-03-25 | Renaissance Asheville Hotel, Asheville, NC
This conference will provide clinically relevant SUD knowledge and skills for physicians, advanced practice providers, and other providers working in a variety of healthcare settings.

NH Perinatal Substance Exposure Collaborative Meeting
2023-03-22 14:30 - 16:30 | Virtual, NH, United States
Review materials from the meeting:

Collaborative Meeting Notes – March 22, 2023 | Recording
Perinatal Doula CRSW Overview Presentation
UNH HLP Medicaid Unwind Presentation
State Legislative Update

Meetings for the NH Perinatal Substance Exposure Collaborative Meeting are virtual and open to the public. Please contact nhcenterforexcellence@jsi.com for meeting information.

Governor's Commission on Alcohol and other Drugs - Coordination and Cooperation Task Force Meeting
2023-03-10 09:30 - 11:00 | NH
Meetings of the Coordination and Cooperation Task Force are open to the public. Virtual attendance is encouraged.
Meeting Minutes

NH AIM/ERASE Maternal Mortality Webinar - Impact of Xylazine
2023-03-09 12:00 - 13:00 | NH
The Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network is partnering with NH Department of Health & Human Services and two national initiatives, CDC’s ERASE Maternal Mortality and The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM), to provide a webinar discussion on the prevalence of Xylazine in regional drug supply, the pharmacology and toxicity of this drug in humans, and the impact Xylazine has on treatment engagement and possible harm reduction strategies.

The Neuroscience of Addiction and Prevention
2023-03-08 06:00 - 07:00 | Virtual, NH, United States
This “live” webinar builds on the growing neuroscientific understanding of human behavior to explain the intrinsic vulnerabilities that emerge from the interaction between biological and environmental factors and the impact that drugs have on brain circuitry and behavior.

ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine Workshop
2023-02-16 10:00 - 2023-02-17 14:30 | Virtual, NH, United States
This two-day, eight-hour, virtual-live workshop is designed for providers new to the field of addiction medicine in settings such as primary care, emergency care, and behavioral health, who see patients at risk for or with substance use disorders (SUDs). Participants will be presented an overview of the basics of addiction medicine, which covers how to screen, diagnose, treat and/or refer patients with addiction, many of whom have co-occurring medical and psychiatric comorbidities.

What Does NOT Work in Prevention
2023-02-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual, NH, United States
This event will cover information on common myths and tactics that do not work in prevention and provide ways in which these tactics can be flipped to create positive impacts in the community. Register here.

Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs Meeting
2023-02-10 09:30 - 11:00 | Executive Council Chamber at the State House, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH, 03301, United States

SAMHSA's 19th Prevention Day
2023-01-30 | NH
Whether you are a prevention practitioner, community leader, researcher, scientist, consumer, or an advocate, this interactive forum has something for everyone. Please visit SAMHSA’s new Prevention Day webpage for the latest updates, workshop announcements, and guest speakers leading up to the event.

Prevention Ethics
2023-01-27 08:30 - 16:00 | 130 Pembroke Road, Suite 150, Concord, NH 03301
This training is appropriate for anyone working in the field of substance misuse prevention. Participants will explore case examples on topics ranging from confidentiality and integrity to ethical obligations and non-discrimination. Participants will engage in small- and large-group discussions of key concepts. At completion, participants will be able to: define ethics and related terms; describe the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics; and use a decision-making process to resolve ethical dilemmas.

Governor's Commission on Alcohol and other Drugs - Coordination and Cooperation Task Force Meeting
2023-01-26 09:30 - 11:00 | NH
CANCELLED DUE TO STORM
Meetings of the Coordination and Cooperation Task Force are open to the public. Virtual attendance is encouraged.

Youth Cannabis Prevention: Alternatives to Suspension and Restorative Practices
2023-01-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual, NH, United States
Please join us to hear from two New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center fellows presenting their new cannabis prevention toolkits. Please register here.
