Research Alert: June 23, 2015
Webinar Reminder: Prevalence of Opioids and the Workforce to Provide Treatment in Rural and Urban Settings
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2015
Time: 10:00am Pacific, 11:00am Mountain, 12:00pm Central,
1:00pm Eastern
Duration: approximately 60 minutes
Holly Andrilla from WWAMI, and John Gale along with Jennifer Lenardson from Maine will provide an overview of their research on the prevalence of opioid use disorders in rural and urban settings and discuss issues with regard to workforce and providing treatment. Question and answer will follow.
The United States is experiencing an epidemic of
opioid-related deaths driven by excessive prescribing of
opioids, misuse of prescription drugs, and increased use
of heroin. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has
funded research at the WWAMI and the University of
Southern Maine Rural Health Research Centers to explore
the prevalence of opioids in rural and urban settings, as
well as availability of workforce to provide treatment
for opioid use disorder. Holly Andrilla from WAMMI, and
John Gale along with Jennifer Lenardson from Maine will provide an overview of their
research with Q&A to follow.
Connection Information:
Webinar URL:
https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/gateway_rural_opioid_research/
Enter as a guest and type your name.
Use your phone and call 888-469-2038.
Participant passcode: 3363788.
The webinar is free, no registration is required, but participation is limited to the first 200 to log-on that day.
If the webinar reaches capacity, you will be able to access the recording, archived on the Gateway website!
Questions? Contact:
Shawnda Schroeder, PhD
Rural Health Research Gateway
shawnda.schroeder@med.und.edu
Additional Resources of Interest:
- More information about the Maine Rural Health Research Center
- More information about the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
- More information from the Rural Health Information Hub's topic guides: Healthcare Workforce, Mental Health, Substance Use and Misuse