Engaging and Healing: A Trauma Informed Approach
April 1, 2025This session provides an in-depth exploration of trauma-informed care, emphasizing the importance of recognizing trauma’s pervasive impact and integrating responsive practices. Participants will gain insights into fostering trust, promoting safety, and empowering individuals through culturally sensitive, evidence-based approaches that prioritize healing and resilience.
Navigating Medical Mistrust in Urgent Care and Emergency Departments
February 20, 2025This webinar will address the critical issue of medical mistrust among individuals who use drugs, especially within the high-stress environments of emergency departments and urgent care centers. Many people who use drugs face unique barriers to receiving compassionate, non-judgmental care in these settings, often due to past experiences of discrimination, stigmatization, and misunderstanding.
Screening, Diagnosis, and Linkage to Care to Improve Longitudinal Care for Opioid Use Disorder and Stimulant Use Disorder
July 22, 2024This webinar discusses strategies to increase and improve clinicians’ capacity to provide care for people with OUD and substance use disorder (StUD), increase linkage to care and engagement across various settings, and increase equitable delivery and access to care/services among people who use drugs, as well as those previously underserved by overdose prevention programs.
Optimizing Outreach Data for Community Health
July 3, 2024This webinar highlights the importance of using multiple data sources to increase the efficacy of outreach, client engagement and program success.
Equitable Care: Empowering Clinicians in Pain Management for OUD and SUD Populations
June 17, 2024This module provides a comprehensive understanding of pain management in individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD), through exploring the physiological and psychological implications of these disorders on pain perception and management; challenges may include balancing pain relief with the risk of addiction, addressing stigma and discrimination, and navigating complex medication regimens.
DC Engage 3rd Annual Harm Reduction Conference
June 3, 2024This content was originally presented at the 3rd annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference in Washington, DC. Review the content at your own pace.
Public Health Partnerships: Integrating Harm Reduction into Public Health Initiatives
May 7, 2024This webinar will introduce the concept of harm reduction and its critical role in public health initiatives, especially those focused on HIV prevention and care. The faculty will discuss the evolution of HIV services and strategies for integrating innovative harm reduction approaches into these initiatives.
Building Bridges: Stakeholder Identification and Community Engagement
May 1, 2024This webinar will provide participants insights and strategies for engaging stakeholder organizations. Faculty will discuss how to identify stakeholders, develop long-lasting and mutually-beneficial partnerships, and work in sync to uplift the communities you serve.
Patient-Provider Relationship in Addressing Addiction
February 5, 2024This module details effective patient-provider communication in addressing opioid use, misuse, and abuse. It identifies and describes models of communication, applying relevant content to the process of addressing opioid use disorders and the concern of stigma in clinical practice.
Beyond Borders: Mapping HCV Care Challenges in DC and Across the Nation
November 29, 2023On-demand module provides a comprehensive exploration of hepatitis C (HCV) transmission, prevention, and treatment. Participants will review demographics of high-risk populations, learn about the revolutionary impact of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), and evaluate strategies for universal HCV testing in reducing transmission rates and improving public health outcomes
Crossing The Threshold: Navigating The Gateway To SUD Treatment Spaces
October 26, 2023This insightful webinar will guide you through the crucial steps in accessing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment spaces.
Beyond Boundaries: Transforming Intimacy Dynamics in Drug Inclusive Relationships
October 19, 2023This webinar will provide participants with an overview of how to apply harm reduction principles for people who use drugs (PWUD) to the context of sexual health and relationships.
