Quality Events

Join us for the this RHeSUS Substance Use Disorders Lunch & Learn webinar featuring Bobby Redwood, MD. Dr. Redwood is a dual-trained emergency medicine and preventive medicine physician and is WHA’s physician quality improvement advisor. Dr. Redwood's portfolio includes opioid stewardship, medications for opioid use disorder, stigma reduction and physician engagement in quality improvement. Clinically, Dr. Redwood is an Emergency Medicine Physician, affiliated with Absaroka Emergency Physicians in Bozeman, Montana. He is the current president of the Montana Chapter of ACEP and the Montana Naloxone Project. 

As naloxone distribution programs expand, communities face ongoing challenges in maintaining consistent supply, funding, partnerships and equitable access. This session will focus on real-world strategies to build and sustain effective naloxone distribution efforts across health care systems, community settings and public policy environments. Through case examples, data insights and interactive discussion, participants will explore how to strengthen infrastructure, foster partnerships and overcome barriers to long-term program success. 

Target Audience:

MDs/DOs, Advanced Practice Practitioners, Social Workers, Behavioral Health Providers, Peer Recovery Service Providers and anyone who treats and cares for people struggling with substance use disorder.

 Objectives:

As a result of participation in this educational series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

• Formulate treatment & prevention plans for patients engaged in risky and problem substance use.
• Deliver appropriate preventive services to people who misuse alcohol and other drugs.
• Select appropriate pharmacotherapy for patients who have an alcohol or other substance use disorder.
• Collaborate w/ multi-disciplinary teams to identify community resources to facilitate health and recovery for people engaged in risky and problem use of alcohol and other drugs.
• Identify sociodemographic factors contributing to the impacts of alcohol and other drugs and strategies to address resulting health disparities.

No registration is required.

Please use this link to join:  https://uwmadison.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinservice/sites/uwmadison/meeting/download/f823078f4b66475ea5034abdc2148411?MTID=m0ac2e5a7e524aefc04fdd2f3a5378269