CBHRS

The Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services at ISER and the Alaska Department of Corrections will hold workshops December 6, 7, and 8, with presentations on treatment and therapeutic interventions for sex offenders with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities. The workshops will be held in Room 106 at UAA's Gorsuch Commons, and will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. all three days. The last day for registration is December 4.

Originally published on November 1, 2017. 

Event Date: June 13, 2017

Explore current media campaigns in the U.S. that have been shown to be effective in preventing prescription drug misuse. The chart includes campaign description, theme, target audience and contact information.

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Event Date: May 30, 2017

This webinar (1h 22m) is Part 3 in a three-part series on strategies to prevent nonfatal and fatal overdose from prescription drugs (i.e. reduce harm). Three strategies in the context of harm reduction (overdoses from Rx opioids, and illicit (heroin) opioids) are covered: prescriber education, overdose education, and naloxone education and distribution.

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Webinar Date: May 2, 2017

This archived webinar explores the value of collaborating with diverse partners as a strategy for expanding the reach, and deepening the impact, of activities to prevent prescription drug misuse and overdose. It also explores what “next level” collaboration looks like for states and tribes, and features prevention practitioners who have successfully leveraged collaborations to strengthen their prevention outcomes.

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Event Date: April 27, 2017

This webinar (1h 29m) is Part 2 in a three-part webinar series with descriptions of strategies to reduce the availability (i.e. supply) of prescription drugs for non-medical use. Discussion topics include the following strategies: prescriber education, tracking & monitoring, detail access restriction, enforcement strategies, and proper medication storage and disposal.

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Event Date: April 13, 2017

This webinar (1h 28m) is part 1 in a three-part series to reduce demand to prevent prescription drug dependency or misuse. This webinar discusses the following demand reduction strategies: patient education, prescriber education, information dissemination campaigns, and social marketing campaigns.

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Event Date: February 16, 2017

This webinar (1h 6m) highlights innovative approaches states are using to reduce prescription drug misuse and opioid overdose.

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Event Date: January 26, 2017

This webinar (1h 10m) explores how to use PDMP data to prevent prescription opioid misuse and abuse under each step of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) with some state examples.

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Event Date: January 10, 2017

This webinar (1h 6m) is an introduction to PDMPs for practitioners, including what they are, who can access their data, strengths and limitations, and how to access the data and use them to support prescription drug misuse prevention efforts.

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