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News from the Western States Node: James L. Sorensen Award
CPDD honored Jim Sorensen (who served as an MPI for the Western States Node of the CTN) and made the first James L. Sorensen Distinguished Treatment and Service Mentor award to Jeffery Samet, MD for his scientific leadership and his mentorship of addiction medicine physicians. Dr. Sorensen’s widow (Laurel Koepernik) and Jim’s brothers (Roger and Bryan) hosted a reception to present the award to Dr. Samet. The annual award remembers Jim Sorensen’s contributions to CPDD, his many years of mentoring clinicians and investigators, and his leadership in the development of Addiction Health Services and Implementation Research. Kim Hoffman, Todd Korthuis, Carmen Masson, and Dennis McCarty represented the Western States Node…
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New from the CTN Translation & Implementation SIG
March & May Webinar Recordings Available Did you miss the March and/or May meetings of the CTN T&I SIG? No worries, the recordings are now available in the CTN Dissemination Library! March 2024: Multilevel Adaptive Implementation Strategies (MAISYs) In this webinar, Danny Almirall, a statistician and effectiveness implementation intervention scientist, discussed the need for multilevel, multicomponent implementation strategies from the perspective of implementation support professionals; and multilevel adaptive implementation strategies (MAISYs) as a potential solution. May 2024: The OUD Cascade of Care: Tailoring Pathways for Buprenorphine Treatment In this one, Dr. Arthur Robin Williams, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, presented about the OUD Cascade of Care, a public…
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News from the Appalachian Node
The Appalachian Node has two new publications to report: Bulls HW, Hamm M, Wasilewski J, Olejniczak D, Bell SG, Liebschutz JM. “To prescribe or not to prescribe, that is the question”: Perspectives on opioid prescribing for chronic, cancer-related pain from clinicians who treat pain in survivorship. Cancer. 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35299. PMID: 38567685. Jennings LK, Lander L, Lawdahl T, McClure EA, Moreland A, McCauley JL, Haynes L, Matheson T, Jones R, Robey TE, Kawasaki S, Moschella P, Raheemullah A, Miller S, Gregovich G, Waltman D, Brady KT, Barth KS. Characterization of peer support services for substance use disorders in 11 US emergency departments in 2020: findings from a NIDA clinical trials network…
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CTN Youth SIG Webinar, July 19, 2024, 11am ET
The CTN Youth SIG is pleased to invite you to an upcoming presentation with two invited speakers: Presenters: Jesse D. Hinckley, MD, PhD and Chris Hammond, MH, PhD Friday, July 19th, 2024 (11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET) Join Zoom Meeting:https://dartmouth.zoom.us/j/94616304667?pwd=MHhGUjBzcmVNUVVlV1IyT0hjR3YrUT09 Meeting ID: 946 1630 4667Passcode: 047757One tap mobile+16469313860,,94616304667#,,,,*047757# US+13017158592,,94616304667#,,,,*047757# US (Washington DC) Exploring the association of cannabis use with depression and suicidal behavior in youth Jesse D. Hinckley, MD, PhDDivision of Addiction Science, Treatment & Prevention, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine School of Medicine The co-occurrence MDD and cannabis use is associated with worse mental health and substance use outcomes. Data will be presented from a secondary analysis of…
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News from the Greater Southern California Node
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NIDA HIV Seminar Series: Social & Political Determinants of HIV Among People Who Use Drugs (July 31, 1pm ET)
Join Dr. Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, on July 31, 2024 (1-2pm ET) for the next NIDA HIV Seminar! Dr. Bluthenthal is a Distinguished Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He conducts community-partnered research at the intersection of harm reduction and health disparities among people who use drugs. In this session, Dr. Bluthenthal will talk about social and political determinants of HIV among people who use drugs. Register for the seminar here!
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New from the SIGs: Primary Care SIG Page Up, New Recording from Youth SIG
Primary Care SIG Update: New Page The Primary Care SIG has a new page up on the CTN Dissemination Library website, with information about the SIG’s objectives and when it meets. Check the page out here and reach out to Maria Prado (pradom@uw.edu) if you have any questions or want to participate in their webinar series (the 4th Monday of the month from 9-10 am PT!). New Recording from the Youth SIG Did you miss the Youth SIG’s recent webinar, Substance Use Among Black Adolescents – Maximizing Strengths and Overcoming Barriers in Substance Use Prevention, presented by Kammarauche Aneni, MD, MHS last May? Find the recording on their SIG page…
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News from the Ohio Valley Node
CTN-0129 Team presents at National Indian Health Board Conference Investigators and collaborating community partners for CTN-0129 “The Great Plains Initiative” presented a discussion panel about the study at the National Indian Health Board conference on May 22, 2024 in Rapid City, SD. The panel was moderated by Brynn Luger, PhD and included Lead Investigator Donald Warne, MD, MPH, T. John Winhusen, PhD, Gene Tyon, MA of Oaye Luta Okolakiciye, Barbara Dull Knife, BS of Wakanyeia Gluwitayan Otipi, and Ellen Durkin MSW of South Dakota Urban Indian Health. Allison Kelliher, MD joined the panel via Zoom. CTN-0129 Team Dr. Warne CTN-0129 Great Plains Initiative Panel
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News from the Greater Intermountain Node
Greater Intermountain Node (GIN) Medical Clinician, Jasmin Charles, MPAS, PA-C, has been awarded the 2024 Physician Associate (PA) of the Year by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA). Read the AAPA PA of the Year Award announcement about Jasmin here. The AAPA PA of the Year Award honors PA’s who demonstrate exemplary service to the community; exemplify the PA profession’s philosophy of providing accessible, quality healthcare to all; and furthers the image of the profession in a positive, meaningful way. Jasmin is the Clinical Director of the SUPeRAD (Substance Use & Pregnancy, Recovery, Addiction, Dependence) clinic, Co-Investigator for the ELEVATE Maternal Center of Excellence, a visiting lecturer and lead…
