Cultural Humility and Medication Assisted Treatment

October 4, 2022
1:00pm—3:00pm
Elizabethtown
Exact location TBD

This training will also be offered virtually

Cultural Humility: Reducing Stigma to Reduce Harm

Objectives:

• Vocabulary of Addiction and Treatment
• Reasons Why People Use Drugs
• Substance Use Disorder explained
• Myths about People who Inject Drugs
• Responding with a Person-Centered Approach
• Principals of Building Relationships with People Who use drugs
• Harm Reduction
• Services Provided

Presented by: Rheannon Croy, Assistant Director of Program Services, with The Alliance for Positive Health

Rheannon Croy joined the Alliance for Positive Health In 2017, serving as the agency’s Program Manager, overseeing the Harm Reduction Program in 6 rural counties in Upstate New York. Rheannon has been instrumental in expanding the Alliance’s Syringe Exchange and Opioid Overdose Prevention programs and spearheading the agency’s efforts to develop and implement the HCV Patient Navigation Program and Drug User Health Hub. Rheannon assumed the role of Assistant Director of Program Services at the Alliance in 2020 and continues to oversee the management of the grant funded programs, as well as the CJI initiative. Rheannon has been in recovery from addiction for 12 years. Her personal experiences allow her to present a well-rounded view of what many PWUD (people who use drugs) experience.

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT): What a Non-Prescriber Needs to Know

Objectives:

• Understand the diagnosis of Opiate Use Disorder.
• Learn the criteria for when doctors prescribe buprenorphine.
• Understand the different forms of buprenorphine available and how it works.
• Learn about diversion and legal issues that surround MAT and patients with OUD.
• Review effectiveness of treatment.
• Understand the role of harm reduction in the lives of those that suffer from OUD.
• Have accessible resources on OUD and MAT for your own research after the presentation.

Presented by: Kristin Mack, D.O.  - Lead Physician at Ticonderoga and Moriah Health Centers for Hudson Headwaters Health Network.

Kristin Mack, D.O. is the Lead Physician at Ticonderoga and Moriah Health Centers for Hudson Headwaters Health Network. Dr. Mack practices Rural Family Medicine with broad-spectrum approach including Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Use Disorder. Based on providing this care as a part of her practice for the entirety of her career, she advocates for cultural change to recognize substance use disorders in the same way as any chronic condition that needs regular treatment processes that can be done at a primary care level with a trusted provider.