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This presentation discusses strategies to identify South Africa HIV ATTC training and technical assistance offerings that meet stakeholder needs, particularly with mental health and substance use topics. We particularly focus on the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) training model.

This manual was developed as part of a PhD by the South Africa HIV ATTC Co-Director, Dr. Goodman Sibeko. Initial piloting took place at two non-profit organizations after ethical approval was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee (913/205) of the University of Cape Town.The manual now serves as the basis of the training approach used by the South Africa HIV ATTC to help organisations improve mental health care as a means of reducing HIV risk and improving HIV treatment outcomes.

This manuscript describes a pilot study of the mental health training manual used by the South Africa HIV ATTC. Results indicated that community health workers demonstrated significantly improved knowledge, confidence, attitudes, and tolerance to rehabilitation of the mentally ill in the community. The manuscript was written by Dr. Goodman Sibeko, the South Africa HIV ATTC Co-Director, and Professor Dan Stein, the Project Director, and published June 2018 in BMC Psychiatry.

In this webinar, Joe Glass, PhD, MSW, of Kaiser Permanente WA Health Research Institute, examined the stigma of substance use disorders. Dr. Glass reviewed the scientific evidence about how stigma shapes healthcare experiences and treatment seeking, and discussed practical issues such as why and how to avoid using stigmatizing language.

This is the third webinar in a three-part series on workforce recruitment and retention in behavioral health, with a specific focus on the field of addictions. In this webinar, Dr. Christine Chasek, Director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, shares strategies for recruiting and retaining skilled behavioral health professionals to ruralareas. Dr. Michael Flaherty offers insight on recruiting and retaining peer support workers.

The purpose of this introductory training is to provide HIV clinicians with a detailed overview of the neurobiology of addiction, the impact of HIV on the brain and central nervous system (CNS), and the detrimental impact of the intersectionality of multiple stigmatized identities. This training is a companion to, and can be conducted in conjunction with the “How Change Happens: Substance Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS” training curriculum.

The purpose of this training is to provide HIV clinicians with an overview of the challenges and strategies for change in working with individuals living with HIV/AIDS and a diagnosis of a substance use disorder. This training is a companion to and can be conducted in conjunction with the “Nature of Addiction and HIV” training curriculum.

This webinar provides an overview of the Substance Use Disorders Initiative, a program developed at Massachusetts General Hospital to improve the quality, clinical outcomes, and value of addiction treatment by implementing a chronic disease model of care across the system. The Initiative includes inpatient and outpatient clinical services, SUD specific treatment services in the ED, integration of addiction services into primary care, and more.

Presentation by Dr. Michael McNett on alternatives to opioids for pain management.

Webinar presentation by Dr. Bryan Garner on how to use implementation science frameworks to implement evidence-based practices.

Webinar presentation on implementing National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services.

Crystal methamphetamine use has increased among MSM of Color in New York City in the past few years. This webinar will introduce participants to crystal methamphetamine use among MSM. This webinar will introduce participants to crystal methamphetamine use among MSM. It will describe crystal meth, reasons why MSM of Color are using it, the effect of crystal meth on HIV, routes of administration, pharmacology, and treatment options.

Working with persons from diverse backgrounds in any discipline requires that professionals engage in a culturally responsive manner that can enhance the clinical processes used to provide individualized treatment and health care. This interactive two-part webinar (90 minutes each) will present on the importance of acknowledging our own values & beliefs.

In this webinar, Dr. Dennis Donovan, PhD, of the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, describes the Healing of the Canoe (HOC) project, a collaborative between the Suquamish Tribe, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (PGST), and the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI) to plan, implement, and evaluate culturally grounded interventions to reduce health disparities and promote health with both Native American tribes. Download slides | Learn more about Healing of the Canoe | Watch recording Webinar category: Specific populations

The July 2018 Dialogue discusses the STR-TA Consortium, Minority Mental Health Month, awareness events, Central East on the Move, and regional news.

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Reference reading list of sources for HIV clinicians concerning medical marijuana.

This is the second webinar in a three part series on workforce recruitment and retention in behavioral health, with a specific focus on the field of addictions. The first webinar provided an overview of core concepts, the data on recruitment and retention, and showcased innovations by the State of Massachusetts. This second webinar will provide a broad review of recruitment and retention strategies, followed by a specific focus on recruiting and retaining people of color into the workforce.

This webinar will explore the intersection of tobacco, marijuana, and E-cigarettes. The webinar will drill down and look at e-liquid and e-aerosol, showing that is it isn't "just water vapor" and focus on some of the potential health consequences. Also addressed is the new Juuling phenomenon, while also addressing "dripping" and "dabbing." The webinar will introduce viewers to the new Heat-not-Burn product, IQOS, that is being promoted by Philip Morris International around the world.

Please join us for the first webinar in the Opioid Prescribers' Series. This webinar will describe how to improve patient safety by instituting a set of universal precautions for opioid prescribing in primary care based on leading clinical guidelines. Key points to be addressed are: 1) How the propose guideline principles were determined, 2) Key guideline principles for opioid prescribing, and 3) Methods for guideline implementation.

Learn: 1. Implementation Science: What it is and why it is beginning to receive so much attention in behavioral health 2. Implementation Science models that guide the field and their relevance to implementing evidence-based practices and organizational change. 3. The key points of Diffusion of Innovations, by Everett Rogers, an essential reference book for implementation science and organizational change professionals

In this webinar, presenter Harold Gates of the Midwest Center for Cultural Competence will focus on defining the term cultural competence (CC). He also introduces the CC continuum of care and the CLAS standards.

This presentation provides an overview of drug and alcohol use in South Africa, with a particular focus on people living with HIV. Additionally, the South Africa HIV ATTC's mission, objectives, and training targets are contextualised within this drug and alcohol addiction context.

Dr. Ryan Westergaard specializes in infectious disease and substance use disorder treatment. In this webinar, he provides an overview of the intersection between injection drug use, opioid use disorders, and HIV and viral hepatitis infections.