Substance Use Disorder Services in the Days of a Pandemic (Part 3): Gifts of the Pandemic

DESCRIPTION

The pandemic has brought challenges and disruption to substance use disorder services along with opportunities. The presentation will examine these new opportunities and “how to get there.”

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will:

Recognize some of the opportunities that have resulted from the pandemic.
Explore the role of resilience in responding to service needs during the pandemic, and as a path to opportunities.

PRESENTER

Sheila Weix

Sheila Weix, MSN, RN, CARN

During her tenure as a leader in SUD treatment, Sheila Weix has been involved with emergencies related to the HIV epidemic, 9/11, and the 2008 economic collapse. She is currently applying this experience in an outpatient treatment service that includes medication-assisted treatment in rural Wisconsin during the COVID19 pandemic.