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2023
Interprofessional Grand Rounds - One Pill Can Kill: Updates From the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Friday, June 30, 2023, 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Auditorium H, Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours)
- CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.50 hours)
- ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.50 hours)
Join us as we discuss new knowledge presented by experts from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration:
- The recent increase in opioid use and the health crisis that has resulted in growing fatalities.
- Related crime statistics are staggering.
- Substance use disorder is on the rise.
- Physicians and nurses in all clinical settings are seeing the effects of overdoses.
- EMS personnel and police are equally challenged to respond appropriately to this growing epidemic.
Free screenings of "The Wisdom of Trauma" documentary film
June 20, 6 pm, Lebanon School District Admin Building
June 21, 6 pm, Claremont Opera House
Dartmouth Health and area organizations hosted 2 free screenings of "The Wisdom of Trauma" documentary film, featuring Dr. Gabor Mate. The film was followed by a panel Q&A/discussion with local mental health, substance use, and peer support experts.
2023 NNEPQIN, Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network, Spring Conference.
Thursday, June 8, 8:45 am to 4 pm, Livestream event
We addressed our most pressing clinical challenges:
- Strategies to screen and intervene for mental health and postpartum depression
- Management of profound cardiac decompression during labor and delivery
- Updates on fetal echocardiography, TOLAC counseling and Post-Arrive Trial outcomes
In addition, we explored how to optimize transfers from planned home to hospital births; improve our trauma-informed care and gain insight from our Perinatal Community Advisory Council Members.
SUMHI Action Update
May 1, 2023
4 to 5:30 pm
Presentations include:
- Suicide prevention activities at Dartmouth Health
Angie Raymond Leduc - Integration of clinical and community strategies to address pediatric mental health
Julie Balaban - Overview of evolving Dartmouth Health initiatives supporting employee mental health, and introduction of the team
Nikki Crean, RN and Kayla Behbahani, DO
Connect Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Virtual Full Training
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
9 am to 4 pm via Zoom
This is a best practice program seeking evidence-based recognition, developed by NAMI NH and is in compliance with New Hampshire's SB 202 Suicide Prevention Education Requirement for K-12 schools.
Participants will:
- Recognize their role as a gatekeeper; and learn to recognize risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs for suicide in persons at risk.
- Gain an increased comfort level in knowing how to connect with a person at risk.
- Have an increased awareness of how to connect a suicidal individual with resources.
Participants must be:
- age 18 or older
- Interested in this topic at a personal or professional level
- Passionate about helping others at risk for suicide
Registration
Register via our registration form, or email Angie Leduc at Angie.M.Leduc@hitchcock.org.
Enrollment is limited to the first 35 people. A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent in an email post registration.
Universal Precautions for Opioid Prescribing and Buprenorphine as a first-line consideration for Pain Management and Opioid Use Disorder
Monday, March 20, 2023
7:30 am to 12:15 pm
Virtual and in-person at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Auditoria C and D, Lebanon, NH
In this seminar, advanced practice providers and physicians will acquire knowledge and skills about universal precautions in opioid prescribing in any clinical setting. We will also address the use of buprenorphine for pain management and opioid use disorder.
Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (4.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (4.00 hours).
Psychiatry Grand Rounds 2023 - Substance Use and Schizophrenia: Cracking the Chicken-or-Egg Question, Jibran Khokhar, PhD, BSc
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
8 to 9 am
Location varies at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.75 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (6.75 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (6.75 hours)
NNEPQIN Winter Conference
Thursday, February 9, 2023
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, Webinar
We welcomed 2023 with the latest topics addressing our clinical challenges: simulation to identify perinatal safety threats; optimizing strategies to screen and intervene for SUD and mental health concerns; transfers from planned home to hospital births; updates on COVID and neonatal hydronephrosis; and sustainable ways to address staffing issues. We have something for your entire continuum of care team, from prenatal care through labor and delivery and maternal and neonatal follow-up. Multidisciplinary teams participated.
Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.75 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (6.75 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (6.75 hours)
2022
Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity
November 7, 2022
Inaugural gathering in Fairlee, VT. Learn more.
Keeping Students Safe: ECHO Cohort 2 (Virtual)
October 18 through December 13, 2022
3:30 to 4:30 pm
ECHO - Effective Strategies for Supervising Mental Health Peer Specialists
September 28, 2022, through April 12, 2023
The Impact of Opioid Use & Opioid Poisoning on the Brain
September 15, 2022
8:30 am to 4 pm
This six-hour training provided an overview of how opioid use changes the brain and affects behavior and brain injury resulting from opioid poisoning.
Celebration of six years of SUMHI (Substance Use and Mental Health Initiative)
May 25, 2022
4 to 5:30 pm
Connect Suicide Prevention for Educators
May 19, 2022
3:30 to 5:30 pm
Audience: Restricted to educators
Limited to the first 30 people
This FREE 2-hour virtual training was for educators to learn how to recognize their role as gatekeepers and risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs for suicide in at-risk persons. This training helped participants gain comfort in knowing how to connect with a person at risk and how to connect them with available resources.
Peer-assisted Recovery Training - Suicide Prevention
April 5, 2022
8:30 am to 4 pm
Danielle Mackey was the contact for registration and questions at danielle.n.mackey@hitchcock.org.
Peer-assisted Recovery Training - HIV/AIDS/HCV Prevention
March 29, 2022
8:30 am to 4 pm, via Zoom
No cost to participants
Danielle Mackey was the contact for registration and information at danielle.n.mackey@hitchcock.org.
Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches
March 22 and 23, 2022
9 am to 6 pm, via Zoom
No cost to participants
Attendees must have completed 30 hours of Recovery Coach Training. Attendees could register or ask questions by contacting Danielle Mackey at danielle.n.mackey@hitchcock.org.
Recovery Coach Academy
March 7-11, 2022
9 am to 4:30 pm, via Zoom
No cost to participants
Recovery coaches promote recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery and serving as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking or already in recovery.
If you would like to register or have questions, please contact Danielle Mackey at danielle.n.mackey@hitchcock.org.
NNEPQIN Winter Virtual Conference
February 10, 2022
The latest topics addressing our clinical challenges in 2022 was discussed:
- The impact of COVID among NNEPQIN Hospitals
- Periviability and shared decision making
- Pelvic shape and effects on fetal presentation
- Cooling for mild HIE
- Hepatitis C in pregnancy and infant follow-up and strategies to improve outcomes for women with opioid use disorders and their infants
They provided something for the entire continuum of care team from prenatal care to labor and delivery, neonatal stabilization, discharge, and follow-up.
2021
The 2021 New Hampshire Behavioral Health Summit
December 6 to 7, 2021
Manchester, NH
This summit was an exclusive statewide event in New Hampshire for behavioral healthcare providers and organizations, including mental health and substance use disorders.
Find out more at the NHBHS website
National Conference on Addiction Disorders
November 19 to 21, 2021
This conference allowed participants to discuss patient care strategies, connect and engage with national and influential leaders, and take away critical knowledge to address the significant changes in addiction treatment.
18th Annual NH Suicide Prevention Conference
November 3 and 4, 2021
Substance Misuse Prevention (SMP) Conference
October 4, 2021
The Power of Prevention celebrated partnerships to prevent and reduce substance misuse.
Download the Save the Date Flyer (PDF)
Health Equity Strategies for LGBTQ+ Youth
This three-part series in September 2021, allowed participants to gain insight into the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in Vermont, expanded their knowledge, skills, and resources for supporting youth, and explored substance use prevention strategies to improve health outcomes in this marginalized population. There was no cost to attend through a grant from the Vermont Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (ADAP).
Part 1: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Part 2: Friday, September 24, 2021
Part 3: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
For more information, refer to the event website.
Introduction to Methamphetamines (Training for NH HIDTA)
September 22, 2021
2 to 3:30 pm
For more information, refer to the event website.
Recovery-Friendly Communities, A Virtual Conversation of the Bruce P. King Community Wellness Forum
Tuesday September 21
12 to 1 pm
For more information, refer to the event flyer (PDF)
Cornerstone Webinar Series: Current Cannabis Trends and Impacts
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
1:30 to 3 pm
NADAAC offering the Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care Series (naadac.org)
June – September 2021
Webinars were also made available on NADAAC's on-demand library
For more information, refer to the NAADAC website.
Making the Connection: Exploring the Intersectionality of Social Justice and Addiction Care
September 9 to 11, 2021
The Addiction Research & Clinical Health Symposium aimed to identify, discuss, and review information and strategies that promoted evidence-based integrated addiction services with emphasis on social justice and equity-based addiction services across the care spectrum.
Resilience in Prevention: Opportunities to Adapt & Build for a Stronger Tomorrow
August 24 to 26, 2021
For more information, refer to the conference website.
The Invisible Disability: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
August 25, 2021
NHADAC - New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association is holding a two-hour training.
For more information, refer to the NHADACA website.
8th Annual VT Suicide Prevention Symposium
August 4, 2021
For more information, refer to the event website.
NH Providers Association Annual Meeting
July 15, 2021
For more information, refer to the 2021 NH Providers Association Annual Meeting Symposium website.
Chronic Pain Workshop
June-July
The Intersection of Prevention and Recovery webinar series
June 24 and 29
10 am to 1 pm
Motivational Interviewing training
June 25
Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network (NNEPQIN), 2021 Virtual Spring Conference
June 10, 2021
8:45 am to 3:15 pm
Virtual 52nd Annual New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies "Summer School"
June 7 – 11, 2021
For more information, refer to the event website.
Psychiatry Grand Rounds 2021 - The Computer Will See You Now: New Applications of A.I. in Mental Health Assessment, Intervention, and Exploration, Michael Heinz, MD
For more information, refer to our Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Credit(s): 1 Credit(s) ACCME > AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Date: June 15, 2021
Location: One Medical Center Drive, Aud G Lebanon, NH 0375
Buprenorphine Primary Care Learning Collaborative 2021 - Case reviews
Credit(s):0.75 Credit(s) ACCME > AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Date: June 25, 2021
Location: One Medical Center Drive Lebanon, NH 03756
Psychiatry Grand Rounds 2021 - Treatment of People Who Inject Drugs Hospitalized for Serious Infections, Joji Suzuki, MD
For more information, refer to our Psychiatry Grand Rounds.
Credit(s):1 Credit(s) ACCME > AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Date: 06/22/2021
Location: One Medical Center Drive, Aud G Lebanon, NH 03756
New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association
Virtual: Opioid Addiction, the Impacts of Overdoses, and Treatment and Prevention Strategies
A 3-hour training event with Haner Hernandez, PhD, CPS, CADCII, LACDCI
June 22, 2021
8:30 to 11:45 am
Virtual: Supporting Families after Death by Overdose or Suicide
A 3-hour training event with Tana Bridge, PhD, LMSW, CTP
8:30 to 11:45 am, June 24, 2021
Virtual: Recovery Coach Boot Camp
A 3 hour training with Jennifer Goulet, CRSW
9:00 am to 12:00pm, June 30, 2021
Virtual: The 12 Core Functions of a Substance Use Counselor
A 6 hour training event with Kelly Luedtke, MLADC
July 7, 2021 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Recovery Coach / CRSW Training Series
- Recovery Coach Academy: Monday, April 19 – Friday, April 23, 2021, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm via ZOOM
- Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches: Tuesday, May 4 and Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm via ZOOM
- Suicide Prevention for Recovery Coaches: Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm via ZOOM
- HIV/AIDS/HCV Prevention for Recovery Coaches: Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm via Zoom
Additional information about each session is available on the promotional flyer (PDF).
National Wellness Institute: Substance Use Disorder: Managing an Epidemic During a Pandemic
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
12 to 1 pm CT
For more information, refer to the event website.
Nursing Grand Rounds: John Broderick, Jr. and Kim LaMontagne
April 9, 2021
Changing the Culture Surrounding Mental Illness - It's Way Past Time. Watch the Video
TRUST: Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder: Maximizing Evidence-Based Practices
April 8
9 to 10:30 am
A 1.5-hour training with Dr. Richard Rawson
For more information, refer to the NHADACA event website.
SUMHI action update
Monday, March 29, 2021
5 to 6:30 pm
- Session Slides (PDF)
- Summary of Key Lessons Learned from COVID-19 from breakout rooms and discussion (PDF)
The SUMHI action update included a discussion of lessons learned by Dartmouth Health during COVID-19 in multiple behavioral health areas.
Addiction and COVID-19: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Nora Volkow
March 23, 2021
2 to 3:30 pm
Tobacco Treatment Learning Series: Smoke & Mirrors: Nicotine Dependence & Treatment in 2021
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
12 to 1 pm
For more information, refer to the event website.
Susan Tanski, MD, MPH
Associate Director, C. Everett Koop Institute and
Section Chief, General Pediatrics
Overall learning outcome
At the conclusion of this learning activity, at least 75% of participants were able to provide an overview of tobacco use including product types, associated adverse health effects, potential benefits of tobacco treatment, and treatment resources.
Learning objectives for this session
Participants were able to:
- Describe tobacco products and their associated adverse health effects,
- Articulate the potential benefits of tobacco treatment with patients and/or colleagues,
- Identify tobacco treatment resources for patients.
Dartmouth Hitchcock is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Dartmouth Hitchcock designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Dartmouth Hitchcock Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity carries 1.0 contact hour.
Contact Katie.Lenhoff@dartmouth.edu for more information.
2020
Annual New Hampshire Behavioral Health Summit
December 7 to 8, 2020
Increasing Understanding of Substance and Opioid Use Disorders
Foundation for Healthy Communities Fall Training Series
Substance use/opioid use (S/OUD) is commonly misunderstood despite its wide impact upon New Hampshire's communities. With increased knowledge and understanding of S/OUD both providers and patients can benefit.
- 10/23/2020, 12:30 – 2 pm, Unpacking Addiction: Understanding Scientific Models of Substance Use
- 10/30/2020, 12:30 – 2 pm, Treatment Without Stigma: Changing the Language of Substance Use Treatment
- 11/6/2020, 1:30 – 3 pm, Understanding the Various Pathways to Recovery
- 11/13/2020, 12:30 – 2 pm, Brief Assessment and Substance Use Screening Tools and Strategies
PCSS Clinical Roundtables - Webinars
The Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) conducted a series of special Clinical Roundtables to support interactions among addiction experts and health professionals through informal "roundtable" conversations.
Below were some upcoming webinars (all listed times are EDT):
- September 22, 2020, 12 pm: Buprenorphine, Chronic Pain and Microdosing
- September 24, 2020, 2 pm: Strategies for Handling Difficult & Complex OUD Patients
- September 29, 2020, 12 pm: Benzodiazepine Use and MAT
- October 2, 2020, 12:00 pm: Grief and Loss During Today’s Challenging Times
Creating Connections: A Granite State Integrated Care Virtual Symposium
September 21, 23, and 25th, 2020
8:30 am to 5 pm
Behavioral Health education offered by the three NH Managed Care Organizations. Free. Many sessions with CEs.
Read more information.
SUMHI action update and discussion of Dartmouth Health initiatives to optimize care of patients with mental health and substance use disorder challenges
September 14, 2020
5:00 to 6:30 pm (WebEx)
An update and discussion of Dartmouth Health initiatives to optimize care of patients with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder challenges
March 30, 2020
5:00 to 6:30 pm (WebEx)
Session slides (PDF)
Session Video Recording
Program and video segment guide
| Recording minute | SUMHI Update, March 30, 2020 topics | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Welcome and introductions | Will Torrey MD; Sally Kraft MD, MPH |
| 7:18 | NH Regional Context of DHMC Initiatives | Seddon Savage MD, MS |
| 15:11 | Behavioral Health Integration, Collaborative Care Model | Matthew Duncan, MD |
| 27:15 | Opioid Addiction Treatment Collaborative | Charles Brackett, MD, MPH |
| 34:55 | DHMC and the New Hampshire Doorway Program | Luke Archibald, MD |
| 43:21 | Center for Addiction Recovery in Pregnancy & Parenting | Julia Frew MD; Daisy Goodman CMN, DNP, MPH |
| 53:15 | Project ECHO Programming | Sally Kraft, MD, MPH |
| 1:03:56 | Drug Injection Surveillance & Care Enhancement for Rural Northern New England (DISCERNNE) Study | David DeGijsel MD, MSc, MPH; Aurora Drew PhD |
| 1:12:22 | Discussion | All |
Motivational Interviewing Basics
February 24, 2020
9 am to 4:30 pm
Presented by Ginger Ross, CRSW
Alice Peck Day Hospital, Dwinell Conference Room, Lebanon, NH
For more information, read the Motivating Interviewing Basics flyer (PDF).
Old Vices, New Devices: Vaping in 2020
February 13, 2020
A webinar that was presented by Susanne Tanski, MD, MPH
Part of the Northeast NIDA Node Science Series
For more information, visit the CTN-NE Webinar page.
2019
Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits
December 13, 2019
8:30 to 11 am
Registration begins at 8:30 am; program begins at 9:00 am
130 Pembroke Road, Suite 100, Concord, NH
For more information, read the Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits flyer (PDF).
Working with the Firearms Community to Prevent Suicide
December 11
12 pm to 1 pm
This webinar will describe the intersection of firearm safety and suicide prevention and how public health and firearm advocates have worked together on this issue. We will focus on experiences in New Hampshire where the Gun Shop Project was originally developed and how it has been implemented in a growing number of places around the county.
For more information, visit the New England Public Health Training Center website.
Health and Human Services Guide for Clinicians
MAT Courses
Monday, November 18, 2019
Bretton Woods, NH
New Hampshire Behavioral Health Summit
Monday, December 16 to Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Doubletree Manchester Downtown Hotel, Manchester, NH
For more information, view the event page.
CMC's 5th Annual Summit on Treatment of Opioid-Dependent Patients
Friday, November 15, 2019
7:30 am to 4 pm
Courtyard Marriott Nashua/Merrimack
For more information, view the event page.
MAT courses
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Concord, NH
View event information
New England Alliance for Health Conference on Rural Mental Health NH/VT: We CAN Do Better!
Monday, September 30, 2019
9:15 to 10:30 am
DHMC, Lebanon, NH
Presentation videos
- Welcome & Keynote – Ruth Potee, MD
- In Our Voices – John Broderick JD, BA; Kim LaMontagne, MBA; Todd Donovan, NRP
- Adversity and Trauma through the Developing Years – Erin Barnett, PhD
- Safely and Effectively Managing Challenging Behaviors in the Older Adult – Maryjane Corgnati, PMHNP; Paul Capcara MPH,RN
- Transforming Care through the Community Care Team – Jill Maynard BSN, RN, SANE, CEN; Billie Lynn Allard MS, RN
- Trauma Informed Care in the Healthcare Setting – Mary Kay Jankowski PhD
- Connecting to the Community: Addressing Social Determinants in the ED – Colleen Twomey MS, BA; Michael Brigati BSN, RN, MBA/MHA, CEN, NR-P, CCP-C
- Bridging the Gap: How the collaborative Care Model Can Help Primary Care Teams and Patients Address Mental Health Needs - Matthew S. Duncan MD
- We CAN Do Better: Taking Care of Ourselves and Each Other – Jennifer Begley MS
C. Everett Koop Tobacco Treatment Conference
Friday, September 27, 2019
8 am to 4:30 pm
DHMC, Auditoria E & F
For more information, view the event page.
ProHealth NH Conference 2019: ProHealth 4 Youth & Young Adults
September 18, 2019
1 to 5 pm
NHTI, Concord, NH
For more information, view the event page.
Update and discussion of Dartmouth Health initiatives to optimize care of patients with MH and SUD challenges
September 16, 2019
5 to 6:30 pm
DHMC, Auditorium F and by Webex (Event Materials)
"Treatment of Pain and Addiction in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder" presented by Charles Bracket, MD
September 13, 2019
DHMC, Anesthesia Conference Room
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Behavioral Health ECHO
- Part 1: Mental Health Thursday, August 15 to Tuesday, November 5. Seven sessions. Refer to the Project ECHO Course page.
- Part 2: Substance use.
Using ASAM Criteria to Create Person-Centered Treatment
July 10 and July 11, 2019
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH
For more details, visit the event page. Continuing Education Credits are available.
Opioids and Pain in Older Adults Program
June 11, 2019
8 am to 5 pm
Hilton Garden Inn, Lebanon, NH
Visit the event page.
Suicide Prevention and Intervention Training or Health Care Providers: A Program for Nurses, LNAs and MAs
June 10, 2019
7:30 am to 12:15 pm
DHMC Auditorium E
For more information, see the event flyer (PDF).
Opioid pharmacotherapies for primary care and criminal justice populations: low threshold, low barrier approaches to naltrexone and buprenorphine treatments
Thursday, May 23, 2019
12 to 1 pm
Aquarium Conference Room, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH
Presented by the Northeast Node of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network
Presenter: Joshua Lee, MD
For more information, view the event page.
View the webinar online via Zoom.
Free Eight-Hour MAT Waiver Course
Monday, April 29, 2019
DHMC, Auditorium G
Presenters: Charles Brackett, MD and Sanchit Maruti, MD
For more information, view the event page.
Medical Grand Rounds Endocarditis Related to Injection Drug Use: Marker of an Epidemic
April 19, 2019
View the video.
View the event slides (PPTX)
Project ECHO Partnership for Academic-Clinical Telepractice: Medication for Addiction Treatment (PACT-MAT)
The third Thursday of every month beginning April 17, 2019
University of New Hampshire
For more information, see the event flyer (PDF).
Shield Our Children From Harm: Building Blocks of a Healthy Community
April 11, 2019
8 am to 4:30 pm
DHMC
Keynote: "Working with Families, Maximizing Children's Resilience," presented by Alice M. Forrester, PhD (clinical psychology), CEO, Clifford Beers, New Haven, CT.
For more information, see the Shield Our Children flyer (PDF).
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Youth Summit 2019
April 5 to April 6, 2019
8 am to 5 pm
Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH
View the event slides (PPTX).
View the Magnify Voices Film & Writing Contest entries and award winners.
Stigma as Discrimination: Impact on Treatment Strategies for Success Webinar
April 1, 2019
12 to 1 pm
Online webinar
View the event slides (PDF).
Update on Dartmouth Hitchcock Initiatives to Optimize Care of Patients with Opioid Use Disorders and Reduce Opioid-Related Harm
March 4, 2019
5 to 6:30 pm
DHMC Auditorium H
Meeting goals: Event video
Event slides (PPTX)
Enhancing the Awareness of Mental Illness
February 23, 2019
8:15 am to 4:45 pm
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester
For more information, visit the event page.
De-Stigmatizing Approaches
February 11, 2019
4 to 5 pm
DHMC Auditorium A
Teri LaRock MSW, LICSW: Clinical Program Director at Mom’s in Recovery Cheri Breyer, CRSW: Recovery Coach at Mom’s in Recovery Families in recovery and with addiction often feel stigmatized, making change difficult. If we can re-frame how we approach families who have various social vulnerabilities, then we can support them with care and compassion, strengthening their support and meeting various needs to improve health.
Event materials:
- Event video
- Clinic Mapping Stigma handout (PDF)
- Destigmatizing Approaches to Recovery Friendly Practices handout (PDF)
- Words Matter handout (PDF)
Trauma-Informed Care Presentation
January 7, 2019
DHMC Fuller Board Room
Erin Barnett, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and The Dartmouth Institute who will present on foundations in understanding child trauma, its impact on children and families, and approaches to providing trauma-informed care that supports understanding, healing, and coping. View the event video