Buprenorphine X-Waiver Training Series
Presented by the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine, this course is free to all Wisconsin providers who are eligible to prescribe buprenorphine (MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs). Registration is required.
November 17, 2020: Statewide/Zoom Webinar - Register now
Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
Presented by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, this new event will take place over three days in 2021. It will include keynotes and workshops on strategies to address the harmful use of opioids and stimulants. Presentations will also focus on the intersection of trauma and harmful substance use. Learn more about the Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit.
Opioid Forum
Presented by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, this event was focused on strategies to save lives. The Opioid Forum was held in 2019 in Green Bay and in 2018 in Milwaukee. Many of the sessions each year were recorded. Select the year and location below to access the recordings for that event.
2019: Green Bay
More than 600 people attended this event. Many of the sessions were recorded.
March 19, 2019
- Remarks from Paul Krupski, DHS Opioid Initiatives Director, Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary-designee Dawn Crim, and Bob Forrest (keynote speaker)
- A community response to the opioid crisis
- Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders: An update
- Addiction in the 21st century
- Strategies to address cocaine and methamphetamine use by individuals in medication treatment for opioid use disorder
- Attorney General Josh Kaul
- General session: Human dignity: Moving beyond tolerance
- Integrating pharmacists with medication-assisted treatment
- Using a hub and spoke system to expand access to medication treatment for opioid use disorder
March 20, 2019
- Governor Tony Evers and Andre Johnson (keynote speaker)
- The impact of the opioid epidemic on children and families
- Helping overdoses through prevention and education
- Wisconsin harm reduction programs
- 24/7 access to medication-assisted treatment services and collective impact
- DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm and general session (Strengthening the delivery of harm reduction services: Embracing inclusion to reduce stigma)
- Multiple pathways to recovery: Empowering a self-directed journey
- The twin epidemics of hepatitis C infection and opioid addiction: National and state trends
- Opioid use disorder: Pregnancy and the neonate
- Recovery and crisis intervention using police/provider relationship
2018: Milwaukee
About 500 people attended this event. Many of the sessions were recorded.
April 11, 2018
- Remarks from Paul Krupski, DHS Opioid Initiatives Director
- Keynote speech: Tony Hoffman
- Preventing the misuse of opioids: Community change through collaboration
- Beyond medication naturopathic approaches to opioid use disorder recovery
- Using multidisciplinary fatality reviews to prevent opiate deaths
- Trauma-informed care: Putting humanity back into human services
- Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and cultural competence for opioid prevention
April 12, 2018
- Remarks from state and federal officials
- Vermont's Care Alliance for Opioid Addiction - Developing an integrated approach to medication-assisted treatment
- Opioid addiction and the brain 101
- Overview of the Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- Opioid addiction and other drug abuse issues in families that affect child safety
- Meeting people where they are at: Who is using drugs and why
- Cops Assisting Addiction Recovery Program
