Session Date Session Title and Description

January 16, 2019

Funding Opportunities That Support

Programs for Substance Use Disorders

This session will cover several grants that are available in Wyoming. It will also include a

broader discussion on funding sources for programs and facilities.

January 30, 2019

Best Practices for Managing Grants

This session will cover how to manage grant funding, including how to

keep records for ease of auditing, auditing requirements, and how those requirements

relate to your facility's business practices.

February 13, 2019 The Pros and Cons of Different Models of Pain Clinics

February 27, 2019

DATA 2000 Waiver

This presentation will focus on the DATA 2000 Waiver, what it is, who needs one,

and how you can become a waivered provider.

March 13, 2019 Using Telehealth to Deliver Medication Assisted Treatment

March 27, 2019 Wait Times and No-shows: Impacting Client Recovery and the Bottom Dollar

2019 Sessions

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April 10, 2019

A Brief Overview of Peer Support Services:

Wages, Compensation, and Career Growth

This webinar will include an overview of the current state of peer support services

in behavioral health, the evidence that supports the effectiveness of these services,

and the career trajectories for this workforce.

A national review of peer support specialist compensation provides a framework

for state and local comparisons and pathways for career growth.

April 24, 2019

Creative Ways to Implement Peer Specialist Services

Within an Existing Array of Services

This session will explore mindfulness, yoga and breathing practice

and how it complements SAMSHA’s 8 dimensions of wellness.

May 8, 2019

Successfully Implementing a Peer Specialist Program

Learn how to embrace the peer specialist movement and recognize their critical importance

to the treatment setting. Topics covered will include the purpose and philosophy of peer

specialist services, job description and qualifications, along with practical information on

how to implement peer specialist services and integrate them into the treatment team.

May 22, 2019

Integration of Forensic Peer Specialists and the Sequential Intercept Model

The presentation will provide a brief overview of Peer Support in the Criminal Justice

System with emphasis on identifying mainstream components of each intercept in the

Wyoming community as well as not so common places where Peer Support has been

effective. Time permitting, the presentation will include a brief overview of common

obstacles to implementation that other communities have encountered.

2019 Sessions

June 5, 2019

Suboxone in the ER

Donald Stader, MD, an emergency room physician in Denver, has been a strong advocate in

promoting the use of Suboxone in the ER and will be sharing his philosophy and

experiences.

June 19, 2019

A Summary of Wyoming Opioid Data and Evaluation Findings

This session will discuss what Wyoming has learned from the evaluation of the State

Targeted Response and State Opioid Response grants, and the current state of opioid

abuse, treatment, and prevention in Wyoming.

July 17, 2019

Methamphetamine Use and the Impact on Child Welfare

Participants will learn about the national and state prevalence of drug-related removals to

foster care over the last ten years and the various child, parent, and family risk factors

associated with both methamphetamine involvement and foster care placement.

Participants will also learn about the effect of methamphetamine on permanency outcomes

including reunification, guardianship, and adoption, as well as the effect of substance-

related removals and other risk factors for failure to achieve permanence in Wyoming.

August 14, 2019 Overcoming Treatment Obstacles for Persons in the Criminal Justice System

August 28, 2019 Nursing's Role in OUD/MAT

September 11, 2019 Warm Handoffs

September 25, 2019 Why Detox is Not a Best Practice for OUD: What Works Instead

2019 Sessions

Session Date Session Title and Description

September 19, 2018

Medications for Substance Use Disorders for Non-Prescribers

This session will cover medication information non-prescribers

need to be aware of when working with substance use disorders.

October 3, 2018

"Facing Addiction in America" Facilitated Discussion

This session will feature a discussion about the Surgeon General's

recent Spotlight on Opioids article.

October 17, 2018

Drug Court: Court-Supported Recovery Services

This session will cover how Drug Courts are impacting the prison systems

with rehabilitation and support versus time in jails/prisons.It will cover

the best practices and the 10 key components of successful Drug Courts.

October 31, 2018

Substance Use as a Chronic, Relapsing Brain Disease

This presentation will focus on sharing the presenter's own learning as she moved from

viewing addiction as a disease of choices to a chronic, relapsing condition.

Fall 2018Sessions

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Session Date Session Title and Description

May 9, 2018Medication Assisted Treatment Part III

May 23, 2018Best Practices for Managing Chronic and Acute Pain

June 6, 2018Polysubstance Usage

June 20, 2018

Prenatal Substance Use in Wyoming: Evidence and Impact

Participants will learn about the problem and epidemiology of prenatal substance use in the

United States and Wyoming as well as the impact on maternal and infant health. Public

health prevention strategies and provider resources will also be presented.

July 4, 2018No Session This Week!

July 18, 2018

Peer Support: What it is and How it Works

Peer Support can play a vital role in supporting the aims of our systems of care. This

presentation will describe the role (what it is and isn't) and share success stories and

lessons learned. Individual scenarios will be used to demonstrate the role, and participants

will be invited to ask questions and consider pathways to successful implementation of the

peer role within their own agencies.

August 1, 2018

Naloxone Prescribing, Patient Identification, and Counseling Requirements

This session will review the role naloxone plays in opioid overdoses and therapy.

Participants will learn about naloxone legislation that was enacted in Wyoming in July 2017;

learn about the different forms of naloxone available; understand how to identify

candidates for naloxone, and how to counsel the patient on the use of naloxone in an

emergency situation.

Summer 2018 Sessions

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WyoLearn Website.

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August 15, 2018

Wyoming Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

This session will discuss the function of a prescription monitoring program. The goals and

purpose of the Wyoming Online Prescription (WORx) Database will be explored, including

reports and identified trends.

August 29, 2018

Recovery Support Technologies:

One Answer for Frontier/Rural Areas

Summer 2018 Sessions

Session Date Session Title and Description

February 14, 2018

Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: Opioids in Wyoming

Introduction to the format and intended outcomes of the UW ECHO in Behavioral Health.

Presenters will discuss the importance of an integrated approach to supporting prevention,

treatment, and recovery, the statewide data to address the need and the personal impact

of substance use.

February 28, 2018

Neuroscience of Addiction

Participants will learn how neurobiology is affected by buprenorphine and other

medications.

March 14, 2018

Best Practices in Screening Patients for Opioid Use

Overall discussion about best practices/considerations for screening.

March 28, 2018

Strategies for Continued Client Engagement

Application of strategies in motivational interviewing (MI), stages of change model as it

relates to integrative care.

April 11, 2018

Introduction to Medication Assisted Treatment

This presentation will lay the groundwork for

learning about medication assisted treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.

April 25, 2018

Medication Assisted Treatment Part II

In this session, participants have the opportunity to ask questions about Medication

Assisted Treatment that were not answered in Part I. In addition, participants will learn

about the changes in brain chemistry involved with addiction, and identify the benefits of

Medication Assisted Treatment.

Spring 2018Sessions

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