Webinar tomorrow: Aging, the Opioid Epidemic, and Treatment Considerations for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Long-Term Services and Supports WEBINAR

Aging, the Opioid Epidemic, and Treatment Considerations for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Tomorrow, October 30, 2019 The LTSS webinar will introduce participants to the Opioid Response Network STR-TA and provide an overview of the intersection of aging and the opioid epidemic. Presenters will discuss examples and implications for treatment and care in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. By the end of the webinar, participants will recognize: the Opioid Response Network as a national resource the intersection of older adults and opioid use treatment perspectives for opioid use among tribal elders Have questions for our presenters? Let us know before the webinar by emailing ltssinfo@kauffmaninc.com. Register now. Please note your location's call-in time: 7 a.m. Hawaii 8 a.m. Alaska 9 a.m. Pacific 9 a.m. Arizona 10 a.m. Mountain 11 a.m. Central 12 p.m. Eastern

Presenters Benjamin H. Nguyen, MSW, ASW, CPH Technology Transfer Specialist Opioid Response Network STR-TA Social Gerontologist, Geriatric Social Worker Joan Kandel, DO, FAAFP Treatment Consultant Opioid Response Network STR-TA Former IHS physician for Jicarilla Apache and Navajo Nations for 23 years Holly Echo-Hawk, MSc Core Consultant Opioid Response Network STR-TA Former Behavioral Health Director

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