The URMC Collaborative Care and Wellness Division 5th Annual symposium on Behavioral Health Integration addressed challenges and strategies for addressing the opioid epidemic, with a focus on rural communities. The recorded presentations are now available. Select a title from the following list to view.
October 2, 2020
- Seth Himelhoch, MD, Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky - Keynote Address: Opioid Addiction in Rural America
- Ernie Fletcher, Co-Founder & CMO, Fletcher Group, Recovery COE - Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Housing in Rural Communities
October 9, 2020
- Marc Manseau, MD, MPH Chief of Medical Services, NYS OASAS - Policy/Public Health Implications of Substance Use Disorders
- Antoine Douaihy, MD, Prof. of Psych. & Med., Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Addictions in Adolescents
October 16, 2020
- Patrick Seche, MS, Senior Associate, Dept. of Psychiatry, URMC, Recovery COE & Jared Walsh, MD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, URMC - Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care: An Emerging Model
- Gloria Baciewicz, MD, Prof. of Clinical Psychiatry, URMC, Recovery COE - Synthetic Opioids and Other Substances and Stimulants
October 23, 2020
- Holly Russell, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, URMC Tim Wiegand, MD, Associate Prof., Dept. of Emergency Medicine, URMC - Supporting MAT in Primary Care and Emergency Room Settings
- Yana Khashper, LCSW, CEO & Co-Founder, ROCovery Fitness, Inc. Jonathan Westfall, CRPA, Peer Support Program Manager, ROCovery Fitness, Inc. - Peer Advocates in the Rural Opioid and SUD Recovery Movement