Indigenous ECHO: Strengthening Indigenous Responsiveness
Join the ME SUD Learning Community in its new ECHO series, Indigenous ECHO: Strengthening Indigenous Responsiveness. In this training series participants will explore the breadth of Indigenous SUD programs in Maine. Participants will examine the impact cultural responsiveness to the native population has on healthcare outcomes. Through didactic presentations and case study, participants will gain insight on how to better serve their patients’ unique needs in a culturally responsive manner.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn about SUD in the Indigenous Community and how to address the unique needs of their patients.
- Participants will examine existing Indigenous-responsive programs in Maine and how they are caring for their communities.
- Participants will explore how to incorporate Peer Support Specialists in a culturally responsive way
Date:
March 18, 2025
April 15, 2025
May 20, 2025
June 17, 2025
Faculty:
Lewis Mehl Madrona, MD
Kylee Francis Fowler
Lisa Sockabasin, MS, RN
Audience:
Prescribing clinicians and their teams
Continuing Medical Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Maine Medical Education Trust and CCSME. The Maine Medical Education Trust is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Maine Medical Education Trust designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Contact Hours
1 contact hour for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals
1 Category I contact hour for psychologists are provided. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contact hour CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
1 contact hour pending for alcohol and drug counselors from the board of alcohol and drug counselors
Speakers
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Kylee Francis Fowler
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Lewis Mehl MadronaMD
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Lisa SockabasinMS, RNLisa Sockabasin is a citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkomikuk. Lisa has spent much of her career working with tribal and state governments, non-profits, academia, and philanthropic organizations. In her capacity as the Co-CEO of Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, Lisa collaborates with partners to address systemic inequities experienced by indigenous people and many others. Lisa enjoys developing and implementing culturally based programs that respond to the needs of all communities. Developing opportunities for community connections and healing is both a passion and central to Lisa’s leadership. Prior to joining WPHW, Lisa served as the Director of the Office of Health Equity in the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, as an epidemiologist in the Infectious Disease Program for the State of Maine, as a nurse epidemiologist with the North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc., and served for two decades as coordinator of the Four Directions Summer Research Program at Harvard Medical School & the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Lisa holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Maine, a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Maine, and an M.S. in Health Policy and Management from the University of Southern Maine. She holds a graduate certificate in Non-Profit Management and serves on several boards including Maine Philanthropy Center, Maine Development Foundation, and the ACLU of Maine.
