Project ECHO: SUD through a Pharmacy Lens
A recent survey found that 1/3 of pharmacies reported not being equipped to adequately serve the unique needs of individuals with SUD. By examining harm reduction practices, polices, standing orders, the impact of stigma, and overdose response steps and options, this ECHO intends to equip pharmacists and the next generation of pharmacists (ie. students) with knowledge and skills in order to better serve patients. The expert faculty including both inpatient and community pharmacists and harm reduction specialists will lend their years of insight and expertise on best practices and evidence-based strategies.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify existing standing orders on the Local, State, and Federal Level, and potential policies/solutions being explored
2. Describe purpose and best practices of harm reduction and low barrier clinics
3. Detail patient educational strategies for overdose response steps and reversal options
4. Recognize the impact of stigma on individuals with SUD
Series Topics & Presenters:
Standing Orders presented by Amelia Arnold, PharmD
Harm Reduction presented by Ariell Gross, MPH
Low Barrier Pharmacy Practices
Overdose Response Steps
Stigma
Target Audience
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Students
Prescribers and their teams
Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Other Professionals
Accreditation Information
This activity is approved for Pharmacy continuing education credits.
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 Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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™.
*This series has been approved by the Maine Board of Pharmacy for continuing education credit.
Certification & Credits
Contact Hours
1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category I contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contact hours for Alcohol and Drug Counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
1 contact hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Contact Information
If you have any questions please contact bunderhill@gmail.com
Speaker
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Stephanie Vail PharmD BCPP MPH FCCP FAAPPStephanie Vail, PharmD, MPH, BCPP, FCCP, FAAPP is a Professor in the University of New England School of Pharmacy, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Tufts University School of Medicine, Core Faculty in the Maine Medical Center (MMC) Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, and an Instructor in the MMC Psychiatry Residency Program. She is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) with 20 years’ experience providing direct patient care and interprofessional teaching, including clinical precepting for over 200 pharmacy and medical students, residents, and fellows on the MMC psychiatry consult-liaison and addiction medicine services. She has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacists (FCCP) and the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (FAAPP), and has co-authored over 40 publications in journals including Journal of Addiction Medicine, Pharmacotherapy, Current Psychiatry, Journal of Psychopharmacology, and Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her pups: Sage, Basil, & Penny, and being among trees. She also enjoys the ocean, yoga, reading non-fiction, gardening, watercolor painting, visiting lighthouses, and looking at the sky.
