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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 10, 2026, presentation “Mi’kmaq Nation Naloxone …

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May 29, 2026 | Stigma Training Day Brought to you by the Maine Substance Use …

May 29, 2026 | Stigma Training Day Brought to you by the Maine Substance Use Disorder Learning Community, funded by Maine DHHS. Coordinated by CCSME.  Presented by Liz Scharnetzki …

May 29, 2026 | Stigma Training Day Brought to you by the Maine Substance Use Disorder Learning Community, funded by Maine DHHS. Coordinated by CCSME.  Presented by Annika Schoene, PhD …

May 29, 2026 | Stigma Training Day Brought to you by the Maine Substance Use Disorder Learning Community, funded by Maine DHHS. Coordinated by CCSME.  Presented by Nicolette Centanni, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, BCPP PowerPoint …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 26, 2026, presentation “Building a Culture …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 19, 2026, presentation Extended Release Buprenorphine …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 15, 2026, presentation “Opioid Use Disorder: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 14, 2026 presentation “PMP: Medetomidine and …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 28, 2026, presentation Treatment and Recovery …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 27, 2026, presentation “Understanding Eating Disorders …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 23, 2026 presentation “Updates in HIV …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 8, 2026, presentation “Creating a Recovery …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the March 31, 2026 presentation ” Methadone Safety …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the March 18, 2026, presentation “Infectious Disease Syndemic …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the March 12, 2026, presentation “Alcohol and Cognition: …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the February 24, 2026, presentation, Arrests and Definitions, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the February 18, 2026, presentation “PMP: The ABCs …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the February 6, 2026 presentation “PMP: Drivers and …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 29, 2026, presentation “Exploring the Role …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 28, 2026, presentation “PMP: Buprenorphine Beyond …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 21, 2026, presentation “PMP: Stimulant Misuse …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 14, 2026, presentation “The Intersection of …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 13, 2026, presentation “Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 12, 2026, presentation “Nitrous Oxide Abuse: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 6, 2026, presentation “PMP Series: Opioids …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 19, 2025, presentation “Bridging the Gap: …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 17, 2025, presentation “Driving Fitness, Health, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for “Developing Co-Occurring Competency: A Supervisor’s Guide”, presented by …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 16, 2025, presentation “Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 11, 2025, presentation “How Do Adulterants …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 10, 2025, presentation “A Comprehensive Approach …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 9, 2025, presentation “On The Road …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 24, 2025, presentation “Cannabis Toolkit: A …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 21, 2025, presentation “Withdrawal Management Case …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 20, 2025, presentation “PMP Buprenorphine for …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 19, 2025, presentation “Beyond Awareness: Evidence-Based …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 14, 2025, presentation, Anxious Aging: Practical …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 12, 2025, presentation “Integrating Care for …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 4, 2025, presentation, The Ripple Effect: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 24, 2025, presentation “Long-term treatment of …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 23, 2025, presentation “Differentiating ‘Gas Station …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 21, 2025, presentation Family Centered Approach, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 17, 2025, presentation “Consent and Confidentiality …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 16, 2025, presentation “Enhancing the Efficacy …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the third part of four lectures: “Integrated Skill-based …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 10, 2025, presentation “I’m Still Me”: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 9, 2025, presentation “Accessible Wellness: Mindfulness …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 7, 2025, presentation “Confidentiality: Mental Health …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 1, 2025, presentation “Portland Public Health’s …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 26, 2025, presentation “Buprenorphine Use in …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 25, 2025, presentation “An Opioid Epidemic: …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 17, 2025, presentation “Methadone Initiations in …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 16, 2025, presentation, Reaching Adolescents and …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 12, 2025, presentation End of Life …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 10, 2025, presentation “Implementing Rural Community …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 3, 2025 presentation “CONNECT Outreach Van: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 2, 2025 presentation “Assessing and Screening: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the third part of four lectures: “Integrated Stage-Matched …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the August 22, 2025, presentation “PMP Understanding the …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the August 20, 2025, presentation “Integration of Traditional …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the second part of four lectures: “Integrated Stage-Matched …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the August 19, 2025, presentation, Key Development Issues: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the August 13, 2025, presentation “Methadone for Opioid …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the first part of four lectures: “Integrated Longitudinal …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the August 8, 2025, presentation “Buprenorphine Formulations” presented …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the August 5, 2025, presentation “Why Cannabis is …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the July 22, 2025, presentation “Truth or Hysteria: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the July 18, 2025, presentation “Caring for Affected …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the July 11, 2025, presentation “Supporting Parents and …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the second COMPASS-EZ™ training: “Creating welcoming, recovery-oriented, co-occurring-capable …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 27, 2025 presentation “A Discussion about …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 27, 2025, presentation “PMP Series: Trauma-Informed …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 23, 2025, presentation, “Low Dose Initiation …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 17, 2025, presentation, Culturally Respectful Care …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 13, 2025, presentation, “Applying a Harm …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 10, 2025, presentation “Wabanaki Public Health …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 6, 2025, presentation “Ketamine Therapy for …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the presentation “Understanding your Organizational Baseline using the …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 5, 2025, presentation “Addressing the Specific …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 28, 2025, presentation “The Changing Face …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 27, 2025, presentation “PMP: Co-prescribing Opioids …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 22, 2025, presentation “Understanding and Reducing …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 21, 2025, presentation “2-C Drugs and …

Although substance use disorders are frequently associated with young to mid-adulthood, they are prevalent and …

This session will describe key partners for drug checking initiatives, review the history of drug …

Discover how Bangor’s OPTIONS program is saving lives and reshaping community response to the overdose …

Affected Others are an extremely vital, yet often underserved community. This panel discussion will explore …

Contingency Management (CM) is an evidence-based treatment that has been shown to be the most …

Using both his personal and professional experience with addiction, Dr. Seefeld reframes how we think …

Dr. Kinna Thakarar will review local epidemiology of substance use disorders HIV and other infectious …

Cannabis use is common among adolescents and young adults, and during this stage of development …

Solitary drug use significantly increases the risk of fatal overdose due to the absence of …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 14, 2025, presentation, Confidentiality for Adolescents, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 6, 2025, presentation “Care for Alcohol …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 30, 2025 presentation “Identifying and Closing …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 17, 2025, presentation “Navigating HIV Stigma …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 16, 2025, presentation, Standing Orders, part …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 11, 2025 presentation “Critical Updates in …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 10, 2025 presentation “The Intersection of …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 9, 2025 presentation How to Make …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 2, 2025 presentation OD Prevention, part …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the March 26, 2025 presentation “The Community Care …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the March 18, 2025 presentation “Buprenorphine During Pregnancy …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the February 19, 2025 presentation “Strategies for Psychopharmacology …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 31, 2025 presentation “Welcoming, Integrated Services …

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The ME SUD Learning Community hosted the didactic on October 10th, 2024, “Project ECHO: Methadone …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 23, 2025 presentation “MOUD: Medications for …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 23, 2025 presentation “PMP: The power …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 14, 2025 presentation “PMP: Maine Prescription …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community in conjunction with the ME SUD Learning Community for the …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the January 8, 2025, presentation STIs in Adolescents …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 17, 2024 presentation “ADHD in Adulthood: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 13, 2024 presentation “PrEP and PEP …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the December 11, 2024 presentation Gender Health, part …

Join the Maine Behavioral Health Workforce Development Collaborative for the December 3, 2024 presentation “PMP: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 20, 2024 presentation “HIV & SUD …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 14, 2024, presentation “Methadone and Pregnant …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 13, 2024 presentation “Adolescent Relationship Violence”, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 12, 2024, PMP webinar “Oregon Psilocybin …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 7, 2024 presentation “Recovery Coaching 101 …

Video recorded as part of the Best and Promising Practice series for the Maine SUD …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 1, 2024 presentation “Treating Pain in …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 29, 2024, PMP webinar “Palliative Care: …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 24, 2024 presentation “Evidence-Based Practices in …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the October 8, 2024 webinar “Clinical and Public …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 26, 2024 presentation “Contingency Management Implementation …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 24, 2024 presentation “Xylazine: What We …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the September 13, 2024 webinar “Polysubstance/Complex Withdrawal Management …

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The ME SUD Learning Community hosted the didactic on August 8th, 2024,Prihect ECHO: Methadone in …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 7, 2024 “Project ECHO: Ambulatory Alcohol …

Recorded on May 29, 2024 for the Maine SUD Learning Community and presented by Paul …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 23, 2024 presentation “Inpatient Buprenorphine Treatment …

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Recorded on February 1, 2023 for the ME SUD Learning Community. Presented by Eric Haram, …

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Recorded on June 26 for the Maine SUD Learning Community, Best and Promising Practice Series …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 25, 2024 PMP Series presentation “The …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 20, 2024 presentation “Pharmacy-Based Buprenorphine Initiation: …

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Join the ME SUD Learning Community in the PMP Series June 11 2024, webinar “Integrative …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the June 5, 2024 presentation “Bipolar and Alcohol …

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Recorded on May 28, 2024, as part of the Maine PMP webinar series. Presented by …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 23, 2024 presentation “Inpatient Buprenorphine Treatment …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 14, 2024, PMP webinar “Managing Chronic …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the Project ECHO: Ambulatory Alcohol Withdrawal Management and …

Presentation “It’s Time to Discuss the Elephant in the Room: Childhood Maltreatment and Risk for …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the May 7, 2024 presentation “It’s Time to …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the Project ECHO: Ambulatory Alcohol Withdrawal Management and …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for Dr. Gilmore Chung’s presentation “Reducing Barriers to Care …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the Project ECHO series Ambulatory EtOH Withdrawal Management …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the April 5, 2024, Project ECHO: Ambulatory Alcohol …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the Adolescent & Young Adult ECHO: Expanding Services …

Recorded April 2, 2024 for the ME SUD Learning Community and presented by Kimberly Fryer, …

Recorded March 29. 2024 for the ME SUD Learning …

Rachel Solotaroff, MD, MCR, FACP; Amy West, FNP-C, CARN-AP; Cullen Ryan Presented March 28, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for Dr. Christopher Blazes’ March 19, 2024 presentation “Benzodiazepines: …

The non-opioid drug xylazine has been found in the U.S. illegal drug supply and is …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the March 1, 2024 presentation entitled “Project ECHO: …

Recorded Feb. 29, 2024 for the ME SUD Learning …

Video recorded as part of the Best and Promising Practice series for the Maine SUD …

Alcohol Withdrawal for Nursing | February 23, 2024 | Amelia Hersey, …

February 15, 2024 | Randy Morrison, MPH, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community in its series Project ECHO: Expanding Services for OUD/SUD, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the February 13, 2024 presentation “Disentangling Co-Occurring Bipolar …

A Losing Hand: Gambling Among Patients with OUD | February 2, 2024 | Rick Berman, …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community in the series Project ECHO: Ambulatory Alcohol Withdrawal Management …

Low Barrier Models of Care for Substance Use Disorders | January 22, 2024 | Robert …

Speaker: Stephanie Nichols, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, MPH This session will focus on reviewing bipolar disorder …

“An Update on Pharmacotherapy Development for Cannabis Use Disorder” presented by Kevin Gray, MD on …

Stephanie Nichols, PharmD, BCPP, MPH shares her January 8, 2024 presentation entitled “Treatment Considerations in …

Join ME SUD Learning Community’s Project ECHO; Ambulatory Alcohols Withdrawal Management and Treatment entitled “Engagement/ …

December 15, 2023 Presentation by Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD in partnership with CCSME and ME …

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December 5, 2023 Presented by: Stephanie Nichols, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, …

Stephanie Nichols PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, MPH presents a training session on Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction from …

Presented by Amy Mayhew, MD, MPH in partnership with ME SUD Learning Community on …

Join the ME SUD Learning Community for the November 19, 2024 presentation “Gaming Disorder: a …

Presented on 11.17.2023 by Alane O’Connor, DNP; Scott Lowell, MHA, MLS (ASCP) CM; and Robert …

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November 8, 2023 presentation in which Ben Strick, LCSW, shares with the ME SUD Learning …

Presented to the ME SUD Learning Community on 11/7/23 by Cara Zimmerman, …

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Webinar Colorado’s Experience with Cannabis: A Public Health Perspective| July 25, 2023 | Richard Holdman, …

Webinar PMP Tools to Improve Controlled Substance Prescribing | June 6, 2023 | Elisabeth Fowlie …

Legal Issues and Controlled Substance Prescribing: How to Make It Work for ME | August …

Recorded as part of the PMP Series on August 15, 2023 and presented by Curt …

Recorded as part of the PMP Series on August 8, 2023 and presented by Whitney …

Recorded as part of the PMP Series on July 11, 2023 and presented by Eva …

Managing Legacy Patients on Controlled Substances: Compassionate, Evidence-Based Responses | June 27, 2023 | Noah …

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Recorded on June 1, 2023 for the ME SUD Learning Community. Presented by Jonathan Fellers, …

Recorded on 5/31/23 for the ME SUD Learning Community and presented by Amelia Hersey, …

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December 21, 2022 | Kinna Thakarar, DO, MPH Learning objectives: Recognize the interplay between Infectious …

December 6, 2022 | Kevin M. Gray, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical …

Urine toxicology testing can be a useful tool in clinical decision making when caring for …

November 30, 2022 | Kinna Thakarar

Learning objectives:

Review harm reduction approaches
Understand the roles of syringe service programs
Understand how to incorporate harm reduction principles in your current work with people who use drugs

November 14, 2022 | Ben Townsend and Elisabeth Fowlie Mock
This program will review current legal requirements for Maine opioid prescribers and the possible effects of current law enforcement activity

Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in Adults with Substance Use Disorder: Applying Evidence to a Common Clinical Quandary | November 10, 2022 | Andrea Truncali, Lauren Moran, and Margaret Chaplin

Diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD is on the rise. Patients with substance use disorder are thought to be disproportionately affected by ADHD but how safe is, and what impact does the pharmacologic treatment have?

November 9, 2022 | Eric Haram, LADC

Universal screening and brief intervention and referral for substance misuse within primary care settings is a foundation activity soon to be required under PCPlus. This program will review the nuts and bolts to help providers implement this evidence-based practice. Screening tools to be highlighted include CRAFFT, DAST, AUDIT, 4Ps.

June 23, 2022 | Jonathan Fellers, MD

Learning objectives:

Explore the indications and treatment frame for the use of benzodiazepines
Understand the risks of benzodiazepines, including higher risk situations such as comorbidity
Discuss strategies for deprescribing benzodiazepines

September 29, 2022 | Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD

Multiple enhancements to the Maine PMP in 2022 will further its mission “to promote the public health and welfare and to detect and prevent substance misuse.” Tune in to learn about PMP tools to enhance patient safety and how to ensure documentation of your compliance with the 2016 Chapter 488 law. Dr. Mock has been serving as the Clinical and Policy Advisor to the PMP since January 2022.

Objectives:

Use the PMP as a tool for patient safety
Evaluate PMP check workflows
Understand the ‘Overdose Risk Score’
Review new PMP functionalities

November 3, 2022 | Jonathan C Fellers, MD

Learning objectives:

Understand the pharmacologic differences between buprenorphine and methadone
Describe 2 strategies for switching between buprenorphine and methadone
Discuss informed consent and considerations for patients

November 2, 2022 | Elisabeth Mock, MD, MPH and Noah Nesin, MD
What are the best actions to take when patients with chronic pain in a community suddenly lose their provider? Patients on high dose opioids often have difficulty finding new providers. What resources are available to support prescribers in such a transition?

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June 14, 2022 | Stephanie Nichols, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

This session will review the initiation of buprenorphine for OUD using the microdosing and macrodosing approaches. We will review why these emerging approaches are preferable to traditional approaches, the supporting evidence, and the practical pearls for implementation.

Learning Objectives:

Describe microdosing and macrodosing approaches to buprenorphine initiation
Recall the evidence supporting each of these approaches
Discuss practical pearls regarding these approaches when applied to patient care