Educational Resources

Invisible Disability: Cognitive Impairment In Substance Use Disorder

Presenter: Chrystal Fullen, Psy.D Substance use can affect cognition during intoxication, withdrawal, and long-term recovery, sometimes resulting in persistent cognitive impairment. This presentation reviews the cognitive effects of commonly used substances, mild vs major neurocognitive disorder, and neurological risks such as hypoxic brain injury, TBI,  stroke, and dementia. Participants will also learn practical approaches to […]

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Guidelines for the Use of Human Milk in the Context of Substance Use Disorder

Please join Alane O’Connor, DNP and Kara Kaikini, MS, IBCLC, as they discuss the Guidelines for the Use of Human Milk in the Context of Substance Use Disorder Description: Breastfeeding initiation rates are significantly lower in pregnant women with substance use disorder (SUD). While prenatal intention to breastfeed is often high in women receiving SUD

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Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

This talk will review the symptoms and behaviors often termed behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Literature that lead to national guidelines will be evaluated and explained for a better understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of these often distressing symptoms. The place in therapy of antipsychotics and other medical and non-medical interventions in

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Differentiating “Gas Station Heroin” from Leaf Kratom: Preventing Fourth Wave of Opioid Epidemic

C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP, FASHP, will discuss the features of the first three waves of the opioid epidemic and how public health officials and clinicians have bent the curve on deaths. We will then identify what leaf kratom is and how it is characteristically different than the commonly used “gas station heroin” products tianeptine

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