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PROUD Trainings

Parents Recovering from Opioid Use and Other Disorders

PROUD is an educational series, funded through a grant from the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, to educate those in the caring professions on support strategies that help families succeed. 

This virtual education series includes live sessions, with access to recorded sessions open for a year, designed to meet the needs of professionals interacting with families who have members with a history of substance use disorder. Sessions are posted here and will include live virtual webinars and conferences as well as recorded (enduring) versions of the webinars for a year.

Continuing Education Credits are available for all live and enduring recorded sessions.

 

PROUD Enduring Recorded Sessions – On Demand Virtual Sessions

The education series includes several recorded sessions open for a year from their recording date.  These sessions are free to participants (registration is necessary) and are available on demand to fit into busy schedules.

PROUD: Reducing Stigma and Bias Summer Series

This summer, the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) and the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) kicked off the six-part webinar series PROUD: Reducing Stigma and Bias.  These virtual educational activities are being jointly provided by CHA and DMHAS, and they are designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, quality professionals, risk managers, healthcare executives, and all healthcare professionals working with patients with a history of substance use disorder.

Registration to access the recordings is open:

Continuing Education Credits are available for these recordings.

Have any Questions?
(203) 294-7263 educationservices@chime.org

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Session Date
Presenter(s)

Implicit Bias: Awareness, Accountability, and Action

 Multiple dates Troy Cicero, President, MulticultuReal® Communications

From Stigma to Empowerment: Supporting Women and Families Impacted by Trauma and Addiction

 April 12, 2021

Marilyn R. Sanders, MD, Attending Neonatologist, Connecticut Children’s, Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine

Lauren Doninger, Ed.D., LPC, LADC, Professor of Psychology and Drug and Alcohol Recovery Counseling, Gateway Community College

Bonnie McRee, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, UConn Health
Post-Hospital Care for the Infant with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome April 20, 2021 Matt Grossman, MD, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Perspectives from Persons in Recovery:  Navigating Away from Stigma for Opioid Use Disorder April 28, 2021 Rebecca Allen, MPH, Director Recovery Services, CT Community for Addiction Recovery
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy May 6, 2021 Audrey Merriam, MD, Attending Physician and Assistant Professor, Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Associate Residency Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program
Substance Misuse Prevention and Responsible Opioid Prescribing—the Role of the Dentist June 2, 2021 Elias Mikael Chatah, DMD, PharmB, MS, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dental Medicine, UConn Health, School of Dental Medicine
Fostering Success: Family-Centered Care and Communication June 10, 2021 Robin Naglieri, LCSW, Connecticut Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Pharmacokinetics in Opioid Use Disorder and Breastfeeding June 24, 2021 Sarah N. Taylor, MD, MSCR, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Neonatology), Yale School of Medicine
Opioid Use in Greater Hartford: Using the Data to Get the Big Picture July 14, 2021

Mark Abraham, Executive Director, DataHaven

 
Moving Upstream: Understanding SUD Through the Lens of Social and Health Equity July 22, 2021 Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH, CEO of Health Begins
Substance Misuse Prevention and Responsible Opioid Prescribing—the Role of the Dentist: Part Two October 19, 2021 Elias Mikael Chatah, DMD, PharmB, MS, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dental Medicine, UConn Health, School of Dental Medicine
Supporting, Not Reporting: Revisiting CAPTA and Plans of Safe Care through Provider Practice and Patient Empowerment October 26, 2021

Kris Robles, LCSW, CT Department of Children and Families

Shelly Nolan, MS, LPC, CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Rebecca Petersen, LCSW, CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Siobhan Feliciano, MS, LPC, LADC, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Chris Morosky, MD, MS, FACOG, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UConn John Dempsey Hospital

Michele Harrison, MSW, LCSW, UConn Health
Building Capacity for
Medications for Opioid Use
Disorder: Example From a
Large Urban Primary Care
Practice		 January 25, 2022 Erica Li, MD, South East Toronto Family Health Team
Early Identification and Management of Substance Misuse: Implementing SBIRT Services in Clinical Settings February 3, 2022 Bonnie McRee, PhD, UConn Health, Department of Public Health Sciences
The Intersection of Housing Instability and Substance Use Disorder April 26, 2022 Catherine Hinojosa, DNP, Community Health Center of New London

Carol Jones, Alliance for Living

Catherine Zall, New London Homeless Hospitality Center
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Opioid Misuse: Breaking the Cycle Through Shared Risk and Protective Factors Tuesday, May 16, 2022 Elizabeth Swedo, MD, Division of Violence Prevention at CDC
Understanding the Social Justice Implications of the Opioid Epidemic Thursday, May 25, 2022 Kevin Collins, Health Equity Solutions
 
Taylor Tucker, Health Equity Solutions
Integrative Medicine and Substance Use Disorder: The Right Medicine at the Right Moment Wednesday, June 7, 2022 Kathleen N. Mueller, MD, FAAFP, Center for Integrative Medicine and Health
The Neurobiology of Attachment in Pregnancies Complicated by Substance Use June 28, 2022 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
The Evolution of CAPTA: Continuing the Conversation to Support Families Impacted by Substance Use December 12, 2022

Bridget Aliaga-Briand, MPH, SEPI-CT (Substance Exposed Pregnancy Initiative of CT) 

Mary Fitzgerald, LMSW, SEPI-CT

Shelly Nolan, MS, LPC, CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).

Kris Robles, LCSW, Department of Children and Families (DCF) 

Mary Doyle, LCSW, Middlesex Hospital 

Michele Harrison, MSW, LCSW, UCONN Health

Melissa Olinger, LCSW, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
SPEAK UP Champion™ June 1 and 8, 2023 Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Renée Byfield, MS, RN, FNP, C-EFM
Psychosocial Risk for Pregnant and Parenting Women with a History of Substance Misuse: Building a Foundation for Gender-specific/Trauma-informed Care Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Identifying the Pregnant Woman at Risk for Substance Use and Misuse: A Science-based Approach to Screening and Brief Intervention Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Drug Use in Pregnancy: Mother and Child Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
The Neurobiology of Attachment in Pregnant and Parenting Women with a History of Substance Misuse Wednesday, July 5, 2023 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Nourishing Connections: Breastfeeding by parenting women with a history of substance misuse Wednesday, July 12, 2023
 		 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome vs. Neonatal Neurobehavioral Deficits: The Importance of a Correct Diagnosis Wednesday, July 19, 2023
 		 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Understanding and Diagnosing Within the Spectrum Wednesday, July 26, 2023
 		 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Behavior Belongs in the Brain Wednesday, August 9, 2023 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Risk is Not Destiny: Behavioral and Educational Interventions for Children and Teens Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure Wednesday, August 16, 2023
 		 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnoses in Children and Teens with Prenatal Substance Exposure Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Is Prevention an Ethical Obligation? Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Addressing the Goodenough Syndrome through Building an Integrated System of Prevention and Early Intervention for Families and their Children Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, NTI Upstream and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
SPEAK UP Champion™ October 20 and 27, 2023 Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Renée Byfield, MS, RN, FNP, C-EFM