Texas Opioid
Training Initiative
The Texas Opioid Training Initiative provides 20+ hours of free online continuing education for a broad range of health professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and social workers.
TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE TO BETTER SERVE PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS
System Transformation to Improve Care for People with Substance use Disorders in Texas
Chethan Bachireddy, MD, MSc, FACP, AAHIVS
Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer
Harris Health System
The Essentials: Evidence-Based Behavior Therapies for Substance Use Disorder
Denise Beagley, MSc
Associate Director
Clinical Director, Addiction Psychiatry Service
Crisis & Justice Systems of Care, Banner Health
Out-of-Hospital Management of Patients Experiencing Psychosis Agitation Secondary to Stimulant Use
Panel of Presenters
Breaking Chains: Navigating Substance Use Recovery In and Out of the Chriminal Justice System
Panel of Presenters
Advancing Peer Services for Pregnant and Post-Partum Women with Substance Use Disorders
Maureen Nichols, BA
Associate Director of Programs
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
The University of Texas at Austink
Addiction, Mental Health, and Homelessness: Barriers to Services
Jane Hamilton, PhD, MPH, LCSW-S
Associate Professor
McGovern Medical School at UT Health Houston
Eva Thibaudeau-Graczyk, LCSW-S
Chief Executive Officer
Temenos CDC
TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Buprenorphine Induction Strategies in the Age of Fentanyl
Carlos F. Tirado, MD, MPH, FASAM
Chief Medical Officer
CARMAhealth
The Other MAT: Medications for Alcohol and Stimulant Use Disorders
Sidarth Wakhlu, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Addiction Psychiatry Service
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Youth: Promoting Patient and Family-Centered Harm-Reduction Approaches
Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD
Assistant Professor
UT Health San Antonio
Stigma Kills - Addressing Opioid and Substance Use Disorder by Changing Health System Culture
Richard Bottner, DHA, PA-C, CPHQ, FACHE
Vice President, Clinical Excellence
Colorado Hospital Association
PATIENT-CENTERED PRESCRIBING AND MONITORING FOR OPIOID SAFETY
CDC’s 2022 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain: the What and the Why
Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc, FASAM
Professor of Medicine
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Improving PMP Use in Clinical Practice
K. Ashley Garling-Nañez, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Using the PMP and Communicating with Patients About Controlled Substance Prescriptions
K. Ashley Garling-Nañez, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Gabapentinoid Misuse: An Unnerving New Trend
Kirk Evoy, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CTTS
Clinical Associate Professor
UT Austin College of Pharmacy
INPATIENT FOCUSED
From Survival to Recovery in Opioid Use Disorder
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Director, Pharmacy Addictions Research & Medicine (PhARM) Program
Developing and Implementing an Opioid Stewardship Program
Douglas R. Oyler, PharmD
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Non-Opioid Alternatives for Pain Management in the Hospital Setting
Douglas R. Oyler, PharmD
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Managing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During Hospitalization
Kirsten Mason, PharmD, BCPS
Regional Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Ascension Texas
Amanda Simonton, PhD, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
CARMAhealth
The B-Team: An Innovative Model for Inpatient Treatment Initiation
Kirsten Mason, PharmD, BCPS
Regional Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Ascension Texas
Richard Bottner, DHA, PA-C, CPHQ, FACHE
Vice President, Clinical Excellence
Colorado Hospital Association
OUTPATIENT FOCUSED
From Survival to Recovery in Opioid Use Disorder
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Director, Pharmacy Addictions Research & Medicine (PhARM) Program
Pain, Opioids, and Choices: When Tapering and Safety Collide
Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc, FASAM
Professor of Medicine
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Effective Use of the Prescription Monitoring Program
Marc Fleming, PhD, MPH, RPh
Associate Professor and Chair of Pharmacotherapy
University of North Texas College of Pharmacy
K. Ashley Garling-Nañez, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
STANDALONE COURSES
Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Director, Pharmacy Addictions Research & Medicine (PhARM) Program