IN THIS ISSUE
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IEHP Network MMAT FAQ Guide
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HRSA $200,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Grant
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Reflections on Addressing Social Needs During a Pandemic
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Law Enforcement and First Responders: Saving Lives with Naxolone
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Bright Idea! From a Sister Coalition
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Substance Use Disorder Conference
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Upcoming Webinars - CIBHS and Cal Hospital Compare
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Resources - CA Bridge and Addition Free CA
● 3 Things You Can Do
● IEOCC Workgroups: Join Us
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IEHP Network MMAT FAQ Guide
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Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) has a Multidisciplinary Medication Assisted Treatment (MMAT) FAQ Guide for its network providers and members about these services. Download it
here
to share with staff and patients.
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Funding Opportunity: HRSA Offers $200,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Grants
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HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy will be giving 50 awards of $2000,000 each to rural communities in parts of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties to enhance their ability to address substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder. During and 18-month period, grant recipients will conduct a series of planning activities, engage multi-sector consortiums, and participate in the RCORP-Planning learning collaborative. To view and apply to the funding opportunity,
click here
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Application deadline is July 13, 2020
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Reflections on Addressing Social Needs During a Pandemic
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On April 29th, California Improvement Network (CIN) partners from 14 organizations came together (virtually) to discuss adapting strategies to address social needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Partners shared their organizations' most important social needs, how they can approach adapting priorities and strategies, along with their biggest pain points. Learn more about the
reflections on the meeting
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Law Enforcement and First Responders: Saving Lives with Naxolone During the Pandemic
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Bright Idea! From a Sister Coalition
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The
San Luis Obispo Opioid Safety Coalition
partnered with the County Behavioral Health Department and the Food Assistance Program to provide opioids education and medication disposal bags to isolated and at-risk residents during the coronavirus pandemic. The disposal bags were donated by local pharmacies, the Coalition added storage and disposal tips , then passed them along to the Food Assistance program to be delivered to isolated or at-risk residents with food and prescriptions.
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Free Registration and Free CEUs for 2020 California Substance Use Disorder Conference
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020, online
The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Conference is moving to a virtual event this year! Attendees will be convening for a full day of inspiration and education.
Click here
for the updated agenda.
Registration
and CEUs will be complimentary!
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CIBHS is offering a webinar series with subject matter experts and representatives from peer hospitals that have successfully deployed best practices in opioid stewardship. The series will be offered on various dates in June and July form 10-11:30AM PST. Learn more and to register,
click here
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Hospitals Get on the Opioid Care Honor Roll: Support Webinars Start June 23rd
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To support all California adult acute care hospitals in being named to the Opioid Care Honor Roll, Cal Hospital Compare is thrilled to announce its 2020 Webinar series, beginning June 23rd. This 5-part webinar series brings together subject matter experts and representatives from peer hospitals that have successfully deployed best practices. Topics addressed in this series include:
- Getting Paid: Drug Medi-Cal and MAT Reimbursement
- Getting Paid: Medicare, Opioid Screening, Intervention and Treatment and Older Adults
- Getting Paid: Coverage for Underserved Populations: Who, What, How?
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CA Bridge
PDF
: Starting Buprenorphine Immediately after Reversal of Opioid Overdose with Naxolone
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- California opioid use disorder and MAT expansion data dashboard
- Webinars, podcasts, articles, and other info, including special populations like mothers and their newborns, and justice-invloved people
- Treatment locates (ChooseMAT and SAMHSA)
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Inquire about your organization’s protocols for MAT access and overdose reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic. If the plans aren’t clear, pitch in or contact IEOCC via our website to ask for help.
● Direct people to relevant resources on the IEOCC website to find treatment, reduce stigma, and provide better care to combat the negative effects of opioids in your community.
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Invite an opioids or harm reduction expert to join an upcoming virtual training at your organization, through IEOCC’s Education & Engagement Workgroup.
Email Elham Ali
at
Elham@signalkey.com
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IEOCC Workgroups:
As reported above, in Spring/Summer 2020 our Access Workgroup continues to meet while others have paused their regular meetings. You can sign up for any group at any time, to be invited and updated as we move along.
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Access to Treatment • Education & Engagement
Safe Prescribing • Prevention & Public Agencies
Learn more about the IEOCC and its mission and vision on our
website
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Vision:
To reduce opioid use and opioid related deaths in the Inland Empire.
Mission:
The Inland Empire Opioid Crisis Coalition (IEOCC) creates effective community collaborations between member organizations and individuals who need help with pain management and addictive disorders. The coalition employs the values and techniques of harm reduction and integrated care.
IEOCC will ensure the following changes occur in their communities:
- Education and engagement with service providers and community members.
- Safer prescribing practices for opioid medications.
- Increased use of medication-assisted addiction treatment (MAT), as part of a comprehensive system of integrated behavioral health care.
- Increased availability and use of the overdose reversal drug Naloxone.
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Thank you for your support in working together to improve the quality of life in the Inland Empire!
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