FREE Performance In Practice Activities

Did you know that PCSS and the Opioid Response Network (ORN) have two Performance in Practice (PIP) activities that you can participate in for free?

PCSS offers the "Improving Clinical Practice with Patients who have Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)" PIP. This PIP, developed by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and PCSS, was recently revised to provide up-to-date information and guidance and now offers an optional 25-question Self-Assessment Exam. [Learn more]

"Improving Clinical Practice with Patients who have Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD): Performance in Practice (PIP) and Self-Assessment (SA) Activity," offered by the ORN, is designed to improve the competence, performance, and patient outcomes of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals. This PIP was developed by AAAP and ORN. [Learn more]

Upcoming PCSS Live Webinar

Dual Diagnoses of Youth Substance Use Disorders and Depression: The Nature of the Association and Treatment Implications

Date: June 14, 2022

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Presenter: Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA

Sponsoring organization: American Psychiatric Association

About the webinar: This webinar will review the intersection of substance use disorders (SUD) and diagnosed depression within young people in the US. Since the mid-1990s, Major Depressive Episodes (MDE) increased in terms of percentage and the rate of those with MDE who experience severe impairment. [Learn more]

PCSS On-Demand Webinars

Treating Hepatitis C Among People Who Use Drugs

(American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and American Psychiatric Association)

Opioid Use Disorder in the Nursing 

(International Nurses Society on Addictions)

Addressing OUD in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Communities Part 1: Treatment and Recovery for African American Communities

(National Council for MenWellbeing)

Closing Pandora’s Box: Applying Opioid Stewardship to Promote Safe Storage, Handling, and Disposal Practices

(American Pharmacists Association)

When It’s Time To Come Down, Weaning Opioids With Compassion

(American Society for Pain Management Nursing)

Acute Pain Management in the Individual with Opioid Use Disorder

(American Society for Pain Management Nursing)

Opioid Use Disorder in Women

(American Psychiatric Association)



See list of all recorded webinars.

PCSS Clinical Roundtables

Upcoming PCSS Clinical Roundtables:

Harm Reduction

June 9, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm*

The Integration of Mutual Support, Group Psychotherapy and Pharmacologic Intervention for Recovery

June 17, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Harm Reduction

June 20, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Tapering Opioids in the Chronic Pain Patient

June 23, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, and Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit.

* All times are ET

Next PCSS Exchange June 15

PCSS-Exhange is a six-session course, live via Zoom webinar, focused on implementing prescribing medications for treating opioid use disorder in a variety of healthcare settings.

PCSS-X is intended for an interprofessional audience, and participants are welcome to attend whichever sessions are most relevant to their current situation. Prescribers with frontline experience prescribing medications for opioid use disorder and developing clinic workflows will be available during each session to answer participants’ questions and discuss real-world cases.

Sessions are held every other Wednesday. Don't worry if you've missed the first sessions. You can join any time!

Dates are as follows:

June 15, June 29, July 13,July 27

News

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

In July 2022, a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will make crisis services more accessible with the adoption of 988 as the easy to remember three-digit dialing, texting, and chat code for anyone experiencing a suicidal or mental health related crisis. As the U.S-based universal dialing code connecting to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline)—a network of local crisis centers throughout the country—988 will increase the accessibility and use of life-saving interventions and resources.

https://suicidepreventionmessaging.org/988messaging/framework 

Drug Use Severity in Adolescence Affects SUD Risk in Adulthood

People who reported multiple symptoms consistent with severe substance use disorder at age 18 exhibited two or more of these symptoms in adulthood, according to a new analysis of a nationwide survey in the United States. These individuals were also more likely, as adults, to use and misuse prescription medications, as well as self-treat with opioids, sedatives, or tranquillizers. Published today in JAMA Network Open, the study is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

[Read more]

NIDA Competition Seeking Products to Help with Drug Cravings

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recently launched the “Product Prototypes to Combat Drug Craving” Challenge competition to solicit working prototypes of multifaceted products that will help with drug craving for those who experience substance use problems or those with substance use disorder (SUD). The Challenge will offer up to $50,000 for first place and up to $35,000 for second place entries, as well as up to three honorable mention awards of up to $5,000 each. Submissions are due August 31, 2022.

Submission Due Date: August 31, 2022, 6:00 p.m. ET

Judging Period: September 12, 2022 to September 30, 2022

Winners Announced: October 7, 2022

The submission package includes a 5-page written narrative describing the development of the product prototype and a brief 5-min video to showcase the working prototype and all its functions.

Learn more about the challenge, rules, and submission requirements here: https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=product-prototypes-to-combat-drug-craving-challenge.