2022 Texas Substance Use Symposium Plenary ProgramCommunities Collaborating for Positive ChangeThese Opioid Training Initiative modules are recordings from the 2022 Texas Substance Use Symposium (TxSUS), held in Corpus Christi, Texas in March of 2022. These plenary modules were developed to promote community collaborations that invoke positive change and reduce substance use deaths in Texas. TxSUS represents a unique opportunity to bring together health care providers, law enforcement, behavioral health professionals and peer recovery specialists, to collaboratively identify local substance use challenges and to develop solutions that will address this public health concern. These modules will review public health and evidence-based approaches to treatment, innovative reform for law enforcement, development of creative treatment environments, and the incorporation of harm reduction practices.
The information in this course has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of clinicians practicing in Texas with a focus on regional trends, laws and regulations.
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Modules
The following modules are included in this course. See the tabs below for more information on each module and instructions for accessing module content.
- Texas Perspective on Public Health and Evidence-Based Approach for Improving the Substance Use Treatment Ecosystem
- Innovation and Reform in Substance Use, Law Enforcement, and Policing
- Creating Supportive Environments for BIPOC: Tailoring Treatment to the Realities of Drug Use at the US-Mexico Border
Faculty
Special thank you to the following faculty who developed the content of this course. Additional biography and disclosure information is available in the module tabs.
- Crystal Walker, DMSc, PA-C | Director of Substance Use Disorders Clinical Services | MHMR of Tarrant County
- Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA | Postdoctoral Fellow, Miriam Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |Associate Faculty, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Blumberg School of Public Affairs | Research Fellow, Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association, & Executive Fellow, National Police Foundation
- Julia Lechuga, MA, PhD | Associate Professor of Public Health | The University of Texas at El Paso College of Health Science
Continuing Education Information
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The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This online activity is approved for up to 0.3 CEUs (3.00 contact hours) of continuing education credit (each module is 1.0 contact hour). In order to receive 3.0 contact hours of CE credit, the participant must watch each video in its entirety, complete the online post-test, and complete the online evaluation. Pharmacists: Please make sure NABP e-ID and date of birth (month/year) are entered correctly in your profile. |
The UT Health San Antonio Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Long School of Medicine designates this material for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ .
Nursing Disclosure to Participants
PLEASE NOTE: This activity expires March 23, 2025, and after that time, even if the course is still accessible it cannot be used for nursing continuing education credits. UT Austin School of Nursing Accredited Provider Unit is not responsible for any use of the program beyond its expiration date.
Accreditation Statement: University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Requirements for Successful Completion: To receive contact hours for this continuing education activity, the participant must register for the online course, complete the entire activity, and complete and submit the evaluation form. Once successful completion has been verified, a “Certificate of Successful Completion” will be awarded for 1.0 contact hours for each module, for a total of up to 3.0 CNE.
Conflicts of Interest All planners and presenters/authors/content reviewers must disclose the presence or absence of a conflict of interest relative to this activity. All potential conflicts are resolved prior to the planning, implementation, or evaluation of the continuing nursing education activity. All activity planning committee members and presenters/authors/content reviewers have had their Conflict of Interest assessed, identified and resolved by the nurse planner.
Education Disclaimer: The author(s) of this continuing education activity have made reasonable efforts to ensure that all information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific evidence at the time of publication. However, because information regarding medications, treatment guidelines, and other healthcare information is subject to constant change, the participant is advised to always confirm practice resources before applying any learned information in practice. Activities produced by UT Austin School of Nursing are intended solely for purposes of supplementing health care professionals’ knowledge. The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.
The Office of Professional Development at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and as such receives automatic approval as a continuing education provider by the Texas Board of Social Work Examiners under Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 34. § 781.511(c). The program represented by this certificate was provided in accordance with the criteria and standards of the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, and has been approved for Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. Please note that 1 hour = 1 CEU. Complaints about this program may be made to TSBSWE 333 Guadalupe St, Tower 3, Room 900, Austin, TX 78701 • 512-305-7700 • 800-821-3205
bhec.texas.gov/texas-state-board-of-social-worker-examiners/
This project is funded by Texas Health & Human Services Texas Targeted Opioid Response. |
Activity Type
- Knowledge
Target Audience(s)
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physicians
- Psychiatrists
- Physician Assistant
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Advance Practice Nurses (CME)
- Nurse Practitoners (CME)
Co-Sponsor(s)
Texas Perspective: Public Health and Evidence-Based Approach for Improving the Substance Use Treatment Ecosystem |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe the value of public health and public safety in addressing substance use in Texas
- List at least three models or approaches to providing substance use treatment to vulnerable populations such as the uninsured/underinsured, homeless, and/or justice involved.
- Apply strategies or principles that help foster cross-sector partnerships for the improvement of the treatment ecosystem in Texas
About the Faculty:
Director of Substance Use Disorders Clinical Services
This project is funded by Texas Health & Human Services Texas Targeted Opioid Response. |
Activity Number
0067-9999-22-003-H04-P/T
Innovation and Reform in Substance Use, Law Enforcement, and Policing |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Discuss the role of medications for opioid use disorder in substance use disorder treatment and overdose reduction
- Describe the role of medications for opioid use disorder in reducing crime and recidivism
- Situate deflection and diversion to treatment and harm reduction services in the continuum of police response to opioid use disorder, its sequelae, and associated criminal behavior
- Develop strategies that integrate officer occupational safety, crime reduction, and diversion to treatment/harm reduction for people with opioid use disorder as a comprehensive, aligned approach to these concerns
About the Faculty:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Miriam Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
This project is funded by Texas Health & Human Services Texas Targeted Opioid Response. |
Activity Number
0067-9999-22-004-H04-P/T
Creating Supportive Treatment Environments for BIPOC, Tailoring Treatment to the Realities of Substance Use at the Border |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Discuss the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals with a SUD residing on the U.S.-Mexico border
- Describe how the complex interaction between policy, availability of resources, and barriers at the structural and individual level exacerbate health care access and utilization disparities
- Discuss behavioral approaches to create supportive environments to reduce health care access and utilization disparities present in environments with hostile policies towards SUD
About the Faculty:
This project is funded by Texas Health & Human Services Texas Targeted Opioid Response. |
Activity Number
0067-9999-22-011-H04-P/T