Welcome to the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Community of Practice!
This CoP connects clinicians, other SUD professionals and other providers working with individuals who have substance use disorders.
Meeting Schedule:
CoP meetings are on the fourth Thursday from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM every other month.
Due to COVID-19 imposed restrictions, all meetings will be held virtually until further notice.
Resources & Tools
- ASAM Overview
- Tool 1 – Questions by ASAM Dimensions
- Tool 2 – Patient Severity Rating Tool
- Tool 3 – Continuing Care Criteria Assessment
- Tool 4 – Transfer & Discharge Criteria Assessment
- Tool 5 – Continuing Service & Transfer/Discharge Questions
- Examples of How to Use Tools: Tool 1 – Questions by ASAM Dimensions; Tool 2 – Patient Severity Rating Tool; Tool 3 – Continuing Service Criteria Assessment; Tool 4 – Transfer/Discharge Criteria Assessment
Past CoP webinar recordings and other resources and tools
Webinars 2023
Webinar – Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) – Practical Considerations
February 23, 2023
Learn how clinicians and medical professionals are using alternative approaches to SUD treatment to treat their clients and improve recovery outcomes.
Presenters:
Dr. Peter Mason is a family medicine doctor in Lebanon, NH, and assistant professor of community and family medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Carol Furlong recently retired as the Director of the Substance Use Disorder Services Department at Elliot Hospital and continues as a consultant in the field of substance use disorder services and program operations. Carol was adjunct faculty at both Rivier College and Springfield College.
Webinars 2022
Webinar – Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) – Personal stories from New Hampshire
October 27, 2022
Meet three individuals who have personally benefited from and are helping others with alternative approaches to SUD treatment.
Webinar Recording
Webinar Slides
NH Registered Syringe Services Programs
NH Bureau of Infectious Disease Control – Syringe Services Programs Annual Report 2021
Webinar – Conversations and Connections that Matter: A Professional Networking Event
May 26, 2022
Participants had the opportunity to strengthen their professional network and engage in conversations related to 1) preventing burnout, self care, managing workload, turnover, shifting priorities, 2) staff training, supervision and support, professional licensure, and 3) types of services offered.
Webinars 2020
- Presentation Slides
- Leveraging Federal Funding to Address Opioid Epidemic (State Opioid Response Team, NH DHHS)
- Webinar Recording (Password: 4j+.*+@^)
- Follow-up Questions & Answers
Presentation & Discussion: Social Determinants of Health & Related Benefits Provided by NH Managed Care Organization – March 6, 2020
- Presentation Slides
- Social Determinants of Health & Substance Use Disorders (NH Center for Excellence)
- Clinically Managed High Intensity Residential Treatment Services (NH Center for Excellence)
- Addressing the Social Determinants of Health in Medicaid Managed Care (Dr. Sai Cherala, Division of Public Health Services)
- Delivering the Next Generation of Health Care (AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire)
- NH Healthy Families SUD Innovations (NH Healthy Families)
- Social Determinants of Health: Impact on SUD Treatment & Recovery (Well Sense)
- Webinar Recording
- Follow-up Questions & Answers
Webinars 2019
- Presentation Slides
- Psychosis and Co-Occurring Disorders: Strategies for SUD Treatment Providers (Cody Gilchrist, Westbridge)
- Webinar Recording
- Follow-up Questions & Answers
Presentation & Discussion: Emerging Drug Trends for SUD Treatment Providers – September 27, 2019
- Presentation Slides
- Cannabis & Stimulants (Paul Kiernan, LADC, NH Center for Excellence)
- Practice Perspective (Heather Smith, Keya Doyle and Angela Dunham, Greater Nashua Mental Health Center)
- Practice Perspective (Sarah Bernier, Families in Transition)
- Spice & Kratom (Adelaide Murray, NH Center for Excellence)
- Webinar Recording
- Follow-up Questions & Answers
Presentation & Discussion: ASAM Continuing Care, Transfer and Discharge Criteria – June 28, 2019
- Presentation Slides
- Understanding and Using ASAM Continuing Care, Transfer and Discharge Criteria (Paul Kiernan, LADC, Project Manager, NH Center for Excellence)
- About Bi-State PCA Services (Mandi Gingras, Retention & Recruitment Coordinator and Michele Peterson, Project Coordinator, Bi-State Primary Care Association)
- Additional Handouts: Continuing Service Criteria; Transfer/Discharge Criteria
Presentation & Discussion: Understanding & Using ASAM Criteria in SUD Treatment Planning – March 29, 2019
- Presentation Slides:
- Understanding and Using ASAM Criteria in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Planning (Paul Kiernan, LADC Clinical Services Specialist, NH Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Services)
- Treatment Planning at Concord Hospital (Stephanie Heath, MLADC & Ashley Halabi, CRSW, Concord Hospital)
- NH Doorways (Russell Keene, MBA, State Opioid Response, NH Department of Health & Human Services)
- Follow-Up Questions & Answers
Presentation & Discussion: Prior Authorization for Substance Use Disorder Treatment – January 4, 2019
- Presentation Slides:
- Insurance Pre-Authorization and Review (NH Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Services)
- Panel Discussion with Insurance Companies (Harvard Pilgrim/Optum, Cigna, Cenpatico, Beacon Health Options)
- Provider Perspective (Southeastern New Hampshire Services)
- Follow-Up Questions & Answers
Webinars 2018
In-Person: Planning Meeting – March 1, 2018
Webinars 2017
Webinars 2016
Webinar: Kick-Off Webinar – May 5, 2016