Are we helping? Access to opioid treatment during and after COVID-19

By the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS and the California Department of Health Care Services

Jointly hosted by the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS and the California Department of Health Care Services, this webinar will explore opioid treatment services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including opportunities to build on recent changes to federal regulations that have made buprenorphine and methadone prescribing more flexible and accessible.

Presentations will include perspectives from both people with personal experience of utilizing treatment and providers delivering innovative opioid treatment services.

Speakers include:

Elizabeth Day: Harm Reduction & Hepatitis C Educator, North Carolina Survivors Union

Aaron Ferguson: Urban Survivor’s Union Leadership Team Member and Opioid Treatment Advocate

Andrew Tatarsky, PhD Director, Center for Optimal Living

Louise Vincent, MPH Executive Director, North CarolinaSurvivors Union

Leah Warner, NP, MPH Street Medicine, San Francisco Department of Public Health

The evet will take place on Friday 19th June from 10:00 to 11:30 am (PST).

Join with WebEx using this link.

Meeting number: 145 934 5183 Password: P3mAeXeme43