Since 2000, there has been a 200 percent increase in opioid-related deaths. Federal and state governments have declared “states of emergency” and funds are now being allocated for crisis response such as increased naloxone access points, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) options and legislation and formulary changes to restrict dosing and supply of prescription opioids.

Still, more attention must be devoted to rethinking the health care response to pain before dependency manifests. Do you know how to support a person in addressing their pain, or how a practitioner can use an “opioid-free” approach?

To learn how, join our strategic partner, Relias, on Thursday, February 22 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET for the webinar, Getting Upstream to Reduce the Opioid Epidemic: A Fully Integrated Whole Team Approach to Prevent Opioid Dependency Before It Starts.

During this webinar, participants will:

• Understand each role of the office team and their contribution to a safe pain management approach
• Identify three ways behavioral health clinicians can contribute to a new standard of care for pain management
• Understand how to use data to identify risk characteristics for future opioid dependency

Understand alternatives for care based on the level of risk for dependency, overdose and death.

Click here to register!

This webinar is a free event, and no CEUs or certificates of participation are provided. All registrants will receive a copy of the recorded webinar and slides if you cannot attend the live event.

Leigh Steiner, Ph.D.
Senior Analyst of Clinical Analytics and Applications
Relias

Dr. Steiner serves as a Senior Analyst of Clinical Analytics and Applications for Care Management Technologies, now a Relias company. Her work is focused on improving behavioral health care management using data-driven analytics. She leads a clinical team who identifies new research in the field of behavioral health and client needs resulting in the constant development of Relias' analytic tools. Dr. Steiner has extensive national, state, and local experience in organizational development, executive development coaching, and consulting; three decades of experience as a change leader in the public mental health field; expertise in teaching and training, speech communications and group facilitation and dynamics.

Karl J. Haake, MD
Pain Management Consultant
Missouri Primary Care Association

Dr. Haake is currently the Pain Management Consultant for the Missouri Primary Care Association and lead facilitator for Missouri's Chronic Pain ECHO Project. He is an anesthesiologist who specializes in pain medicine and is certified by both the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Pain Medicine. He formed the first pain clinic at a Federally Qualified Health Center in the United States at the Community Health Center of Central Missouri and consults with hospitals, health systems, managed care organizations, private clinics, and FQHC’s throughout the country regarding coordination of primary care, behavioral health, and pain management. He is currently the chair of the American Academy of Pain Medicine’s Special Interest Group in Primary Care and previously served as interim Chief Medical Director for Home State Health, one of Missouri Medicaid’s managed care organizations.