Vermont Center on Behavior and Health

Session 1: Substance Use Disorders and Adverse Health Outcomes (No Video Available due to Zoom Failure)

• Session Chair: Sarah H. Heil, PhD, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont 
• Speakers: 
  • The Medical Consequences of the Injection Opioid Epidemic in Rural America: The Case of West Virginia | Slides (PDF) - Judith Feinberg, MD, Professor, Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, West Virginia University
  • Disease Risk Network Topologies Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Puerto Rico | Slides (PDF) - Kirk Dombrowski, PhD, Vice President for Research, University of Vermont
  • Treating Women for Opioid Use Disorder in The Era of COVID-19 | Slides (PDF) - Hendree Jones, PhD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
  • Smoking-Attributable Cancer by State: A Source of Rural Public Health Disparity? | Slides (PDF) Andrea Villanti, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont

Special Lunchtime Event: Leveraging Innovation for Rural SUDs Care: Exploring Case Studies 

Presented by: UVM Center on Rural Addiction (CORA)

During this Lunch & Learn session, join SUD treatment champions for small group discussions on the most common clinical challenges: OUD & pain, stimulant use, OUD & pregnancy, adolescents & SUDs, expanding rural treatment access. See case study document (PDF) for descriptions of each and select a study when you register. Attendance is limited.

• Session Chairs: Sanchit Maruti, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont and Robert Althoff, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont

Session 2: Rural Residence, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Disease (Video)

• Session Chair: Philip A. Ades, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Vermont
• Speakers:
  • Rural Obesity, Cancer, and Weight Control | Slides (PDF) - Christie Befort, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Health, Associate Director, Cancer Prevention and Control, University of Kansas Cancer Center, University of Kansas Medical Center 
  • Breast Cancer Control in Rural Settings | Slides (PDF) - Brian L. Sprague, PhD, Associate Professor, Office of Health Promotion, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont
  • Rural-Urban Differences in Stroke Risk | Slides (PPT) recommend watching in presentation mode - George Howard, DrPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Rural-Urban Difference in Cardiac Prevention | Slides (PDF) - David Schopfer, MD, Program Officer, Clinical Cardiovascular Disease, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Virtual Poster Session

• View Poster Session 1 - Videos available by clicking on link
• View Poster Session 2 - Videos available by clicking on link

Friday, October 9, 2020

Session 1: Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Settings (Video)

• Session Chair: Stacey C. Sigmon, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, UVM Center on Rural Addiction, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont 
• Speakers:
  • Challenges of Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Settings: A State Perspective | Slides (PDF)- Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH, Maine DHHS Commissioner’s Office 
  • Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Settings: A Federal Perspective | Slides (PDF) - Richard Jenkins, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator, National Institute on Drug Abuse: 
  • Polysubstance Use: A Broader Understanding of Substance Use During the Opioid Crisis | Slides (PDF) - Matthew Ellis, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Session 2: Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Settings (Video)

• Session Chair: Stacey C. Sigmon, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, UVM Center on Rural Addiction, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont 
• Speakers:
  • Innovative Interventions for Rural Adults with Opioid Use Disorder - Kelly Peck, PhD, Assistant Professor, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont 
  • Increasing Buprenorphine Access for Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Clinics Using Telemedicine | Slides (PDF) - Nicole Brunet, PharmD, VA Maine Healthcare System
    

LUNCH

Session 3: Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Settings (Video)

• Session Chair: Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, Director, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont
• Speakers:
  • Contingency Management With Patients Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: a Meta-Analysis | Slides (PDF) - Hypatia Bolivar, PhD, Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois-Springfield
  • An Update on Long-Acting Buprenorphine: Implications for Reducing Rural Disparities | Slides (PDF) - Michele R. Lofwall, MD, Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine: 
  • Understanding the Increase in Opioid Overdoses in New Hampshire: A Rapid Epidemiologic Assessment of People Who Use Opioids and Emergency Personnel | Slides (PDF) - Elizabeth C Saunders, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

Adjourn