Meetings and Events
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Past Events
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Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Substance Use Disorders Meeting 4
June 23, 2022 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm ET
On June 23, 2022, the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic convened more than 55 representatives across health professional groups, industry, federal agencies, advocacy groups, academia and research, payment and reimbursement, and health systems, for the fourth and final installment of the Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Substance Use Disorders. Through a combination of summative presentations and breakout group discussions, the meeting sought to provide participants the opportunity to review and reflect on the key themes to emerge from the series and discuss key priorities for action to improve telehealth and virtual care for pain management and SUD care moving forward. View the event >>
Implementing the Chronic Pain Journey Map
May 16, 2022 | 3:30-5:00pm ET
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic gathered experts who helped develop the Chronic Pain Journey Map for an implementation-focused discussion using insights from the map to improve the pain management process. View the event >>
Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Substance Use Disorders Meeting 3
April 25, 2022 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm ET
On April 25, 2022, the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic convened more than 55 representatives across health professional groups, industry, federal agencies, advocacy groups, academia and research, payment and reimbursement, and health systems, to explore how telehealth and virtual care modalities and services can be used to improve—and catalyze new innovative approaches to—the delivery of pain management and SUD care. View the event >>
Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Substance Use Disorders Meeting 2
March 11, 2022 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm ET
On March 11, 2022, Opioid Action Collaborative convened 75 representatives across health professional groups, industry, federal agencies, advocacy groups, academia and research, payment and reimbursement, and health systems, to explore how telehealth and virtual care may be used to improve access to pain management and SUD care. View the event >>
Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Examining Federal Regulations Workshop
March 3, 2022 – 9:30am-5:00pm ET & March 4, 2022 – 9:30am-4:30pm ET
On March 3-4, 2022, a planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Academy of Medicine organized and conducted a two-day public workshop that brought together experts and key stakeholders to examine the current federal regulatory and legal landscape regarding the provision of and access to methadone for the treatment of opioid use disorder. View the event >>
Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Substance Use Disorders Meeting 1
December 17, 2021 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm ET
On December 17, 2021, the Opioid Collaborative convened more than 50 representatives across health professional groups, industry, federal agencies, advocacy groups, academia and research, payment and reimbursement, and health systems, to begin to explore challenges and opportunities to improve telehealth and virtual care for pain management and substance use disorder care. View the event >>
Stigma of Addiction Summit
June 10, 2021 from 12:00 to 5:30 pm ET
The National Academy of Medicine, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, and Shatterproof hosted a half-day, virtual, action-oriented summit entirely dedicated to understanding, addressing, and eliminating the harmful impacts of stigma on people who use drugs. View the event >>
Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy
December 18, 2020 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm ET
The American Academy of Family Physicians and the National Academy of Medicine hosted a free webinar that explored best practices, research gaps, and future priorities for clinicians as they support patients tapering from long-term opioid therapy. View the event >>
Public Virtual Symposium
November 12, 2020 from 9:00 to 2:15 pm ET
The National Academy of Medicine hosted a public virtual symposium that featured updates from the Collaborative’s working groups, and a keynote presentation from the Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance. View the event >>
Caring for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder During COVID-19
July 15, 2020
Patients with opioid use disorder require close monitoring and consistent access to care. This activity will offer information and resources to ensure care for this patient population is not interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters include a pharmacist and physician with expertise in addiction medicine. View the event>>
Strengthening Coordination Across the Social Safety Net for Patients with Addiction
June 2, 2020 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. ET
This 90-minute webinar will provide information and guidance on strategies to enhance coordination across the social safety net to prevent an addiction crisis for high-risk and marginalized populations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. View the event >>
Treating Addiction Across the Care Continuum During COVID-19: Challenges and Promising Practices
May 22, 2020 from 2:30pm – 4:00pm ET
This 90-minute webinar will review current approaches, challenges, and promising practices for addiction treatment across the continuum of care in the context of COVID-19. View the event >>
Virtual Symposium
May 21, 2020 from 8:30am ET to 5:00pm ET
The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic will host a free virtual symposium on May 21, featuring Action Collaborative members and invited expert speakers addressing the most promising opportunities to achieve a health system that is better prepared to prevent, treat, and manage substance use disorders. View the event >>
Helping People With Addiction Stay Connected During COVID-19
Listening Session | March 10, 2020
This listening session is the second part of the series and serves as a complement to the previous session, which focused on the experiences of those living with chronic pain. The purpose of this listening session was to focus on the perspectives and experiences of clinicians caring for patients with chronic, non-cancer pain. Our hope is to better understand the diversity and complexity of chronic pain care across the health system and to elucidate existing practice and system-level gaps in chronic pain management. View the event >>
Living With Chronic Pain: Perspectives from Persons with Lived Experience
Listening Session | February 13, 2020
The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic held a web-based listening session that focused on the experiences and perspectives of persons living with chronic, non-cancer pain, including their experiences interacting with and navigating the health system. The listening session featured a guided discussion with a panel of persons with lived experience. Our hope is to better understand the spectrum and diversity of experiences of those living with pain to identify key information needed to address existing practice and system-level gaps in chronic pain management. View the Event >>
Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic – November 2019 Meeting
In Person Meeting |November 4 – 5, 2019
This meeting was for members of the Action Collaborative and was closed to the public.
Tapering Guidance for Opioids: Existing Best Practices and Evidence Standards
Webinar |July 22, 2019
The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic hosted a free public webinar on opioid tapering, utilizing experts in the field who discussed current guidance for opioid tapering, how it is applied in practice, and the strength of the evidence behind it. Five panelists presented various patient case scenarios and discussed pain management challenges through patient and caregiver perspectives, in order to inform best practices and identify evidence gaps. View the Event >>
Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic – April 2019 Meeting
In Person Meeting |April 30, 2019
This public meeting of the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic included an open, public session on Tuesday, April 30 from 9am – 1pm. This open session included a keynote presentation and updates from the four working groups of the Action Collaborative. View the Event >>
Introductory Webinar
Webinar |February 13, 2019
The National Academy of Medicine held a webinar on February 13, 2019 featuring an overview of the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic and the work it will undertake over the next two years to share knowledge, align initiatives, and advance multisector solutions to improve outcomes for those impacted by the opioid epidemic. View the Event >>
Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic Launch Meeting
In Person Meeting | July 27, 2018
The National Academy of Medicine and the Aspen Institute held a meeting to launch the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic and discuss opportunities for impact. View the Event >>
