May 17 – 19, 2018 | Hilton Eugene
66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon

Opioid use disorder is the single most expensive diagnosis code for many health systems in Oregon. The human costs are staggering and this crisis is wreaking havoc among Oregon families – as well as Oregon health care providers and health systems.

Join us on May 17 – 19, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon to share, learn, advocate and inspire change to improve the health of patients, families, and communities and support for health systems and providers.

This conference presents solutions for navigating clinical practice and system level barriers to best-practice pain management and substance use disorder treatment. You will gain practical information, tools and shared learning opportunities for more effective communication and collaboration.

The conference begins with pre-conference workshops on a team-based approach to improving primary care, the 5 key domains of best practice pain care, and a free buprenorphine training.
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We will then explore innovation, problem-solving and transformation in three parts to meet the opioid crisis: 1) the future of pain management, 2) expanding access and quality of treatment for substance use disorder and 3) improving prescribing practices. We close the conference with a leadership forum and call to action to end the opioid crisis now. Limited scholarships for the conference are now available. > Apply now

Target Audience

Physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, naturopaths, physician assistants, medical assistants, administrators, public health, substance use disorder treatment providers, mental health treatment providers, tribal leaders and health care providers, case managers, law enforcement, community members and others.

Learning Objectives

• Apply a coordinated, team-based approach to provide safer and more effective pain care
• Explain how to build better clinical pathways for managing persistent pain and opioid use disorder
• Describe health system, clinical and community strategies to reduce opioid abuse and improve access to effective and safer alternatives to opioids for pain treatment
• Demonstrate effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families and professional associate