The Oregon Conference on Opioids + Other Drugs, Pain + Addiction Treatment (OPAT) is back in 2021!
We are excited to announce the theme of the 2021 conference: Rebuilding Lives, Restoring Communities, Promoting Social Justice.
Learn More & Register for OPAT 2021
Thanks for joining us in 2019! Read more below about our 2019 OPAT below.
Dates: May 29 – 31, 2019
Location: The Riverhouse, Bend, Oregon
The Oregon Conference on Opioids + Other Drugs, Pain, + Addiction Treatment showcases state and national initiatives that cross disciplines, promote equity, and fight for the dignity and recovery of those suffering from pain, substance use disorder, or both. The conference engages stakeholders from public health organizations, government agencies, communities, tribes, medical professions, and more. OPAT highlights innovative solutions from state and national thought leaders in pain treatment, substance use disorder, and mental health treatment and research.
Lines for Life hosts this event in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Pain Guidance Group. At Lines for Life, we prevent substance abuse and suicide by offering help and hope to individuals, families, and communities, and by promoting mental health for all.
We can end this crisis if we act together across disciplines and systems.
We can’t do this alone.
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Pre-conference Trainings (May 29th)
In addition to conference sessions and keynotes, we will offer pre-conference trainings on May 29th. Tickets for the pre-conference trainings are available through Eventbrite and must be purchased separately from general conference registration. See individual training description sheets for detailed information.
Learning Lab: The Art of Compassionate Tapering
8am-12pm – 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ – Cost: $175
This didactic/experiential training will increase understanding of Chronic Persistent Opioid Dependence (CPOD) and confidence of health care providers to approach tapering as an alliance with the patient. Participants will learn about evidence-based tools and clinical pathways that support safe and effective opioid tapering and improve their patient’s quality of life.
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Buprenorphine Waiver Training
8am-12:30pm – 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ – Cost: Free
This training will help clinicians understand the mechanism and rationale for buprenorphine treatment, selection of patients that are appropriate for buprenorphine treatment and buprenorphine initiation and maintenance procedures. The course is provided in a “Half and Half” format, which means the first part is taken in person and the second part, for physicians, PAs and APRNs, is completed online.
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Understanding How to Explain Pain
8am-12pm – 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ – Cost: $125
Participants will learn tools and messaging to move patients from fear to understanding and increase confidence that change is possible. This includes demonstrating an understanding of the 5 key domains of best practice pain care outlined in the Oregon Pain Management Commission’s Pain Education Module: understanding pain, sleep, mood, activity and nutrition and examining other tools and resources to help navigate difficult conversations.
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Understanding the Importance of Tribal Relations
8am-12pm – 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ – Cost: Free
Oregon’s nine Federally Recognized Tribes are individual sovereign nations. The United States government has a unique legal relationship with American Indian tribal governments as set forth in the Constitution of the United States, numerous treaties, statutes, federal court decisions and executive orders. This relationship is derived from the political and legal relationship that Indian tribes have with the federal government and is not based upon race. The state of Oregon also honors tribal sovereignty and recognizes the right of Indian tribes to self-determination and self-governance. Tribal members are citizens of their tribes, cities, counties, Oregon, and the nation. These relationships are unique and need to be understood to build partnerships at the local level to improve health.
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Treating Persistent Pain:
What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know
8am-5pm – 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ – Cost: $190
This is an intensive, experiential training to develop competence for Mental Health Professionals to deliver non-pharmacological pain treatments. Pain medications, Opioid Use Disorder, and the Mental Health Professional’s role in an opioid taper will be presented and integrated into the workshop. Patient facing handouts and other materials will be provided to readily integrate workshop learnings into a variety of clinical settings and formats.
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Poster Session
Poster sessions provide an opportunity for you to share your original research, promising programs, practice or innovative strategies to confront the challenge of opioid and other drug abuse, and pain and addiction treatment in Oregon. > More information