
Spring 2022 Annual Addressing Health Disparities Seminar: Substance Use Disorder and the Opioid Crisis
Description
The seminar is designed to bring community and academia together to eliminate health disparities in the Omaha Community and Nebraska. The goal of the conference is to increase the knowledge, skills and ability of individuals in academia, health professionals and community members in addressing health disparities as it relates to substance use disorder and the current opioid crisis nationwide. This includes public health responses, developing policies, recognizing clinical signs and symptoms, identifying other current drug and substance use disorders, and advocating for support in those affected by the problem.
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Designed For
Physicians, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Mental Health Providers, Fellows, Residents, Students, and Other Interested Healthcare Professionals.
Objectives
- Define “substance and drug use disorders”
- Examine current policies regarding substance use disorder
- Analyze the current trends of drug and substance use disorders and the misuse of prescription drugs
- Discuss strategies for developing, implementing and evaluating policies regarding substance and drug use disorders with opioid addiction
- Identify local organizations working in substance use disorder prevention and policy making
Agenda
8 a.m.
Check-in/Registration
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, MD, MSPH, MBA, FAASS
Co-Director, CPHHE
8:40 a.m.
Agenda Overview, Logistics and Charge to Audience
Mervin Vasser, MPA
Assistant Director, HS-MACA
8:50 a.m.
Success Overview: The Center for Promoting Health and Health Equity (CPHHE)
Richard Brown, PhD
Lee Brown and Associates; CPHHE Partnership Chair
9 a.m.
Overview and Douglas County Statistics of Substance Use and Opioid Use
Lindsey Huse, DNP
Health Director, Douglas County Health Department
9:30 a.m.
Opioid—The Intersection of Health Care, Law, Ethics and Public Policy
Kelly Dineen, RN, JD, PhD
Creighton University, Director of Health Law Programs
10 a.m.
Community Discussion: Stigma and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder
Moderator: Jeanne Burke
Creighton University
Panelists: Donna Polk, PhD
Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition
Edward DeSimone, RPh, PhD, FAPhA
Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
10:30 a.m.
COVID, Substance Use Disorder and Community-Academic Collaboration: Justice/Equity Demands
John Stone MD, PhD
Creighton University, Center for Health Policy and Ethics
11 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m.
Workshop Session
These Are the Drugs
Sgt. Jennifer Bogdanoff
Omaha Police Department
Recognition of Opioid Use and the Administration of Narcan
Sgt. Jennifer Bogdanoff
Omaha Police Department
Noon
Keynote Speaker: Opioid Abuse and Substance Use Disorder
S. Pirzada Sattar, MD
Founder, Inroads to Recovery
1 p.m.
Question and Answer Session: Substance Use and Opioid Use
Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, MD, MSPH, MBA, FAASS
Co-Director, CPHHE
Richard Brown, PhD
Lee Brown and Associates; CPHHE Partnership Chair
1:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, MD, MSPH, MBA, FAASS
1:30 p.m.
Evaluation
Education Credit
Category 1
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA accepts AMA category 1 credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME.
Nurse CE
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 4.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacy
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). The 2022 Spring Addressing Health Disparities Seminar Substance Use Disorder and the Opioid Crisis is accredited for 4.5 hour(s) for completion of all CE Sessions on April 30, 2022. The 2022 Spring Addressing Health Disparities Seminar Substance Use Disorder and the Opioid Crisis is a knowledge based activity.
Occupational and Physical Therapy
The Boards of Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice do not pre-approve continuing education course offerings, but will accept a continuing education activity when they are planned and conducted for occupational and physical therapists and the continuing education activity relates to the practice of Occupational and Physical Therapy. Each professional is responsible for their own certification.
Mental Health and Social Work
The Board of Mental Health does not pre-approve continuing education course offerings, but may accept as continuing
education for licensure and certification renewal, learning experiences, provided they are planned and conducted for mental health practitioners and if they are related to mental health practice. Continuing education offerings for individuals who hold a social work certificate, but are not licensed as a mental health practitioner, must relate to the practice of social work. Each professional is responsible for their own certification.
Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.