Speaker: Dr. Jaimie Meyer is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale, and the Associate Program Director for Research of the Infectious Disease fellowship training program. She is a practicing physician who is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Addiction Medicine. Her NIH-funded clinical research lab focuses on HIV prevention and treatment for women, addressing social and structural determinants of health. Ongoing projects involve HIV prevention and treatment interventions for women involved in criminal legal systems, attending to reproductive health needs, intimate partner violence, substance use disorders and homelessness. Her clinical work and research are motivated by her experience working as an HIV care provider at the only women’s prison and jail in Connecticut.

About: In this one-hour training session, we will start with a broad overview of substance use disorders, including how they are defined. We will then talk about how different types of substance use disorders are treated. We’ll end with some myth-busting, differentiating fact from fiction about opioids (and people who use them.)

Learning Objectives:
1. Define substance use disorders and understand their underlying neurobiology
2. Understand how substance use disorders are treated
3. Differentiate fact from fiction about opioids