Presenter(s): Valerie Harder, Ph.D. and Julia Shaw, MPH 

Target Audience: This activity is designed for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses/Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, Social Workers, Pharmacists, and Interprofessional healthcare providers.

Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Pharmacy CE Credit, Nursing Contact Hours, AAPA Category 1 CME, Social Work CE Credit, Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit

Webinar Description: This presentation will explore data from the University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction’s Baseline Needs Assessments in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, sharing insights gathered from practitioners and stakeholders about their concerns about opioid use and their perceived barriers to and beliefs about opioid use disorder treatment.

Educational Objectives:

• Describe the substances of highest concern to practitioners and stakeholders in rural northern New England​
• Identify the top barriers to opioid use disorder treatment in rural northern New England​
• Discuss differences between rural practitioner and stakeholder beliefs about medications for opioid use disorder​.
• Describe rural first responders’ beliefs about medications for opioid use disorder.

Requirements for successful activity completion:

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