Archived Webinars

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Webinars

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Youth and Substance Use

August 30th, 2023

Dr. Colleen Fox discuss the impact of substance use on adolescents and the treatment programs for youth and challenges they face in delivering care.

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Speakers: Colleen Fox, PhD, CSAC, CPS, CCS, CSAPA, Director of Adolescent Services, Hina Mauka Teen CARE

 

 

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Drug Trafficking in Hawai’i

August 28th, 2023

Gary Yabuta, Richard “Rico” Witt, and Aashish Hemrajani disscus the current state of drug trafficking in Hawaii and the government’s response to drug trafficking and the service providers’ role and relevant information that impacts service delivery.

Speakers: Gary Yabuta, Execute Director, Hawaiʻi-High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HI-HIDTA), Rico Witt, Drug Intelligence Officer, Hawaiʻi-High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HI-HIDTA), and Aashish Hemrajani, Hawaii Public Health Analyst, Overdose Response Strategy

 

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LGBTQ Youth and Substance Use

August 23rd, 2023

Haylin Dennison discuss the LGBTQ youth and substance use data and programs available for intervention/prevention.

Speakers: Haylin Dennison, LCSW Execute Director and Founder of Spill the Tea Cafe and Mindwerks Clinic

 

 

 

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Hawai’i Behavioral Health Dashboards

August 17th, 2023

Dr. Sean Cleveland and Dr. Treena Becker discuss the data provided on the Behavioral Health Dashboard and the trends and highlights of the data.

Speakers: Sean Cleveland, PhD, Associate Director of Cyberinfrastructure, University of Hawaiʻi System, Treena Becker, PhD, Assistant Researcher, CDC OD2A Principal Investigator, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

 

 

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Addressing the Substance Use and Mental Health Labor Force Needs in Hawai’i

August 16th, 2023

Dr. Clifford Bersamira, Dr. Seunghye Hong, Robin Arndt, Constance Emory-Khenmy, and Jennifer Manning discuss the labor force need of substance use and mental health providers and the current projects working to address the labor force needs.

Speakers: Clifford S. Bersamira, PhD, AM, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work Principal Investigator, Hawai’i SUPD (Substance Use Professional Development) Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Seunghye Hong, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Social Work, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai’i, Robin Arndt, MSW, LSW, Interim Director of Student Services Coordinator, Field & Continuing Education Secretary, National Association of Social Workers, Constance Emory-Khenmy, MPH, Project Coordinator, Hawai’i Behavioral Health Training Institute (HBHTI), and Jennifer Manning, MEd, Project Coordinator, OD2A-C3, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai’i

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Co-Occurring Disorders in Incarcerated Individuals

August 2nd, 2023

Dr. Pablo Stewart discuss the needs of incarcerated individuals who have co-occurring disorders and describe steps for service providers to support the reintegration of incarcerated individuals into the community.

Speaker: Pablo Stewart, M.D, Clinical Professor/Psychiatrist, University Health Partners (UHP), University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

 

 

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Meth and Co-Occurring Disorders

September 30th, 2022

Kathleen Merriam and Tiana Fontanilla discuss the prevalence of meth use among individuals with co-occurring disorders and treatment options used in Hawaiʻi.

Speakers: Kathleen Merriam, LCSW, CSAC, Supervisor, Windward Treatment Services Section and Tiana Fontanilla, MPH, Epidemiologist, Adult Mental Health Division – Hawaiʻi State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration

 

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What’s Happening with Overdose Issues in Hawaiʻi? A Panel Discussion with EndMeth and HI-HIDTA

June 30th, 2022

Dr. Mark Baker of EndMeth and Rico Witt and Aashish Hemarajani of Hawaiʻi-High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas share lived experiences about overdose issues, discuss the need to implement preventative measure regarding overdose issues, and identify types of data to visualize the correlation between illicit drug supply and drug overdose.

Speakers: Mark Baker, M.D., Founder of EndMeth and Emergency Medicine Specialist and Rico Witt, Drug Intelligence Officer, Hawaiʻi-High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HI-HIDTA), and Aashish Hemrajani, Hawaii Public Health Analyst, Overdose Response Strategy

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Communicating for Change

June 28th, 2022

Michael DeMattos discusses how to differentiate between change talk and “normal” day-to-day conversations, demonstrate fundamental communication skills when helping others, identify and reduce pathologizing language, and recognize and avoid the urge to “fix” others.

Speaker: Michael DeMattos, MSW, PhD, Assistant Specialist, BSW Program Chair, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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Fentanyl Kills: Don’t Die HIgh

March 24th, 2022

In this webinar, Alysa Lavoie, discusses the recent uptick in fentanyl overdoses and deaths in Hawaiʻi, and how to spread awareness and education about fentanyl use in the community.

Speaker: Alysa Lavoie, MSW

 

 

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SUDs, Anxiety, and Trauma Workshop: Understanding the Relationship Between Co-Occurring Disorders

February 24th, 2022

In this workshop, Michael DeMattos discusses the treatment of anxiety and substance use disorders (SUDs) as co-occurring discussions and the varied and changing theories about anxiety and its various forms.

Speaker: Michael DeMattos, MSW, PhD, Assistant Specialist, BSW Program Chair, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

 

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How EndMeth and HI-HIDTA Are Collaborating and Tackling the Meth Epidemic in Hawaiʻi

January 27th, 2022

In this webinar, Dr. Mark Baker and Rico Witt discuss the meth epidemic in Hawaiʻi and how they are working together to tackle the issue and outline solutions for the future.

Speakers: Mark Baker, M.D., Founder of EndMeth and Emergency Medicine Specialist and Rico Witt, Drug Intelligence Officer, Hawaiʻi-High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HI-HIDTA)

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Using Data to Inform Practice: The Role of Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) in Advancing Care in Hawaii 

August 5, 2021

What is the Overdose Data to Action Project? Join this webinar with Amy Curtis, PhD, MPH, as she dives into the project’s purpose, strategies, recent data findings on substance use and mental illness, and future directions.

Speaker: Amy Curtis, PhD, MPH, Chief, Adult Mental Health Division, State of Hawai‘i Department of Health

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From Data Collection to Community Action – The Trials and Tribulations of Establishing a Data Dashboard

June 25, 2021

Have you heard of the Hawaii Behavioral Health Dashboard? Researchers of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Pacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Center on Aging, and Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health have created an interactive dashboard in efforts to tackle public health challenges such as substance use, mental health, and homelessness. Join this webinar to learn how this accessible dashboard provides necessary data to inform policy, human health and services providers, and further research.

Speakers: Amy Curtis, PhD, MPH, Chief, Adult Mental Health Division, State of Hawai‘i Department of Health, Deveraux Talagi, PhD, Assistant Researcher and Tiana Fontanilla, MPH, Junior Researcher, Pacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Center on Aging, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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Recovery Ready Communities

June 17, 2021

“What makes a community ready to support people in recovery?” Join Patty McCarthy and Nelson Spence of Faces & Voices of Recovery to learn about the cultural and environmental factors that play into a recovery ready community, and how to implement recovery on an individual, community, institutional, and policy level.

Speaker: Patty McCarthy, Executive Director of Faces & Voices of Recovery, Nelson Spence, Project Coordinator of Faces & Voices of  Recovery

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Recovery & Resiliency Oriented Systems of Care

May 20, 2021

Join Patty McCarthy and Nelson Spence of Faces & Voices of Recovery to learn how to implement a Recovery & Resiliency Oriented System of Care (RROSC) to achieve sustained change when recovering from problem substance use. Using a person-centered approach, RROSC uses the strengths and resilience of individuals and those around them to reach their full potential and maintain lifelong health, wellness, and recovery.

Speaker: Patty McCarthy, Executive Director of Faces & Voices of Recovery, Nelson Spence, Project Coordinator of Faces & Voices of  Recovery

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Opioid Treatment in Primary Care: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

April 22, 2021

Alysa Lavoie provides an in-depth exploration of opioid treatment within primary care focusing on medications for opioid use disorder. Alysa discusses the “addictionary” and ways to decrease stigma related to treatment while also highlighting the challenges in implementing treatment, specifically within a rural primary care setting.

 

Speaker: Alysa Lavoie, MSW, Behavioral Health Programs Manager at West Hawaii Community Health Center (WHCHC)

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Applying a Macro Lens to Understand the Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

April 15, 2021

The opioid overdose epidemic remains one of the most urgent public health issues in the United States today, killing 50,000 people every year and contributing to a variety of other health complications. Corey Davis shares how, despite the proven effectiveness of utilizing opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for those experiencing an opioid use disorder, a multitude of structural and policy barriers prevent them from accessing treatment.

Speaker: Corey Davis, J.D., M.S.P.H., Deputy Director, The Network for Public Health Law

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Overdose Prevention, Recognition, & Response

March 18, 2021

Overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in Hawai‘i and around the U.S. This interactive session explores the impact of opioids on the body and identifies the risks for accidental opioid overdose. At the conclusion of the webinar participants are certified to administer the opioid antagonist, Naloxone

Speaker: Leilani Maxera, Outreach & Overdose Prevention Manager, HHHRC

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Integrating Social Care in Opioid Prevention

October 29, 2020

 

Have you heard of the Social Care movement?  Do you know about the social determinants of health?  If not, learn more in this webinar with Dr. Seunghye Hong, Dr. Yeonjung Jane Lee, and Robin Arndt, faculty members at the Department of Social Work, as they provide an overview of the Social Care movement and discuss how social determinants of health play a pivotal role in the treatment and prevention of opioid use disorder.

 

Speakers: Seunghye Hong, PhD, Yeongjung Jane Lee, PhD, and Robin Arndt, MSW.

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Family Centered Strengths and Resilience Approach through a Cultural Lens

September 22, 2020

 

Keola Chan, Ka Pounui (Executive Director) of ʻAha Kāne Foundation, shares the importance of healing the ʻohana in order to heal the individual, and discusses shifting the paradigm to focus on the strengths of the ʻohana toward resilience. Attendees learn to implement cultural resilience factors, while acknowledging the limitations of current data and the necessity to change from a deficit-based to strengths-based narrative.

Speaker: Keola Chan, Ka Pounui (Executive Director) of ʻAha Kāne Foundation

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Overview of the Wellbriety Movement

September 4, 2020

 

In this webinar, Kateri Coyhis introduces the concept of Wellbriety as balance and connection to the natural laws that create healing within the native community. Native peoples across the nation are encouraged to seek this healing by reinstating cultural practices, language, and sacred traditions.

Speaker: Kateri Coyhis, Director of Wellbriety Training Institute

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Overview of the National Collegiate Recovery Movement

September 1, 2020

Lilinoe Kauahikaua, Mālama Project coordinator, and Kuʻulei Salzer, Mānoa Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Counselor, share how a culturally informed model is implemented on the UH Mānoa campus, and their hope to create pilina (association, relationship, connection) with other campuses.

Speakers: Ku’ulei Salzer-Vitale, Mānoa Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Counselor, Lilinoe Kauahikaua, Mālama Project coordinator, & Ariel Britt, Safe Project

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Pharmacology of Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder Treatments: An Introduction for Social Workers and Other Allied Health Professionals

August 27, 2020

 

Do you know the pharmacology of opioids? Join Andrew Abe, PharmD, as he provides an overview of the pharmacology of opioids as well as discuss barriers to treatment access.

 

Speaker: Andrew Abe, PharmD, Assistant Researcher with the Center on Aging’s Pacific Health Analytics Collaborative

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Opioids & Meth – What Do Social Workers Need to Know?

July 15, 2020

In this webinar with Dr. Mark Baker, an emergency department physician and immediate past president of the Hawai‘i Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, explains the prevalence of hospital admissions for opioid and meth use in Hawai‘i.

 

Speaker: Mark Baker, MD, emergency department physician and immediate past president of the Hawai‘i Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and founder of EndMeth

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Hawaiʻi Opioid Initiative

March 24, 2020

What is the Hawai‘i Opioid Initiative? Learn about the project and its most recent developments in the one-hour webinar with guest speakers Daniel Galanis and Heather Lusk.

Speakers: Daniel Galanis, PhD, Epidemiologist, State of Hawaii, Department of Health EMS & Injury Prevention System Branch DOH and Heather Lusk, MSW, Executive Director of the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center

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