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Harm Reduction Approaches to Opioid Use in Adolescents


Total Credits: 1 MOC, 1 Standalone Webinar 1.0 CME

Special Topics:
Adolescent Health |  CME |  MOC Part 2
Faculty:
Veenod Chulani, MD, MSED, FAAP, FSAHM, CEDS |  Andrew Terranella, MD, FAAP |  Kayla Kurti
Format:
Audio and Video


Description

Members of Pediatric Prepared Emergency Care (PPEC) certified hospitals may access the webinar for free by utilizing a discount code. Please contact Pedslms@azaap.org to receive the discount code.

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to: 

  • Review the scope and drivers of drug overdose deaths among adolescents in the United States.
  • Describe evidence-based public health approaches to overdose prevention supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Implement elements of screening, treatment and harm reduction in clinical practice to reduce the risk of overdose for your patients.
  • Identify resources in Arizona to support management of substance use disorders for your patients.

Handouts

Faculty

Veenod Chulani, MD, MSED, FAAP, FSAHM, CEDS's Profile

Veenod Chulani, MD, MSED, FAAP, FSAHM, CEDS


Dr. Chulani is Section Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Arizona -Phoenix Department of Child Health. He is also Medical Director of the AzAAP’s Emotional and Behavioral Health Agenda and Chair of the Adolescent Health Committee.


Andrew Terranella, MD, FAAP's Profile

Andrew Terranella, MD, FAAP


Dr. Terranella is a medical epidemiologist in the Division of Overdose Prevention at the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. His area of research focus is on improving access to treatment for substance use disorder and harm reduction programs in young adults and adolescents as well as serving as subject matter expert for the Division on tribal health. He is also a board-certified pediatrician, is on faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona-Tucson, and practices general pediatrics and adolescent medicine at El Rio Health in Tucson, Arizona. His clinical practice is centered around addiction medicine and transgender care.
Dr. Terranella received his BA in Biology from Kalamazoo College in Michigan, attended Medical School at the University of Virginia, and received an MPH from Emory University. He trained in Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, NY in 2007 and completed an Epidemic Intelligence Service Fellowship at the CDC in 2012. Prior to coming to CDC, he served 14 years with Indian Health Service as a pediatrician and health care administrator on the Navajo and Tohono O’odham Nations and most recently as the Chief Medical Officer for the Portland Area Indian Health Service. He currently lives in Tucson, AZ with his wife Julia, son Luciano, and dog Valentino.


Kayla Kurti's Profile

Kayla Kurti

Trainer and Curriculum Specialist at Sonoran Prevention Works


In 2012, Kayla Left Her Hometown In New Jersey Behind For The Sonoran Desert Heat. She Holds A Bachelor Of Science In Psychology From The University Of Arizona And Has Been Working For Non-profits In Tucson Since Graduating. Kayla Has Extensive Experience (both Personally And Professionally) With Things Like Behavioral Health, Sexual Health Testing And Education, Substance Use, And Syringe Access Programs. After Doing Direct Service Work For Many Years, She Now Spends Her Professional Life Sharing Her Expertise With Peers And The Community Through Training And Educational Events. You Can Catch Her Obsessing Over Books And Aquariums In Her Spare Time–and Hanging Out With Lots Of Animals.