Addiction Medicine Programs

 

Addiction Medicine ECHO programs are open to all healthcare professionals in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Region 10

 

Continuing Education Credits

  • All ECHO programs offer continuing education credits.

Important note about new DEA training requirements

In late December 2022, the DEA was required to implement a new Substance Use Disorder (SUD) training requirement for all DEA-registered providers; this has replaced the previous X-DEA waiver for buprenorphine prescribing for opioid use disorder.

Per the DEA letter, programs that teach “treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders” will fulfill this requirement.

It is our assessment that most of Oregon’s Addiction Medicine ECHO Programs meet all the training requirements towards the 8 hours needed.

Foundations of Substance Use Disorder care I

Purpose: Support clinicians and their teams practicing in primary care clinics and other settings to identify and treat substance use disorders

Audience: Prescribing clinicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, behavioral health clinicians, practice managers, and quality improvement specialists

Sample topics: Neurobiology and diagnosis of substance use disorders; cannabis use disorder in primary care; chronic pain and opioids; building a sustainable system for SUD treatment

Schedule: 12 sessions. Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PT, September 17 - December 10, 2025

Faculty:

  • Eleasa Sokolski, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, OHSU; Addiction Medicine ECHO Deputy Director

  • Heather Starbird, LPC, Counselor, Mosaic Community Health

  • Sabrina F. Garcia, CRM II, THW, QMHA-II, CADC-R, CGRM, Prime + Supervisor, Peer Programs Manager/Engagment Coordinator, Transformations Wellness Center

 

Substance use disorders in Adolescents

Purpose: Improving care for adolescents with substance use disorder and risky substance use who are treated in primary and pediatric care settings.

Audience: Primary care providers, family medicine providers, pediatricians, nurses, behavioral health counselors, social workers, peers, case managers, pharmacists, care coordinators, administrators, quality improvement specialists, and other interested care team members are encouraged to register and forward to your colleagues and networks

Sample topics: Brains and behaviors; fentanyl and youth; harm reduction; cannabis and vaping; mental health and SUD

Schedule: 12 sessions. Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PT, September 18 - December 11, 2025

Faculty:

  • Olivia Rae Wright, MD, Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine Specialist

  • Ana Hilde, MD, MPH, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Great Circle Recovery

  • Isabella Shavlovsky, PSS, Peer Support Specialist

  • Becca Paust, LPC, LMHC, ACS, Clinical Supervisor, Haven Counseling Collective 

 

Substance use disorders in Hospital Care

Purpose: Helping clinical teams build or improve systems of care that effectively treat addiction in hospital settings.

Audience: Hospitalists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, ED providers, nurses, social workers, peers, case managers, pharmacists, care coordinators, quality improvement specialists, and other interested care team members are encouraged to register and forward to your colleagues and networks

Sample topics: Medication for opioid use disorders; managing alcohol and methamphetamine use disorders in hospital care; overdose prevention and harm reduction; community SUD treatment settings; acute pain management in patients with SUD; trauma-informed care

Schedule: 12 sessions. Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Pacific time, September 17 — December 10, 2025

Faculty:

  • Honora Englander, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT), OHSU

  • Emily Skogrand, PharmD, Pharmacist, Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT), OHSU

  • Amelia Goff, NP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT), OHSU

  • Susannah Lujan-Bear, RN, Harm Reduction Nurse, IMPACT Team, OHSU

  • Traci Lundy, Peer Support Specialist, MHAAO

 

Substance Use disorders in jails

Purpose: Learn and share emerging best practices in the areas of substance use disorders and foster community among a group of jail administrators and healthcare providers

Audience: Jail administrators, jail healthcare staff, and community healthcare providers

Sample topics: Neurobiology and the chronic disease model of SUD; understanding MOUD program design and evidence in corrections; corrections officers in MOUD and SUD services; The Medicaid 1115 Waiver and carceral settings; recovery peers; planning for release

Schedule: 13 sessions. First and third Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT, September 16, 2025 - April 7, 2026

Faculty

  • Daniel Hoover, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, OHSU; Addiction Medicine ECHO Director

  • Melanie Menear, MHA, MSN, RN CCHP, Healthcare Administrative Services Manager, Clackamas County Jail

  • Edward Buntin, Lieutenant, Kittitas County Jail

  • Amber Potter, CRM II, Peer Recovery Mentor, MHAAO

  • Amber Chaney, Operations and Policy Analyst, OHA Reentry Health CareProgram

 

Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy and postpartum Care

Purpose:  Increase Substance Use Disorder (SUD) identification and treatment for prenatal and perinatal people, with a special focus on opioid use disorder and illicit non-pharmaceutical fentanyl.

Audience: People who work to support pregnant and postpartum people and their families including physicians, nurses including prescribing clinicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nurse care managers, behavioral health specialists, administrators, and quality improvement specialists

Sample topics: SUD and trauma-informed care in pregnancy; MOUD in pregnancy; developing safe discharge plans; DHS referrals, evaluation, and services; labor analgesia for the patient with OUD, trauma-informed urine drug testing

Schedule: 12 sessions. Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT, September 18 - December 11, 2025

Faculty

  • Wendy J. Smith MD, MPH, OB/Gyn and Addiction Medicine, OHSU

  • Josh Reagan, MD, Obstetrics and Family Medicine, Providence

  • Gina Myers, CADC II, CRM, PSS, Counselor, Peer Mentor and Doula, Nurture Oregon, Reconnections Counseling

  • Teri Morgan, CADC-II, QMHA-II, Certified Narcan Training Instructor, Program Manager, Addictions Treatment, Marion County Health & Human Services

 

Communities of Practice

Addiction Medicine communities of practice are designed for those who have attended Addiction Medicine ECHO programs to come together and present their challenging cases for a facilitated discussion in an informal setting. These programs meet monthly and do not offer didactic presentations; they are 100% case-based. Learners receive CME credits for attendance.

Addiction Medicine Community of Practice

Audience: Primary care clinicians, hospital clinicians and other healthcare professionals working in ambulatory or hospital care. Recommended for graduates of Foundations of Substance Use Disorder Care I and II, Substance Use Disorders in Hospital Care, and Chronic Pain and Opioids

Schedule: 10 Sessions. Second Monday of each month, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT, September 8, 2025 - June 8, 2026

HEPATITIS C COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Audience: Healthcare professionals caring for patients with Hepatitis C and other liver diseases. Simultaneous enrollment in this community of practice is strongly recommended for those enrolling in the foundational Hepatitis C: Treatment and Elimination ECHO and also recommended for past graduates of Hepatitis C Treatment and Elimination

Schedule: 9 sessions, first Monday of each month, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PT, October 6, 2025 - June 1, 2026