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Wednesday Aug 18th, 2021—4:00pm
Buprenorphine: Data-waived Providers’ Geographic Distribution in Arizona
Benjamin Brady, DrPH, and Bryna Koch, MPH
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Buprenorphine is used to treat opioid use disorder. In order to prescribe it, however, professionals are required to take training and apply for a waiver. That requirement was set to be removed in January 2021, but President Biden withdrew that option. Dr. Brady and Ms. Koch will share the data regarding the geographic distribution of the providers' waivers and discuss best practice policies for the future in opioid use disorder.

Update: Even though the Biden administration removed some of the restrictions on medical professionals' ability to give buprenorphine, there is much to learn still from the geographic distribution of the waivers.
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Friday Sep 17th, 2021 to Saturday Sep 18th, 2021—9:00am to 12:00pm
ABN 10th Annual Conference
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Ethical Challenges in Mental Health
September 17 & 18, 2021
9 am - noon each day, with optional breakout session immediately following the morning session

The COVID-19 pandemic has identified ethical challenges that arise when a health care system is stretched to its limits in providing care. Health professionals, social workers, and the public have faced these challenges. Healthcare professionals saw an increase in suicides or burnout,  and they have expressed concern at the lack of support for mental/behavioral health needs for their members. The dynamics of healthcare changed during the pandemic through its extensive reliance on telemedicine. Some challenges are persistent, such as questions of suitable research subjects, the use of genomic data, and difficulties placing children in treatment facilities. 

We've invited speakers to share their knowledge of the ethical challenges that can arise in the treatment, access to resources, stigmatization, and research of mental illness. We have applied for CEUs for this activity.

 

Agenda
Friday, September 17, 2021
9:00–9:05  Welcome and Introduction
Patricia Bayless, MD, Chairman of Board, Arizona Bioethics Network
9:05–9:45 Mental Health Stigma & Health Professionals
Tala Dajani, MD, MPH
9:45–10:30 Reset and Rejuvenate!
Shelley J. Tom, MS, LPC, RYT 200, CDWF
10:30–11:15 Ethical Concerns in the Treatment of Incapacitated Patients
Joanna Kowalik, MD, MPH, FAPA
11:15–12:00 Ethics in Research: Subjects with Mental Illness
Gwen A. Levitt, DO, DFAPA
12:00-12:05 Break
12:05-12:45 Optional Individualized Break-out Rooms for Further Discussion
Saturday, September 18, 2021
9:00–9:05 Welcome and Introduction
Patricia Bayless, MD, Chairman of Board, Arizona Bioethics Network
9:00–9:45 Divided Medicalization and the Neurodevelopmental Turn: Using Genomic Data to Predict a Changing Future
Elizabeth Fein, PhD
9:45–10:20 The Pipes are Clogged: Finding Flow in Children’s Higher Levels of Behavioral Health Care
Sala Webb, MD, FAPA, DFAACAP
10:20-10:55 Ethics in Providing Telepsychiatric Services During the Pandemic
Lisa Cobourn, MD, & Wendy Watson, MD, MPH
11:00-12:00 The Ethics and Laws Regarding Patients who Report Homicidal Thoughts
Zhi Y. Wu, MD
12:00 –12:05 Break
12:05–12:45 Optional Individualized Break-out Rooms for Further Discussion
Disclosure Statement:  There have been no actual or potential conflicts of interests found or disclosures needed in relation to this activity. We have applied for CEUs

 

 
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UW Summer Seminar and Surgical Ethics

Monday Aug 3rd, 2020 to Friday Aug 7th, 2020
9:45am to 4:00pm

The Departments of Bioethics & Humanities & Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine invite you to the 33rd Annual Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics & 4th Annual Surgical Ethics Conference in Seattle, Washingtonin August. We also invite proposals for our Surgical Ethics flash sessions.  Click here for information and to submit a proposal, due April 15.  If you have any trouble with the form, please mail bhchair@uw.edu.   

Empire State Bioethics Consortium

Wednesday Jul 15th, 2020 to Thursday Jul 16th, 2020
3:00pm to 2:30pm

The series of online forums organized by the Empire State Bioethics Consortium begins on Wednesday July 15, 6-7:30 pm NY time. See the attached flyer for speakers and further information about the series.Save the date for future Empire State Bioethics Consortium sponsored sessions:Wednesday, July 22, 2020: Ethics Consultation during COVIDWednesday, July 29, 2020: Communication, Palliative Care, and End of LifeWednesday, August 5, 2020: Justice and Communitarian Issues

7th National Nursing Ethics Conference

Thursday Mar 26th, 2020 to Friday Mar 27th, 2020
8:00am to 5:00pm

Moral Agents in Action - Luskin Conference Center, UCLA 

Funding and Conducting Drug Discovery & Development-Harvard

Friday Mar 13th, 2020
9:45am

Havard Health Policy and Bioethics Consortium is holding a webinar.The traditional model for drug development begins with publicly-funded science based in academic or government laboratories before private investors and for-profit pharmaceutical manufacturers become involved with their substantial expertise and resources. This for-profit drug development model has also been criticized for leaving certain public health issues unaddressed, particularly diseases prevalent in low-resource settings. What is the viability of other alternatives for funding drug discovery and development? 

Covid-19 Webinars for Healthcare Professionals and Facilities

Friday Mar 6th, 2020
12:00pm to 3:00pm

The Arizona Health Department will host a series of COVID-19 webinars. The purpose is to cover the disease background, Arizona's response activities, and what the Health Department wants you to know, and what you should do regarding COVID-19.COVID-19 Update for Healthcare Providers - Friday, March 6th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Join by computer: https://azgov.webex.comMeeting number: 804 063 793 Password: HCP2020 Join by phone: Call: 415-655-0003 Access code: 804 063 793 ] COVID-19 Update for Healthcare Facilities - Friday, March 6th, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Join by computer: https://azgov.webex.com Meeting number: 806 780 207 Password: HCP2020 Join by phone: Call: 415-655-0003 Access code: 806 780 207

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