Opioid addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that affects millions of Americans and produces a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. In 2002, U.S. physicians gained the opportunity to treat opioid-addicted patients with buprenorphine[...]

Description Opioid dependence is epidemic in the United States. While progress has been made in training providers, the gap in providing effective treatment of opioid use disorders continues to widen, moving beyond heroin addicted individuals[...]

This conference is Jointly Provided by Charlotte AHEC and HopeWay Foundation.  •11.8 million people misuse opioids and 2.1 million Americans suffer from opioid use disorder (SAMHSA) •66% of the drug overdose deaths in 2016 were from[...]

This conference is will explore substance use trends and current issues in North Carolina as well as discuss specific evidence based treatments and considerations when working with this population. Morning sessions will assist professionals in[...]

The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Pain Society will explore the benefits, challenges and education involved in using a balance integrative approach to managing both acute and chronic pain and how these impact health[...]

This one-day program will focus on treating the active drug user in a compassionate and comprehensive way. This summit will include training in harm reduction, the infectious implications of drug use, engaging drug using patients[...]

Join other dental healthcare providers for this 2-hour lecture/discussion on pharmacotherapy management of dental pain. Today’s healthcare landscape is complex when it comes to ensuring appropriate pain management. Topics discussed include: Opioid prescribing practices, review[...]

There are two dates to select from for this event: June 22 and September 28 Intended Audience is Mental health professionals (including substance abuse counselors, social workers, school counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists), nurses, practice[...]

There are two dates to select from for this event: June 22 and September 28 The program is recommended for prescribers in primary care, emergency medicine, pain management, psychiatric, HIV and addiction medicine. Opioid dependence is epidemic[...]

Save the date! Registration opens soon. Rural communities in Western North Carolina – and across America – face many challenges including the opioid crisis, food insecurity, aging populations, chronic diseases, limited resources and reduced access[...]

The integrative medicine approach to pain can offer hope, adding safe complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies to mitigate pain and suffering. Such CAM therapies include nutrition, supplements and herbs, manual medicine, acupuncture, yoga, and[...]

Registration opens summer 2018 About APNC Conferences Addiction Professionals of North Carolina is a statewide organization dedicated to helping the individual, family, and community understand, prevent, and treat the disease of addiction. Our educational conferences,[...]

Southeastern Conference on Addiction and Behavioral Health Hilton Greenville, 45 West Orchard Park, Greenville, SC Mark your calendars! Plan to come and hear addictions and recovery specialists: Brian Coon, MA, LCAS, CCS, MAC and Roy[...]

An event for RNs, LPNs, and other health care professionals who are caring for patient with pain. Pain assessment is crucial if pain management is to be effective. Nurses are in a unique position to assess[...]

Literature has shown that prescribers receive little education on the treatment of pain, resulting in less effective pain treatment with worse outcomes. Attendees will learn the evidence-based analysis of the relative effectiveness of medications and[...]

Prescription opioid pain medications are responsible for more deaths in North Carolina than heroin and cocaine combined. And, if current trends continue, unintentional poisoning deaths will surpass motor vehicle deaths as the leading cause of[...]

Overview Accidental opioid overdose has reached epidemic levels and is a leading cause of death in the United States. In North Carolina opioid misuse is a very present and very real problem. During 1999-2016, opioid-related[...]

Opioid dependence is epidemic in the United States. While progress has been made in training providers, the gap in providing effective treatment of opioid use disorders continues to widen – moving beyond heroin addicted individuals[...]

As the opioid epidemic rages on, better approaches to the understanding and management of pain are needed by healthcare providers “in the trenches”. This annual, interprofessional conference has been expanded from one day to one[...]

Literature has shown that prescribers receive little education on the treatment of pain, resulting in less effective pain treatment with worse outcomes. Attendees will learn the evidence-based analysis of the relative effectiveness of medications and[...]