The Intersection of Housing Instability and Substance Use Disorder Self Paced Program

Release Date: 4/29/22

Expire Date: 4/26/23

Estimated time for completion: 60 minutes

This educational activity is jointly provided by AXIS Medical Education and the Connecticut Hospital Association in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, social workers, quality professionals, risk managers, healthcare executives, and all healthcare professionals working with patients impacted by trauma and addiction. Description: This session—led by Catherine Hinojosa, DNP, from the Community Health Center in New London, Carol Jones from Alliance for Living, and Cathy Zall from the Homeless Hospitality Center— explains the intersection of housing instability and substance use disorder. The presenters will also highlight the unique challenges and evidence-based strategies to providing substance use treatment to patients with housing instability. The webinar will also include important information on the role of harm reduction in the treatment process, and the benefits of taking a collaborative approach to care for this patient population.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants can expect to:

• Discuss unique challenges and successful strategies for working with substance use treatment providers and patients experiencing housing instability.

• Explain the enhanced risks, as well as patientcentered strategies, for maintaining access to addiction treatment for patients experiencing housing instability.

• Describe harm reduction and its importance in working with people with substance use disorder.

• Discuss how collaboration is necessary to reach vulnerable populations and supporting health needs.

ACCREDITED CONTINUING EDUCATION

Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AXIS Medical Education and the Connecticut Hospital Association. AXIS Medical Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Interprofessional Credit This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Credit Designation for Physicians AXIS Medical Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit Designation for Nursing AXIS Medical Education designates this continuing nursing education activity for 1.0 contact hour. Learners are advised that accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity.

Quality Professionals: This program has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality for a maximum of 1.0 CPHQ continuing education credits for this event.

Social Workers As a jointly accredited organization, AXIS Medical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AXIS Medical Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credit.

Risk Management This meeting has been approved for a total of 1.0 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit toward fulfillment of the requirements of ASHRM designations of FASHRM (Fellow) and DFASHRM (Distinguished Fellow) and towards CPHRM renewal.

Healthcare Executives ACHE Qualified Education credit must be related to healthcare management (i.e., it cannot be clinical, inspirational, or specific to the sponsoring organization). It can be earned through educational programs conducted or sponsored by any organization qualified to provide education programming in healthcare management. Programs may be sponsored by ACHE, chapters, or other qualified sources, whether the programming is face-to-face or distance offerings (webinars, online seminars, self-study courses, etc.). Participants will receive a certificate of completion for 1.0 hour.

AXIS Contact Information For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact AXIS at info@axismeded.org.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

AXIS Medical Education requires faculty, instructors, authors, planners, directors, managers, reviewers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all real or apparent conflicts of interest they may have with ineligible companies. An ineligible entity is any organization whose primary business is t producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant conflicts of interest are identified and mitigated prior to initiation of the planning phase for an activity. 

AXIS has mitigated and disclosed to learners all relevant conflicts of interest disclosed by  staff, planners, faculty/authors, peer reviewers, or others in control of content for this activity. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation or activity. Disclosure information for faculty, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, and/or relevant staff is provided with this activity.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships they have with ineligible companies of any amount during the past 24 months:

The directors, planners, managers and reviewers reported the following financial relationships they have with any ineligible company of any amount during the past 24 months:

Ronald Viggiani, MD                                                   Nothing to disclose

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Requirements for credit:  

• Participate in the enduring educational activity and review all activity materials.
• Complete the post-test with a score of 80 percent or higher.
• Upon reaching a score of 80 percent or higher you will be emailed instructions to sign in to an electronic CE Attestation Portal. Please engage with this portal within 30 days of activity completion.
• Upon successful completion of the portal process your statement of completion will be presented to you for printing