Webinar: Pain and Pot: The Facts about Opioids and Marijuana

Pain and Pot: The Facts about Opioids and Marijuana

Webinar Overview and Objectives

The opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities across the Pacific Southwest region. Many communities are receiving misleading and confusing information about prevention strategies to address it, such as using marijuana for pain management instead of prescription opioids. This webinar will discuss the opioid epidemic and the controversies surrounding the substitution of marijuana for pain management and whether or not it is helpful or harmful in this epidemic. The science and most recent data will be presented along with real, front-line stories from the emergency department.

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain the latest trends in the opioid epidemic.
• Describe the basic chemistry of opioids and marijuana.
• Identify five key reasons why marijuana should not be used to treat pain.

Webinar Dates and Times

States and American Samoa
March 10, 2021             Time Zone
04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. Mountain
03:00 p.m. – 04:30 p.m. Pacific
01:00 p.m. – 02:30 p.m. Hawaii
12:00 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. American Samoa

Jurisdictions
March 11, 2021             Time Zone
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Republic of the Marshall Islands
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Pohnpei and Kosrae
09:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap
08:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m. Republic of Palau
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Audience

Community, tribal, and state-level prevention practitioners and allied health partners and community members located in the Pacific Southwest states and jurisdictions of American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Presenter

Roneet Lev, MD, FACEP, was the first Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, ONDCP.  She brought refreshing frontline medical experience to national health policy. She is a nationally acclaimed medical expert and speaker who continues to treat patients in the emergency department. As a mother of four, she relates to families who struggle. Dr. Lev uses data to drive change and is frequently quoted in print and television media. Dr. Lev is dually board certified in emergency and addiction medicine, bringing over 25 years of experience treating the frontline cases of addiction. She came to the White House as chief of the emergency department at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego.

Certificates of Attendance

Participans will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 1.5 hours for participating in the live event.

Registration

Register for the Webinar: Pain and Pot: The Facts about Opioids and Marijuana

Cost is Free!

Questions?

Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) for any questions or difficulty in registering. For any other questions, please contact Janet Porter ([email protected]).