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ASAN 2026 Webinars

Nurses working with people who use drugs and/or in substance use treatment settings are an ideally positioned but underutilized professional group to provide HIV prevention interventions for this vulnerable population. Nurses can be valuable sources of education for patients about their individual risk factors for HIV and can also provide them with a bespoke toolkit they can utilize to manage these risk factors. Timely and appropriate nursing interventions can help ensure that HIV infection is not an inevitable outcome of a substance use disorder.

Learner Objectives

  1. Describe why HIV prevention belongs in addiction nursing. Review the natural history and pathogenic effects of HIV. Introduce the HIV prevention toolkit. Describe nurses’ role in HIV prevention in addiction treatment settings. Describe the impact stigma, trauma, and healthcare inequity has on HIV prevention efforts. Provide a case study illustrating HIV prevention by nurses in an addiction treatment setting. Introduce resources for additional education on HIV prevention.

Presenter

Benjamin Mahoney, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, CARN-AP, HIVPCP; Rutland Regional Medical Center – West Ridge Center; Rutland, Vermont

DDr. Ben Mahoney is a board-certified nurse practitioner in both adult-gerontology primary care and advanced practice addiction nursing with additional certification in HIV prevention. He currently practices at the West Ridge Center an opioid treatment program in Rutland, Vermont and associated with Rutland Regional Medical Center. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Mahoney has a clinical research interest in quality improvement in the delivery of care to people who use drugs and a particular interest in the intersectionality of infectious disease and substance use, as well as the expansion of integrated Hepatitis C surveillance, testing, and treatment within substance use disorder treatment settings.

Registration Rates

  • ASAN Members: $0, free to members

  • Non-Members: $15

    • Not a Member? Click here to join, then sign up for the webinar.

Nursing CE

This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.

Cancellation

No refund due to cancellation. All registrants will have access to a video archive if you are unable to attend in person.

Monthly Schedule

  1. Define spiritual crises and differentiate from psychosis. 
  2. Examine the link between spiritual crises and addictive behaviors. 
  3. Explore assessment and intervention strategies for psychiatric nurses.

Presenter

Rosemary Smentkowski DNP, MSN Ed., PMHNP-BC, CARN; New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health; Marlboro, New Jersey

Dr. Rosemary Smentkowski is a board-certified Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Addiction Registered Nurse with 20+ years of experience in behavioral health and addiction nursing. She provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and medication management across detoxification, inpatient, and outpatient settings. Dr. Smentkowski presented at local, national, and international conferences and served in professional leadership roles, including Past President of the Addiction Nursing Certification Board and founding member of ASAN. Dr. Smentkowski is passionate about mentoring the next generation of nurses to integrate EBP into clinical and academic settings.

Registration Rates

  • ASAN Members: $0, free to members

  • Non-Members: $15

    • Not a Member? Click here to join, then sign up for the webinar.

Nursing CE

This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.

Cancellation

No refund due to cancellation. All registrants will have access to a video archive if you are unable to attend in person.

This presentation will provide an overview of new and emerging substance in the United States by the name of Tusi. We will discuss the background of Tusi, pharmacologic, physiological, and overdose effects, health related complications, and treatment strategies.

Learner Objectives

  1. Describe the new emerging substance in the United States (U.S.) called Tusi. 
  2. Examine use of the ketamine, MDMA and other compounds often identified with Tusi, including incidence and epidemiology. 
  3. Discuss the pharmacology and physiological effects of Tusi.

Presenter

Deborah Salani, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Professor of Clinical and Director of the Post Graduate PMHNP program; University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies; Coral Gables, Florida

Dr. Deborah Salani has been a nurse for over 40 years and is both a pediatric and psychiatric nurse practitioner. Dr. Salani scholarship encompasses disseminating knowledge and improving clinical competency for advance practice nurses who provide care to the vulnerable individuals.

Registration Rates

  • ASAN Members: $0, free to members

  • Non-Members: $15

    • Not a Member? Click here to join, then sign up for the webinar.

Nursing CE

This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.

Cancellation

No refund due to cancellation. All registrants will have access to a video archive if you are unable to attend in person.

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Nurses working with people who use drugs and/or in substance use treatment settings are an ideally positioned but underutilized professional group to provide HIV prevention interventions for this vulnerable population. Nurses can be valuable sources of education for patients about their individual risk factors for HIV and can also provide them with a bespoke toolkit they can utilize to manage these risk factors. Timely and appropriate nursing interventions can help ensure that HIV infection is not an inevitable outcome of a substance use disorder.

Learner Objectives

  1. Describe why HIV prevention belongs in addiction nursing. Review the natural history and pathogenic effects of HIV. Introduce the HIV prevention toolkit. Describe nurses’ role in HIV prevention in addiction treatment settings. Describe the impact stigma, trauma, and healthcare inequity has on HIV prevention efforts. Provide a case study illustrating HIV prevention by nurses in an addiction treatment setting. Introduce resources for additional education on HIV prevention.

Presenter

Benjamin Mahoney, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, CARN-AP, HIVPCP; Rutland Regional Medical Center – West Ridge Center; Rutland, Vermont

DDr. Ben Mahoney is a board-certified nurse practitioner in both adult-gerontology primary care and advanced practice addiction nursing with additional certification in HIV prevention. He currently practices at the West Ridge Center an opioid treatment program in Rutland, Vermont and associated with Rutland Regional Medical Center. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Mahoney has a clinical research interest in quality improvement in the delivery of care to people who use drugs and a particular interest in the intersectionality of infectious disease and substance use, as well as the expansion of integrated Hepatitis C surveillance, testing, and treatment within substance use disorder treatment settings.

Registration Rates

  • ASAN Members: $0, free to members

  • Non-Members: $15

    • Not a Member? Click here to join, then sign up for the webinar.

Nursing CE

This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.

Cancellation

No refund due to cancellation. All registrants will have access to a video archive if you are unable to attend in person.

This webinar will be posted soon
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