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ASAN is excited to announce our 2023 webinar series! The information is shown below and our goal is to offer 1 webinar each month throughout the year. As always, webinars are free to ASAN member, click here to join, and all attendees will receive Nursing CE for each webinar you attend!
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Wednesday, April 19
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7 - 8pm
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Nursing CE: 1.00 
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Outpatient Assisted Alcohol Detox: From DIY to Concierge Care
- William P. Carrick, RN, BSN, MSN, CARN; Executive Home Detox; Massachusetts
Description
A general overview of options for an outpatient based alcohol detox. Self detox will be discussed and a focus will be on medical/nursing supervision of the client. Examples of office based withdrawal management and home based withdrawal management will be cited.
Learner Objectives
- Describe three strategies for outpatient assisted detox and apply one advantage and one barrier to each option.
- Synthesize data from vital signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and apply one of three classes of medications that may alleviate the symptoms.
Presenter
Bill Carrick is a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse and the past president of the American Society of Addiction Nursing. An RN since 1981 with a focus on Mental Health and Substance Use Nursing since 1983. He received his CARN in 2009. He has inpatient experience with withdrawal management as a staff nurse, nurse manager and program director. And experience with over 750 outpatient detoxes for the past sixteen years as the founder of Executive Recovery Coach, Inc., Executive Home Detox®. He has been alcohol free for the past 36 years and is familiar with self-help programs. Registration
Nursing CE
This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing. 
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Wednesday, January 18
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Nursing CE: 1.00
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Learning to Care for Myself When Every Day is Stressful: Do I Have PPE to Sustain Resilience?
- Donna White; RN, PhD, CNS, LADC I, CARN; Hanover, Massachusetts
Description
This
webinar will present the factors that often lead to Stress in the
Workplace. Variable stressors increase the demand on the human body and
may lead to physical and emotional ailments that potentially lead to a
loss of purpose in one's life. The presentation is geared towards a
reinvigoration of career choices and healthy patterns in the navigation
of life stressors. Utilizing mindfulness techniques offers a unique
approach to self-care and promotes wellness in all personal domains by
engagement in today’s world.
Learner Objectives
- Describe the patterns of stress in their lives.
- Describe 3 Mindfulness techniques as instructed in the educational program.
- Employ several techniques to utilize in their everyday life that will promote a holistic approach towards stress relief.
Presenter
Donna was the Addiction Specialist for the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, a Public Health Hospital for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She is the former Chief Operating Officer and Nurse Executive at Worcester State Hospital. In addition, she was the Director of Nurses and the Director of Chemical Dependency Services and the Dual Diagnosis Program at Pembroke Psychiatric Hospital. In September, 2022, she will assume The Director Position of the University of Massachusetts Boston Alcohol Counseling Education Program (ACEP). She is a recipient of the Massachusetts Addiction Educator of the Year Award.
Registration
Nursing CE
This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing. |
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Wednesday, May 17
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7 - 8pm
Eastern
Nursing CE: 1.00 
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Understanding Perinatal Populations at Risk
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Presented by
- Toni Primas, MSN, RN, CARN
- Rosemary Smentkowski, MSN, Ed., RN, PMHNP-BC, CARN
Description
According to SAMHSA’s latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the number of pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) has more than doubled and the number of infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) has grown fivefold. (SAMHSA 2017). This webinar aims to educate the audience in determining the population-based risk of substance use disorder (SUD), assist in identifying culturally competent risk assessment strategies for SUD detection and identify self-assessment tools for use in evaluation of substance use disorder as well as provide resources for childbearing women who are identified as being at risk for SUD.
Learner Objectives
- Determine the population-based risk of substance use disorder.
- Identify culturally competent risk assessment strategies for substance use disorder detection.
Presenters Toni is a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) and has worked in the field of substance use disorders, maternal-child health, and pediatrics for over twenty years. Her experience has been primarily in substance use disorder treatment including MAT; inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation and maternal child health. She is most proud of her work in the field of Substance Use Disorders and Maternal Child Health. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nu Eta Chapter and American Society of Addiction Nursing. Board appointments to Addiction Nursing Certification Board (ANCB) 2020- present; Cumberland County Mental Health and Addictions Board-2022-present. State appointment to New Jersey Maternal Mortality Review Committee (NJMMRC)-(2020 to present). She has presented nationally on numerous topics related to substance use disorders and also published various journal articles. She graduated from Rowan University-Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Drexel University-Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). She is currently pursuing a Post-Master’s Doctorate in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania.
Rosemary is certified in addiction nursing and PMHNP-BC. Her experience includes Fetal Alcohol Risk Reduction, FDA study drug coordinator LAMM, methadone maintenance, and detoxification. She has served as director of nursing for a therapeutic community and freestanding detox center in New Jersey. Rosemary has facilitated peer assistance meetings for RAMP, New Jersey’s alternative to discipline program, and is currently appointed to the RAMP oversite committee. She is employed as an adjunct professor at Georgian Court University & Monmouth University in New Jersey, educating prelicensure and graduate nursing students on Psychiatry and evidence-based mental health. Rosemary is employed as a PMHNP-BC at New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health in Marlboro, NJ. She is a member of numerous nursing organizations. She serves as President of the Addiction Nursing Certification Board (ANCB). Rosemary presents nationally on the role of nursing in treating substance use disorders and the importance of certification in this specialty. Rosemary promotes nursing as a profession and addiction nursing as a specialty and believes nurses are our untapped resource in combating the disease of addiction.
This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.
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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Time
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Wednesday, February 15
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7 - 8pm
Eastern
Nursing CE: 1.00
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Every Nurse is an Addiction Nurse!
Get Certified!
- Toni Primas, MSN, RN, CARN
- Rosemary Smentkowski, MSN, Ed., RN, PMHNP-BC, CARN
Learner Objectives
- Identify the unique role of nursing in the care of persons with substance use disorders.
- Understand the value of certification.
- Summarize the CARN/ CARN-AP certification process.
Presenter
Toni is a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) and has worked in the field of substance use disorders, maternal-child health, and pediatrics for over twenty years. Her experience has been primarily in substance use disorder treatment including MAT; inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation and maternal child health. She is most proud of her work in the field of Substance Use Disorders and Maternal Child Health. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nu Eta Chapter and American Society of Addiction Nursing. Board appointments to Addiction Nursing Certification Board (ANCB) 2020- present; Cumberland County Mental Health and Addictions Board-2022-present. State appointment to New Jersey Maternal Mortality Review Committee (NJMMRC)-(2020 to present). She has presented nationally on numerous topics related to substance use disorders and also published various journal articles. She graduated from Rowan University-Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Drexel University-Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). She is currently pursuing a Post-Master’s Doctorate in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania.
Rosemary is certified in addiction nursing and PMHNP-BC. Her experience includes Fetal Alcohol Risk Reduction, FDA study drug coordinator LAMM, methadone maintenance, and detoxification. She has served as director of nursing for a therapeutic community and freestanding detox center in New Jersey. Rosemary has facilitated peer assistance meetings for RAMP, New Jersey’s alternative to discipline program, and is currently appointed to the RAMP oversite committee. She is employed as an adjunct professor at Georgian Court University & Monmouth University in New Jersey, educating prelicensure and graduate nursing students on Psychiatry and evidence-based mental health. Rosemary is employed as a PMHNP-BC at New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health in Marlboro, NJ. She is a member of numerous nursing organizations. She serves as President of the Addiction Nursing Certification Board (ANCB). Rosemary presents nationally on the role of nursing in treating substance use disorders and the importance of certification in this specialty. Rosemary promotes nursing as a profession and addiction nursing as a specialty and believes nurses are our untapped resource in combating the disease of addiction. Registration
Nursing CE
This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.
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Time
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Wednesday, March 15
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7 - 8pm
Eastern
Nursing CE: 1.00 
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Caring about Pain in Persons with Opioid Use Disorder
- Peggy Compton, RN, PhD, FAAN, FIAAN; Professor, van Ameringen Endowed Chair, Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Description
With an eye for ensuring that persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive adequate and humane pain care, this presentation will focus on what is known about the pain responses and pain sensitivity of persons with OUD with implications for management of their pain. Putative evidence for opioid-induced hyperalgesia in this patient population will be reviewed, as will data suggesting that individual differences in pain sensitivity may predict the development of OUD. Regardless of underlying mechanisms, it is argued that complaints of pain from patients with OUD should be taken seriously and managed aggressively.
Learner Objectives
- Describe the overlap between pain and addiction systems.
- Summarize what is known about the pain responses of persons with opioid use disorder.
- Explain how pain sensitivity may predict risk for opioid use disorder.
Registration
Nursing CE
This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.
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Time
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Wednesday, April 19
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7 - 8pm
Eastern
Nursing CE: 1.00
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Outpatient Assisted Alcohol Detox: From DIY to Concierge Care
- William P. Carrick, RN, BSN, MSN, CARN; Executive Home Detox; Massachusetts
Description
A general overview of options for an outpatient based alcohol detox. Self detox will be discussed and a focus will be on medical/nursing supervision of the client. Examples of office based withdrawal management and home based withdrawal management will be cited.
Learner Objectives
- Describe three strategies for outpatient assisted detox and apply one advantage and one barrier to each option.
- Synthesize data from vital signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and apply one of three classes of medications that may alleviate the symptoms.
Presenter
Bill Carrick is a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse and the past president of the American Society of Addiction Nursing. An RN since 1981 with a focus on Mental Health and Substance Use Nursing since 1983. He received his CARN in 2009. He has inpatient experience with withdrawal management as a staff nurse, nurse manager and program director. And experience with over 750 outpatient detoxes for the past sixteen years as the founder of Executive Recovery Coach, Inc., Executive Home Detox®. He has been alcohol free for the past 36 years and is familiar with self-help programs. Registration
Nursing CE
This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.
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