Additional Training and Resources

In collaboration with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, the IHS HOPE Committee launched a virtual, on-demand naloxone train-the-trainer course Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  that medical professionals, first responders, and community members may all use to become official naloxone trainers. The course discusses the rise in opioid-related deaths, how to identify an overdose, how to properly administer nasal and injectable naloxone, as well as sharing best practices related to harm reduction strategies.

Indian Country ECHO – Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Indian Country ECHO supports IHS clinicians through case-based learning, specialty expertise, peer collaboration, and tailored technical assistance delivered through interactive virtual sessions and select in-person engagements. The program helps strengthen clinical knowledge, build workforce capacity, and improve care across tribal communities.

The Advancing Pharmacist Roles in Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Teams ECHO Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – In partnership with IHS, this series expands and supports pharmacist involvement in SUD treatment and recovery teams. Occurs every third Tuesday of each month (11am-12pm PT).

The Substance Use Disorder ECHO Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Designed for clinicians across disciplines, this series focuses on evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery strategies. Occurs every first Thursday of each month (10am-11am PT).

• Training for Healthcare Professionals Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Addiction Medicine Training Modules Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

• Chronic Pain Core Curriculum Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Buprenorphine Training Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System offers free access to the VHA TRAIN system for IHS employees. VHA TRAIN is a gateway into TRAIN National, a free service of the Public Health Foundation and one of the most widely used learning management systems, providing a comprehensive catalog of public health learning products. Participants will also be able access archived presentations for CEUs.

Re-visiting Screening Strategies in a New Era of Evidence-based Treatment for Substance Use Disorder

This Screening Strategies Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  in-depth discussion on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) will illustrate best practices and practice improvement in SUD screening, examine practices for treatment referral or treatment initiation for patients screening positive for opioid use disorder (OUD), and discussion to support SBIRT implementation strategies.