Opioid Forum Registration Open
Registration is now open for the Opioid Forum. People interested in learning best practices to solve Wisconsin's opioid crisis are invited to join the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in Green Bay at the KI Convention Center March 19-20, 2019.
View the agenda and information on the two keynote speakers and 27 workshops.
There is a $75 registration fee. Register now! (UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education is managing the registration process for this event.) The deadline to register is March 12, 2019.
Hotel information
A room block has been set aside at the Hyatt Regency Green Bay. There are a limited number of rooms. Make a reservation online or call 920-432-1234. If you call, please make sure to identify you are with the 2019 DHS Opioid Forum. To ensure the room block rate, make your reservations no later than February 25, 2019.
Continuing education hours
This event is seeking approval for 8.5 continuing education hours by the National Association of Social Workers, Wisconsin Chapter.
Preconference events: March 18, 2019
Buprenorphine x-waiver training
Through a partnership with the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine, the Department of Health Services is offering a buprenorphine x-waiver training on March 18, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the KI Convention Center. This training is for Wisconsin providers who are eligible to prescribe buprenorphine. There is no cost to take this training. Register now! This course has been approved by the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board as meeting the requirements for the two-hour continuing education course on responsible opioid prescribing. For more information about this training and other course dates and locations, visit the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine website.
Dinner for providers: Medication-assisted treatment workshop
Health care providers are invited to a free dinner reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 18, 2019, at the KI Convention Center. This dinner will include a discussion about medication-assisted treatment and how health care providers can help increase outreach, access, and retention in medication-assisted treatment. Register now!
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