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Recorded on July 30, 2026.Pain is the primary reason patients seek care in the ED. When treating mild to moderate or acute-on-chronic pain, how many non-opioid options can you list? This session covers diverse treatment pathways so you can provide relief without defaulting to opioids as a first-line intervention.Speaker:Maureen McCollough

Recorded on July 30, 2026.

Pain is the primary reason patients seek care in the ED. When treating mild to moderate or acute-on-chronic pain, how many non-opioid options can you list?

This session covers diverse treatment pathways so you can provide relief without defaulting to opioids as a first-line intervention.

Speaker:
Maureen McCollough

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The Clinician's Toolkit: Case Studies in Managing Pain

Recorded on June 24, 2026.Hospital teams are operating at capacity, and adding tasks to a packed workflow can feel like an impossible ask. However, effective screening for Substance Use Disorder (SUD), HIV, and Hepatitis doesn’t just save lives—it improves pain management and shortens lengths of stay.The good news? Screening can be quick and easy. This session covers practical and efficient strategies for identifying SUD and infectious diseases across the emergency department, labor & delivery, and inpatient units.Featured speakers:Aman Parikh, MDDaniel K Colby, MDJennifer Zhan, MDLaToya MitchellHosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MD

Recorded on June 24, 2026.

Hospital teams are operating at capacity, and adding tasks to a packed workflow can feel like an impossible ask. However, effective screening for Substance Use Disorder (SUD), HIV, and Hepatitis doesn’t just save lives—it improves pain management and shortens lengths of stay.

The good news? Screening can be quick and easy. This session covers practical and efficient strategies for identifying SUD and infectious diseases across the emergency department, labor & delivery, and inpatient units.

Featured speakers:
Aman Parikh, MD
Daniel K Colby, MD
Jennifer Zhan, MD
LaToya Mitchell

Hosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MD

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Implementing Screening in High-Volume Clinical Settings

Recorded on May 21, 2026.The Clinician’s Toolkit is a two-part series for clinicians that provides a direct, evidence-based look at current prescribing guidelines and practical alternatives for treating acute and chronic pain.Clinical Update: Opioid Prescribing GuidelinesThe “new” CDC opioid guidelines are already four years old. While organizations like CalACEP have released similar clinical recommendations, many clinicians haven’t had the chance to dive into the specifics. This session ensures you are providing the latest evidence-based care, keeping both patient pain control and patient safety in mind.Speaker:Maureen McCollough, MD

Recorded on May 21, 2026.

The Clinician’s Toolkit is a two-part series for clinicians that provides a direct, evidence-based look at current prescribing guidelines and practical alternatives for treating acute and chronic pain.

Clinical Update: Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

The “new” CDC opioid guidelines are already four years old. While organizations like CalACEP have released similar clinical recommendations, many clinicians haven’t had the chance to dive into the specifics. This session ensures you are providing the latest evidence-based care, keeping both patient pain control and patient safety in mind.

Speaker:
Maureen McCollough, MD

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The Clinician's Toolkit: Clinical Update - Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Recorded on May 14, 2026.Pregnant patients across the country face significant hurdles in accessing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), often resulting in inconsistent prenatal, miscarriage, and abortion care. For ED providers, bridging this gap is critical.This session reviews our clinical protocols and the latest evidence-based best practices for women’s reproductive care in the ED, including improving crucial screenings for pregnant patients, addressing questions about breastfeeding and MAT, and ensuring new mothers have access to resources.Featured speakers:Yvette Ambroze, NPRebecca Nerenberg, MDHosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MDFor more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

Recorded on May 14, 2026.

Pregnant patients across the country face significant hurdles in accessing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), often resulting in inconsistent prenatal, miscarriage, and abortion care. For ED providers, bridging this gap is critical.

This session reviews our clinical protocols and the latest evidence-based best practices for women’s reproductive care in the ED, including improving crucial screenings for pregnant patients, addressing questions about breastfeeding and MAT, and ensuring new mothers have access to resources.

Featured speakers:
Yvette Ambroze, NP
Rebecca Nerenberg, MD

Hosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MD

For more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

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Empowering Female Patients: MAT & reproductive care for pregnant & non-pregnant patients in the ED

Recorded on April 29, 2026.Substance use is prevalent among teens, with 41.7% of 12th graders in the U.S. misusing alcohol, and 36.8% having misused a drug at least once.This session discusses how to best talk to teens about substance use, effective screening techniques for both substance use and suicide, and evidence-based medication options for adolescent patients.Featured speakers:Reb Close, MDDavid RiekerHosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MDTo learn more about future events, please visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/

Recorded on April 29, 2026.

Substance use is prevalent among teens, with 41.7% of 12th graders in the U.S. misusing alcohol, and 36.8% having misused a drug at least once.

This session discusses how to best talk to teens about substance use, effective screening techniques for both substance use and suicide, and evidence-based medication options for adolescent patients.

Featured speakers:

Reb Close, MD
David Rieker

Hosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MD

To learn more about future events, please visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/

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Keep Kids Alive: Screening & Identification of High Risk Youth with SUD

Recorded on March 19, 2026.One in five incarcerations in the U.S. is for a drug-related offense; arrests for drug possession are seven times more likely than arrests for drug sales. Nearly half of justice-involved people have a substance use disorder, yet Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) is not standard in many jails and prisons. Only 1% of people with SUD in prisons receive MOUD.Hear insights from subject matter experts who are providing evidence-based substance use care to incarcerated patients, and learn ways to support patients in their transition to outpatient care upon release.Featured speakers:Ed Pillar, DOVictoria Mansfield, MPAJacob Welch, CACHosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MDTo learn more about future events, please visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

Recorded on March 19, 2026.

One in five incarcerations in the U.S. is for a drug-related offense; arrests for drug possession are seven times more likely than arrests for drug sales. Nearly half of justice-involved people have a substance use disorder, yet Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) is not standard in many jails and prisons. Only 1% of people with SUD in prisons receive MOUD.

Hear insights from subject matter experts who are providing evidence-based substance use care to incarcerated patients, and learn ways to support patients in their transition to outpatient care upon release.

Featured speakers:

Ed Pillar, DO
Victoria Mansfield, MPA
Jacob Welch, CAC

Hosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MD

To learn more about future events, please visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

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Seize the Moment: Prioritizing addiction treatment for justice-involved patients

Recorded on February 18, 2026.This session examines Medi-Cal's substance use disorder exemptions and CalAIM initiatives to empower hospitals to address social determinants of health while utilizing Community Health Workers to meet critical HEDIS follow-up measures.Speakers:Ian Anderson - Chief Operating Officer, Conejo Health Jane Ogle - Senior Advisor, California Health Policy Strategies Omar Guzman, MD - Emergency Physician, Former Chief Health Equity Officer Aimee Moulin, MD - Emergency & Addiction Medicine, Principal Investigator, BridgeHosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD – Director of Clinical Training, BridgeFor more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

Recorded on February 18, 2026.

This session examines Medi-Cal's substance use disorder exemptions and CalAIM initiatives to empower hospitals to address social determinants of health while utilizing Community Health Workers to meet critical HEDIS follow-up measures.

Speakers:
Ian Anderson - Chief Operating Officer, Conejo Health
Jane Ogle - Senior Advisor, California Health Policy Strategies
Omar Guzman, MD - Emergency Physician, Former Chief Health Equity Officer
Aimee Moulin, MD - Emergency & Addiction Medicine, Principal Investigator, Bridge

Hosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD – Director of Clinical Training, Bridge

For more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

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The World of Medi-Cal: Understanding access, coverage, and how to support Medi-Cal patients with SUD

Recorded on January 21, 2026.In our fourth annual session, we examined the evolving landscape of drug contaminants, drug checking, emerging substances like Kratom (7-OH), and more. We explored critical factors that addiction medicine professionals face every day: distinct needs of rural communities, the impact of shifting politics, and the ongoing effects of persistent stigma on patient care and treatment access. This session provides essential knowledge for anyone working on the frontlines of addiction medicine.Speakers:Dr. Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, Addiction & Family MedicineKatie Quijada, CA Bridge Connect NavigatorCaitlin Molina, UCLA Drug Checking Project ManagerPhillip Castro, VP Bakersfield AIDS Project, Linkage to Care SpecialistHosted by Dr. Alicia Gonzalez, Emergency Medicine, Bridge Director of Clinical TrainingFor more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

Recorded on January 21, 2026.

In our fourth annual session, we examined the evolving landscape of drug contaminants, drug checking, emerging substances like Kratom (7-OH), and more. We explored critical factors that addiction medicine professionals face every day: distinct needs of rural communities, the impact of shifting politics, and the ongoing effects of persistent stigma on patient care and treatment access. This session provides essential knowledge for anyone working on the frontlines of addiction medicine.

Speakers:
Dr. Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, Addiction & Family Medicine
Katie Quijada, CA Bridge Connect Navigator
Caitlin Molina, UCLA Drug Checking Project Manager
Phillip Castro, VP Bakersfield AIDS Project, Linkage to Care Specialist

Hosted by Dr. Alicia Gonzalez, Emergency Medicine, Bridge Director of Clinical Training

For more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

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The Drug Supply in 2026: A Lookahead with CA Bridge

Recorded on October 21, 2025.We spent the past year working closely with outpatient providers to figure out how to expand patients’ access to care after they leave the hospital. In this session, we discuss lessons learned in ensuring a smooth transition for patients from the ED to the clinic setting.Speakers:Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MDMercedes Patee, MDDanny Contreras, SUDCC III-CSHosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD – Director of Training – Bridge

Recorded on October 21, 2025.

We spent the past year working closely with outpatient providers to figure out how to expand patients’ access to care after they leave the hospital. In this session, we discuss lessons learned in ensuring a smooth transition for patients from the ED to the clinic setting.

Speakers:
Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD
Mercedes Patee, MD
Danny Contreras, SUDCC III-CS

Hosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD – Director of Training – Bridge

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Beyond the Navigator: Best practices in connecting patients to outpatient addiction care from the ED

It’s no secret that women across the country face challenges accessing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) during pregnancy, and experience disparate and widely varied levels of prenatal care, medication for early pregnancy loss, and abortion care. This session provides a review of our updated clinical protocol for MAT in pregnant patients and of the latest evidence-based best practices for women’s reproductive care in the ED, including improving crucial screenings in pregnant patients and ensuring access to medication abortion.Speakers:Emily Ager, MD, MPHJennifer Zhan, MDNazanin Ahmadieh, DOHosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD

It’s no secret that women across the country face challenges accessing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) during pregnancy, and experience disparate and widely varied levels of prenatal care, medication for early pregnancy loss, and abortion care.

This session provides a review of our updated clinical protocol for MAT in pregnant patients and of the latest evidence-based best practices for women’s reproductive care in the ED, including improving crucial screenings in pregnant patients and ensuring access to medication abortion.

Speakers:
Emily Ager, MD, MPH
Jennifer Zhan, MD
Nazanin Ahmadieh, DO

Hosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD

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Update on MAT and reproductive care for pregnant & non-pregnant patients in the ED

CA Bridge: Advancing Clinical Addiction CareWhile the use of nitrous oxide as a recreational drug is not new, it seems to be making headlines as it comes “back in vogue.” We review what clinicians and navigators need to know about nitrous oxide, and how to help patients struggling with misuse and dependence.Speakers:Kaia RenoufRobert Ray, DOHosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD

CA Bridge: Advancing Clinical Addiction Care

While the use of nitrous oxide as a recreational drug is not new, it seems to be making headlines as it comes “back in vogue.” We review what clinicians and navigators need to know about nitrous oxide, and how to help patients struggling with misuse and dependence.

Speakers:
Kaia Renouf
Robert Ray, DO

Hosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD

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Nitrous Oxide: Whats Up With Whippets?

You know about naloxone, but what other ways can we ensure patients are in the driver’s seat of their own healthcare plan? This session discusses buprenorphine as harm reduction, low-barrier access to pregnancy prevention, STI screening, and improving access to PrEP from the acute care setting.Speakers:Alicia Gonzalez, MDCarolyn Chu, MDNicole Wojtal, MDRebecca Nerenberg, MD

You know about naloxone, but what other ways can we ensure patients are in the driver’s seat of their own healthcare plan? This session discusses buprenorphine as harm reduction, low-barrier access to pregnancy prevention, STI screening, and improving access to PrEP from the acute care setting.

Speakers:
Alicia Gonzalez, MD
Carolyn Chu, MD
Nicole Wojtal, MD
Rebecca Nerenberg, MD

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Step Beyond Harm Reduction to Prevention: Meeting the needs of our patient population.

The struggle to divorce substance use treatment from the stigma that surrounds drug use is real. But it turns out many of the barriers patients face when seeking addiction care are stigma-based, without supporting legal or regulatory requirements. Patients have the right to medication for addiction treatment, and numerous other protections regarding privacy. This recording reviews the legal requirements surrounding addiction care, including patients’ right to treatment, privacy protections, 42 CFR Part 2 compliance, urine toxicology screening, and managing immigration or law enforcement inquiries in the ED.Speakers:Alicia Gonzalez, MDDustin Smith, MDElena Lopez-GusmanRebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

The struggle to divorce substance use treatment from the stigma that surrounds drug use is real. But it turns out many of the barriers patients face when seeking addiction care are stigma-based, without supporting legal or regulatory requirements. Patients have the right to medication for addiction treatment, and numerous other protections regarding privacy.

This recording reviews the legal requirements surrounding addiction care, including patients’ right to treatment, privacy protections, 42 CFR Part 2 compliance, urine toxicology screening, and managing immigration or law enforcement inquiries in the ED.

Speakers:
Alicia Gonzalez, MD
Dustin Smith, MD
Elena Lopez-Gusman
Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

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Advancing Clinical Addiction Care: Patients have a right to MAT

Recorded March 18, 2025.CA Bridge is dedicated to making medication for addiction treatment low-barrier, but that means more than having buprenorphine on formulary in the emergency department. In this webinar, we dive into the details of what low-barrier means, including a quick start on the basics of telehealth as an expansion of substance use disorder care.Speakers:Taylor Nichols, MD, Implementation Leader – BridgeJulie Kasarjian, MD, Implementation Leader – BridgeMaureen McCollough, MD, Implementation Leader – BridgeHosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD – Director of Training – Bridge

Recorded March 18, 2025.

CA Bridge is dedicated to making medication for addiction treatment low-barrier, but that means more than having buprenorphine on formulary in the emergency department. In this webinar, we dive into the details of what low-barrier means, including a quick start on the basics of telehealth as an expansion of substance use disorder care.

Speakers:
Taylor Nichols, MD, Implementation Leader – Bridge
Julie Kasarjian, MD, Implementation Leader – Bridge
Maureen McCollough, MD, Implementation Leader – Bridge

Hosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD – Director of Training – Bridge

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Advancing Clinical Addiction Care: Creating low-barrier access to care — but really.

This webinar delves into the evolving drug landscape. We examine key trends, including the data on the decrease in overdose deaths, contaminants in the drug supply, drugs in the media, the shifting political climate, and more.Speakers:Alicia M Gonzalez, MDReb Close, MDKaia Renouf

This webinar delves into the evolving drug landscape. We examine key trends, including the data on the decrease in overdose deaths, contaminants in the drug supply, drugs in the media, the shifting political climate, and more.

Speakers:
Alicia M Gonzalez, MD
Reb Close, MD
Kaia Renouf

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MAT as an Emergent Standard of Care: The Drug Supply in 2025

This training delves into the complexities of chronic pain management. We explore tailored dosing, strategic initiation, sustaining medication for addiction treatment, comprehensive pain management, identifying sustainable candidates, and limitations of traditional approaches.Speakers:Alicia Gonzalez, MDAishwarya “Sunny” Sharma, DORebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

This training delves into the complexities of chronic pain management. We explore tailored dosing, strategic initiation, sustaining medication for addiction treatment, comprehensive pain management, identifying sustainable candidates, and limitations of traditional approaches.

Speakers:
Alicia Gonzalez, MD
Aishwarya “Sunny” Sharma, DO
Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

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MAT as an Emergent Standard of Care: Chronic Pain Management in an Era of Opioid Use Disorder

This webinar delves into the complexities of acute pain management. We explore comprehensive approaches to pain management, including multimodal analgesia, procedural pain control, non-medication adjuncts, medication for opioid use disorder integration, and microdosing.Speaker:Alicia M Gonzalez, MD© 2024, California Department of Public Health. This material may not be reproduced or disseminated without prior written permission from the California Department of Public Health.

This webinar delves into the complexities of acute pain management. We explore comprehensive approaches to pain management, including multimodal analgesia, procedural pain control, non-medication adjuncts, medication for opioid use disorder integration, and microdosing.

Speaker:
Alicia M Gonzalez, MD

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MAT as an Emergent Standard of Care: Acute Pain Management in an Era of Opioid Use Disorder

This session equips you with the knowledge and tools to integrate medication for addiction treatment (MAT) effectively into your treatment plans for patients with Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD). Gain insights on diagnosing StUD, treatment, and harm reduction strategies.Speakers:Nicole Wojtal, MDReb Close, MDRebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

This session equips you with the knowledge and tools to integrate medication for addiction treatment (MAT) effectively into your treatment plans for patients with Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD). Gain insights on diagnosing StUD, treatment, and harm reduction strategies.

Speakers:
Nicole Wojtal, MD
Reb Close, MD
Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

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MAT as an Emergent Standard of Care: MAT for Stimulant Use Disorder

This webinar equips hospitalists with the tools and knowledge to effectively manage patients with substance use disorder in the hospital setting with medication for addiction treatment.Speakers:Alicia M Gonzalez, MDHannah Snyder, MD

This webinar equips hospitalists with the tools and knowledge to effectively manage patients with substance use disorder in the hospital setting with medication for addiction treatment.

Speakers:
Alicia M Gonzalez, MD
Hannah Snyder, MD

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MAT for Hospitalists: Caring for Patients with Substance Use Disorder in the Hospital

This webinar explores the latest evidence supporting the use of buprenorphine in treating opioid use disorder and equips viewers with knowledge on initiating buprenorphine treatment.Speaker:Alicia Gonzalez, MD

This webinar explores the latest evidence supporting the use of buprenorphine in treating opioid use disorder and equips viewers with knowledge on initiating buprenorphine treatment.

Speaker:
Alicia Gonzalez, MD

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Bup Basics: MAT as an Emergent Standard of Care for Opioid Use Disorder (Encore!)

Session 4: Documentation, Building Capacity, and Resource TrackingAccurate documentation and resource tracking are vital for demonstrating the value of navigation and ensuring long-term program sustainability. This final session will guide you through completing a customizable transition-of-care resource template for your community.Speakers:LaToya MitchellAimee Moulin, MDThe Community Health Worker (CHW) Connection is a four-part training series this April for the CHW workforce and navigation professionals looking to become CHWs. This series will focus on the workflows and collaborative solutions to streamline patient transitions to care within their communities. CHWs will develop their own customizable transition-of-care template tailored to their organization and local resource landscape.

Session 4: Documentation, Building Capacity, and Resource Tracking

Accurate documentation and resource tracking are vital for demonstrating the value of navigation and ensuring long-term program sustainability. This final session will guide you through completing a customizable transition-of-care resource template for your community.

Speakers:
LaToya Mitchell
Aimee Moulin, MD

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Connection is a four-part training series this April for the CHW workforce and navigation professionals looking to become CHWs. This series will focus on the workflows and collaborative solutions to streamline patient transitions to care within their communities. CHWs will develop their own customizable transition-of-care template tailored to their organization and local resource landscape.

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The CHW Connection: Documentation, Building Capacity, and Resource Tracking

Session 3: Navigating Care Across the SUD Treatment ContinuumNavigating the full continuum of care — from hospitals and detox to street medicine and mobile crisis teams — is essential for providing high-impact SUD support. This session discusses best practices for interdisciplinary collaboration and how to facilitate warm handoffs to the appropriate level of care while maintaining a patient-centered approach.Speakers:LaToya MitchellJulie Kasarjian, MD, PhDVanessa LaraErika BravoThe Community Health Worker (CHW) Connection is a four-part training series this April for the CHW workforce and navigation professionals looking to become CHWs. This series will focus on the workflows and collaborative solutions to streamline patient transitions to care within their communities. CHWs will develop their own customizable transition-of-care template tailored to their organization and local resource landscape.

Session 3: Navigating Care Across the SUD Treatment Continuum

Navigating the full continuum of care — from hospitals and detox to street medicine and mobile crisis teams — is essential for providing high-impact SUD support. This session discusses best practices for interdisciplinary collaboration and how to facilitate warm handoffs to the appropriate level of care while maintaining a patient-centered approach.

Speakers:
LaToya Mitchell
Julie Kasarjian, MD, PhD
Vanessa Lara
Erika Bravo

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Connection is a four-part training series this April for the CHW workforce and navigation professionals looking to become CHWs. This series will focus on the workflows and collaborative solutions to streamline patient transitions to care within their communities. CHWs will develop their own customizable transition-of-care template tailored to their organization and local resource landscape.

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The CHW Connection: Navigating Care Across the SUD Treatment Continuum

Session 2: Navigating Patients to Community-Based Services and Reducing HarmsBuilding trust through person-centered language and culturally responsive communication is a critical part of reducing SUD-related health risks. This session focuses on integrating harm reduction strategies into your daily outreach, emphasizing patient safety and using local resources to improve patient well-being.Speakers:LaToya MitchellKaia RenoufZenia CardozaThe Community Health Worker (CHW) Connection is a four-part training series this April for the CHW workforce and navigation professionals looking to become CHWs. This series will focus on the workflows and collaborative solutions to streamline patient transitions to care within their communities. CHWs will develop their own customizable transition-of-care template tailored to their organization and local resource landscape.

Session 2: Navigating Patients to Community-Based Services and Reducing Harms

Building trust through person-centered language and culturally responsive communication is a critical part of reducing SUD-related health risks. This session focuses on integrating harm reduction strategies into your daily outreach, emphasizing patient safety and using local resources to improve patient well-being.

Speakers:
LaToya Mitchell
Kaia Renouf
Zenia Cardoza

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Connection is a four-part training series this April for the CHW workforce and navigation professionals looking to become CHWs. This series will focus on the workflows and collaborative solutions to streamline patient transitions to care within their communities. CHWs will develop their own customizable transition-of-care template tailored to their organization and local resource landscape.

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The CHW Connection: Navigating Patients to Community-Based Services and Reducing Harms

Session 1: Identifying Low-Barrier MAT Across the SUD LandscapeExploring the landscape of low-barrier MAT is a foundational step in supporting patients across emergency departments, clinics, federally qualified health centers, and county settings. Join us as we define the unique roles of CHW navigators in these spaces and discuss how to effectively vet community resources to ensure smooth and evidence-based transitions in care.Speakers:LaToya MitchellAimee Moulin, MDPhoebe Oliveira, RN, PHN, BSNThe Community Health Worker (CHW) Connection is a four-part training series this April for the CHW workforce and navigation professionals looking to become CHWs. This series will focus on the workflows and collaborative solutions to streamline patient transitions to care within their communities. CHWs will develop their own customizable transition-of-care template tailored to their organization and local resource landscape.

Session 1: Identifying Low-Barrier MAT Across the SUD Landscape

Exploring the landscape of low-barrier MAT is a foundational step in supporting patients across emergency departments, clinics, federally qualified health centers, and county settings. Join us as we define the unique roles of CHW navigators in these spaces and discuss how to effectively vet community resources to ensure smooth and evidence-based transitions in care.

Speakers:
LaToya Mitchell
Aimee Moulin, MD
Phoebe Oliveira, RN, PHN, BSN

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Connection is a four-part training series this April for the CHW workforce and navigation professionals looking to become CHWs. This series will focus on the workflows and collaborative solutions to streamline patient transitions to care within their communities. CHWs will develop their own customizable transition-of-care template tailored to their organization and local resource landscape.

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The CHW Connection: Identifying Low-Barrier MAT Across the SUD Landscape

Recorded on January 22, 2026.In our session with Dr. Nola Veazie, we discussed how implicit biases act as unconscious mental filters that can lead to unfair judgments and inadequate care within the behavioral health field. To improve patient outcomes, she provides strategies to reduce bias, such as practicing objective self-observation and using person-first language to ensure equitable care.Dr. Nola Veazie is the CEO of V-Solutions Consulting, LLC. She specializes in substance use disorder (SUD), offering training and consulting services to organizations that assist individuals in recovery from SUD and mental illness.For more trainings and events, visit us at https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

Recorded on January 22, 2026.

In our session with Dr. Nola Veazie, we discussed how implicit biases act as unconscious mental filters that can lead to unfair judgments and substandard care within the behavioral health field. To improve patient outcomes, she provides strategies to reduce bias, such as practicing objective self-observation and using person-first language to ensure equitable care.

Dr. Nola Veazie is the CEO of V-Solutions Consulting, LLC. She specializes in substance use disorder (SUD), offering training and consulting services to organizations that assist individuals in recovery from SUD and mental illness.

For more trainings and events, visit us at https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

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Navigating Bias: Ethical Considerations For Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder

Recorded on January 21, 2026.In our fourth annual session, we examined the evolving landscape of drug contaminants, drug checking, emerging substances like Kratom (7-OH), and more. We explored critical factors that addiction medicine professionals face every day: distinct needs of rural communities, the impact of shifting politics, and the ongoing effects of persistent stigma on patient care and treatment access. This session provides essential knowledge for anyone working on the frontlines of addiction medicine.Speakers:Dr. Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, Addiction & Family MedicineKatie Quijada, CA Bridge Connect NavigatorCaitlin Molina, UCLA Drug Checking Project ManagerPhillip Castro, VP Bakersfield AIDS Project, Linkage to Care SpecialistHosted by Dr. Alicia Gonzalez, Emergency Medicine, Bridge Director of Clinical TrainingFor more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

Recorded on January 21, 2026.

In our fourth annual session, we examined the evolving landscape of drug contaminants, drug checking, emerging substances like Kratom (7-OH), and more. We explored critical factors that addiction medicine professionals face every day: distinct needs of rural communities, the impact of shifting politics, and the ongoing effects of persistent stigma on patient care and treatment access. This session provides essential knowledge for anyone working on the frontlines of addiction medicine.

Speakers:
Dr. Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, Addiction & Family Medicine
Katie Quijada, CA Bridge Connect Navigator
Caitlin Molina, UCLA Drug Checking Project Manager
Phillip Castro, VP Bakersfield AIDS Project, Linkage to Care Specialist

Hosted by Dr. Alicia Gonzalez, Emergency Medicine, Bridge Director of Clinical Training

For more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

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The Drug Supply in 2026: A Lookahead with CA Bridge

Recorded on January 14, 2026.Jeffrey Davidovitz joins us to share strategies for partnering with community resources to provide in-person interpretation support, improving patient engagement and trust.

Recorded on January 14, 2026.

Jeffrey Davidovitz joins us to share strategies for partnering with community resources to provide in-person interpretation support, improving patient engagement and trust.

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Navigator Update: Resources for Non-English Speakers

Recorded on December 11, 2025.Dr. Aimee Moulin joins us to cover the impact and risks of methamphetamine and stimulant use disorder and teach strategies to improve well-being for people who use drugs.

Recorded on December 11, 2025.

Dr. Aimee Moulin joins us to cover the impact and risks of methamphetamine and stimulant use disorder and teach strategies to improve well-being for people who use drugs.

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Navigator Focused Series: MAT Navigation for Stimulant Use Disorder

Recorded on December 10, 2025.Robert Archuleta and Katie Quijada shared their tips and experiences with distributing overdose prevention kits as navigators.

Recorded on December 10, 2025.

Robert Archuleta and Katie Quijada shared their tips and experiences with distributing overdose prevention kits as navigators.

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Navigator Update: Overdose Prevention Care Package Tips

Recorded on November 20, 2025.Navigators Artinice Walker and Rebecca Harris join us to share strategies to counter stigma and promote dignity and respect for people who use drugs.Supplemental Videos:@bringchangetomind What is Stigma? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vkUMXaJDM4@OasisMentalHealthApplications Addiction - Types, Causes, and Solutions (For Teens) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsTwkX1cdCY@DrugpolicyCanada Stigma and Substance Use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha4yeOF6XNQ@CalmStressUrges break the drug stigma https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2raJf4yhmsA

Recorded on November 20, 2025.

Navigators Artinice Walker and Rebecca Harris join us to share strategies to counter stigma and promote dignity and respect for people who use drugs.

Supplemental Videos:
@bringchangetomind What is Stigma? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vkUMXaJDM4
@OasisMentalHealthApplications Addiction - Types, Causes, and Solutions (For Teens) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsTwkX1cdCY
@DrugpolicyCanada Stigma and Substance Use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha4yeOF6XNQ
@videotowtruck break the drug stigma https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2raJf4yhmsA

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Navigator Focused Series: Addressing Stigma in the Community

Recorded on October 23, 2025.We welcomed Jennifer Thompson, LCSW, who shared strategies to recognize co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, educate patients on available services, and facilitate effective care coordination and navigation.

Recorded on October 23, 2025.

We welcomed Jennifer Thompson, LCSW, who shared strategies to recognize co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, educate patients on available services, and facilitate effective care coordination and navigation.

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Navigator Focused Series: Navigating Dual-Diagnosis Behavioral Health Disorders

Recorded on September 25, 2025.Dr. Julie Kasarjian joins us to discuss the benefits of medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for opioid and substance use disorders and strategies for educating the public on its effectiveness.

Recorded on September 25, 2025.

Dr. Julie Kasarjian joins us to discuss the benefits of medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for opioid and substance use disorders and strategies for educating the public on its effectiveness.

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Navigator Focused Series: Dispelling MAT Myths

This session was recorded on September 10, 2025.

This session was recorded on September 10, 2025.

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Navigator Update: Dual Role Navigation

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the speakers are independent of and do not represent the views of any entity.Celia Sanchez and Jerod Nielsen share powerful stories to emphasize the importance of overdose prevention education in our communities.Speakers:LaToya MitchellCelia SanchezJerod Nielsen

Celia Sanchez and Jerod Nielsen share powerful stories to emphasize the importance of overdose prevention education in our communities.

Speakers:
LaToya Mitchell
Celia Sanchez
Jerod Nielsen

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Navigator Focused Series: Overdose Prevention and Community Outreach

Recorded on August 13, 2025.

Recorded on August 13, 2025.

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Navigator Update: Community Engagement and Resources

Darryn Green joins us to discuss unique barriers faced by LGBTQ+ individuals with behavioral health and substance use disorders, culturally competent and trauma-informed engagement approaches, and coordination strategies for accessing specialized treatment resources.Supplemental viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDd3bzA7450

Darryn Green joins us to discuss unique barriers faced by LGBTQ+ individuals with behavioral health and substance use disorders, culturally competent and trauma-informed engagement approaches, and coordination strategies for accessing specialized treatment resources.

Supplemental viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDd3bzA7450

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Navigator Focused Series: Engaging Special Populations, LGBTQ+

We are joined by a panel of speakers to discuss veterans' unique challenges, dual diagnosis treatments, and culturally responsive support strategies.Speakers:Sherrie Cisneros, MSN, RN-BCLaToya MitchellArianna Campbell, DMSc, MPH, PA-CMercedes Patee, MDHeather Marshall, LCSW

We are joined by a panel of speakers to discuss veterans' unique challenges, dual diagnosis treatments, and culturally responsive support strategies.

Speakers:
Sherrie Cisneros, MSN, RN-BC
LaToya Mitchell
Arianna Campbell, DMSc, MPH, PA-C
Mercedes Patee, MD
Heather Marshall, LCSW

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Navigator Focused Series: Engaging Special Populations - Veterans

Recorded on June 11, 2025.

Recorded on June 11, 2025.

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Navigator Update: SUD Navigation and the Social Determinants of Health

Alicia Gonzalez, MD joins the panel to discuss navigating the intersection of chronic pain and opioid use disorder, focusing on patient-centered treatment.Speakers:Alicia M Gonzalez, MDSherrie Cisneros, MSN-RN, BCLaToya MitchellChaia Vang

Alicia Gonzalez, MD joins the panel to discuss navigating the intersection of chronic pain and opioid use disorder, focusing on patient-centered treatment.

Speakers:
Alicia M Gonzalez, MD
Sherrie Cisneros, MSN-RN, BC
LaToya Mitchell
Chaia Vang

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Navigator Focused Series: Navigating Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder

Recorded on May 7, 2025.

Recorded on May 7, 2025.

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Navigator Update: Fentanyl Awareness FAQs

Explore practical ways to educate and support individuals with substance use disorder and the community by emphasizing patient-centered care, harm reduction, and tools for fostering meaningful connections.Speakers:Sherrie Cisneros, MSN-RN, BCLaToya MitchellChaia Vang

Explore practical ways to educate and support individuals with substance use disorder and the community by emphasizing patient-centered care, harm reduction, and tools for fostering meaningful connections.

Speakers:

Sherrie Cisneros, MSN-RN, BC
LaToya Mitchell
Chaia Vang

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Navigator Focused Series: Best Practices for Educating SUD Patients & the Community

Recorded April 9, 2025.

Recorded April 9, 2025.

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Navigator Update: Alcohol Awareness

Recorded on March 27, 2025.CA Bridge's Clinical Program Director, Elizabeth Keating, MPA, joins us to discuss California policies and strategies to enable navigators to make change.

Recorded on March 27, 2025.

CA Bridge's Clinical Program Director, Elizabeth Keating, MPA, joins us to discuss California policies and strategies to enable navigators to make change.

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Navigator Focused Series: Next Steps in Advocacy

The CA Bridge Navigator team and a panel of expert navigators explore the landscape of advocacy, from self-advocacy and patient advocacy to community and policy advocacy, sharing inspirational stories from the field.Speakers:Sherrie Cisneros, MSN-RN, BCLaToya MitchellChaia VangErika BravoKatie QuijadaMarcus Strong

The CA Bridge Navigator team and a panel of expert navigators explore the landscape of advocacy, from self-advocacy and patient advocacy to community and policy advocacy, sharing inspirational stories from the field.

Speakers:
Sherrie Cisneros, MSN-RN, BC
LaToya Mitchell
Chaia Vang
Erika Bravo
Katie Quijada
Marcus Strong

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Navigator Focused Series: Ethics & Advocacy Basics

LaToya Mitchell leads a discussion exploring various avenues for growth, including certifications (AOD, CHW, Peer Support, etc.), degree programs (Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorates), and continuing education units (CEUs).

LaToya Mitchell leads a discussion exploring various avenues for growth, including certifications (AOD, CHW, Peer Support, etc.), degree programs (Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorates), and continuing education units (CEUs).

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Navigator Update: Professional Growth for Navigators

Dr. Nola Veazie of V-Solutions Consulting joins us to discuss navigating treatment bias and improving access to culturally competent care.

Dr. Nola Veazie of V-Solutions Consulting joins us to discuss navigating treatment bias and improving access to culturally competent care.

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Navigator Focused Series: Racial Equity & Improving Access to Cultural Care

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Navigator Update: CHW Update

Navigators’ hard work and dedication build lifelines, spark hope and improve countless lives. Learn to prioritize yourself, start planning your professional growth and development, and actively take care of yourself.

Navigators’ hard work and dedication build lifelines, spark hope and improve countless lives. Learn to prioritize yourself, start planning your professional growth and development, and actively take care of yourself.

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Navigator Focused Series: Nurturing Your Whole Self

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Navigator Update: Work, Life, and Balance for Navigators

Explore motivational interviewing as a person-centered method for enhancing internal motivation to change.Speakers:Sherrie Cisneros, MSN, RN-BCChaia VangLaToya Mitchell

Explore motivational interviewing as a person-centered method for enhancing internal motivation to change.

Speakers:
Sherrie Cisneros, MSN, RN-BC
Chaia Vang
LaToya Mitchell

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Navigator Focused Series: Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change

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Navigator Update: Documentation Tips for Navigators

Explore strategies to effectively engage adolescents in substance use awareness, prevention, and treatment and connect them to community resources.

Explore strategies to effectively engage adolescents in substance use awareness, prevention, and treatment and connect them to community resources.

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Navigator Focused Series: Substance Use Disorder & Youth

Learn navigation strategies to assist patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder.Yvonne Nibo, ACSW & Substance Use Navigator at Northridge Hospital, presents strategies for co-occurring disorders and treatment.Speakers:Sherrie CisnerosLaToya MitchellChaia VangYvonne Nibo

Learn navigation strategies to assist patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder.

Yvonne Nibo, ACSW & Substance Use Navigator at Northridge Hospital, presents strategies for co-occurring disorders and treatment.

Speakers:
Sherrie Cisneros
LaToya Mitchell
Chaia Vang
Yvonne Nibo

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Navigator Focused Series: Co-Occuring Disorders

Sarah Abusaa from the Bridge data team provides a review of the Navigator Financing Models data metrics and submission.

Sarah Abusaa from the Bridge data team provides a review of the Navigator Financing Models data metrics and submission.

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Navigator Update: Data Collection Review

It is important to maintain professionalism and ethics and provide confidentiality. Learn best practices from real-life situations and scenarios for co-occurring disorders.Speakers: CA Bridge Navigator Team

It is important to maintain professionalism and ethics and provide confidentiality. Learn best practices from real-life situations and scenarios for co-occurring disorders.

Speakers: CA Bridge Navigator Team

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Navigator Focused Series: Overdose, Confidentiality, and Ethics

Providing trauma-informed care is a best practice for people with co-occurring conditions. Learn strategies to provide compassionate and safe care for patients who have experienced trauma.

Providing trauma-informed care is a best practice for people with co-occurring conditions. Learn strategies to provide compassionate and safe care for patients who have experienced trauma.

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Navigator Focused Series: Trauma-Informed Care

Pregnancy can be a stressful and challenging time for people who use substances and have mental health disorders. Learn strategies to improve patient outcomes for this vulnerable population.Speakers:Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

Pregnancy can be a stressful and challenging time for people who use substances and have mental health disorders. Learn strategies to improve patient outcomes for this vulnerable population.

Speakers:

Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

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Navigator Focused Series: Substance Use and Pregnancy

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Navigator Update: CHW Update

Gain insight into Xylazine, a substance emerging in the drug supply. This session discusses its effects, potential health risks, and relevant information.Speaker: Jeanmarie Perrone, MD FACMT

Gain insight into Xylazine, a substance emerging in the drug supply. This session discusses its effects, potential health risks, and relevant information.

Speaker: Jeanmarie Perrone, MD FACMT

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Navigator Focused Series - Xylazine: A Public Health Update

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May Navigator Update: Fentanyl Awareness

Learn the newest trends and approaches to support patients who use drugs and best practices for reducing stigma.

Learn the newest trends and approaches to support patients who use drugs and best practices for reducing stigma.

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Navigator Focused Series: Words Matter, Reducing Stigma, and Biases

In this session, CA Bridge founder Dr. Aimee Moulin, joins us to answer questions from Navigators and provides an update on medication for addiction treatment.

In this session, CA Bridge founder Dr. Aimee Moulin, joins us to answer questions from Navigators and provides an update on medication for addiction treatment.

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Navigator Focused Series: MAT Update

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the speakers are independent of and do not represent the views of any entity.Celia Sanchez and Jerod Nielsen share powerful stories to emphasize the importance of overdose prevention education in our communities.Speakers:LaToya MitchellCelia SanchezJerod Nielsen

Celia Sanchez and Jerod Nielsen share powerful stories to emphasize the importance of overdose prevention education in our communities.

Speakers:
LaToya Mitchell
Celia Sanchez
Jerod Nielsen

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Navigator Focused Series: Overdose Prevention and Community Outreach

You know about naloxone, but what other ways can we ensure patients are in the driver’s seat of their own healthcare plan? This session discusses buprenorphine as harm reduction, low-barrier access to pregnancy prevention, STI screening, and improving access to PrEP from the acute care setting.Speakers:Alicia Gonzalez, MDCarolyn Chu, MDNicole Wojtal, MDRebecca Nerenberg, MD

You know about naloxone, but what other ways can we ensure patients are in the driver’s seat of their own healthcare plan? This session discusses buprenorphine as harm reduction, low-barrier access to pregnancy prevention, STI screening, and improving access to PrEP from the acute care setting.

Speakers:
Alicia Gonzalez, MD
Carolyn Chu, MD
Nicole Wojtal, MD
Rebecca Nerenberg, MD

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Step Beyond Harm Reduction to Prevention: Meeting the needs of our patient population.

This session discusses the newest trends and approaches to support patients who use drugs and best practices for reducing stigma.Featured Speaker:Josh Luftig, PA-C

This session discusses the newest trends and approaches to support patients who use drugs and best practices for reducing stigma.

Featured Speaker:
Josh Luftig, PA-C

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Navigator Focused Series: Promoting Harm Reduction

In response to the dynamic changes in the illicit drug landscape, this session addresses the concerns of clinicians who prescribe buprenorphine, as they increasingly question their understanding of dosing in relation to the evolving street drug supply, especially with the rise of fentanyl, carfentanil, and contaminants like xylazine in our communities.Speakers:Alicia M Gonzalez, MDRebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MDCharles Hawthorne, MPH

In response to the dynamic changes in the illicit drug landscape, this session addresses the concerns of clinicians who prescribe buprenorphine, as they increasingly question their understanding of dosing in relation to the evolving street drug supply, especially with the rise of fentanyl, carfentanil, and contaminants like xylazine in our communities.

Speakers:

Alicia M Gonzalez, MD
Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD
Charles Hawthorne, MPH

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The Drug Supply in 2024: A Lookahead with CA Bridge

Community resources are pivotal for positive outcomes. Learn more about the naloxone distribution project and other harm reduction updates at this session with Josh Luftig, founder of CA Bridge, Director of Harm Reduction, and National Implementation Leader.Speakers: Josh Luftig, PA-C and Navigator Team

Community resources are pivotal for positive outcomes. Learn more about the naloxone distribution project and other harm reduction updates at this session with Josh Luftig, founder of CA Bridge, Director of Harm Reduction, and National Implementation Leader.

Speakers: Josh Luftig, PA-C and Navigator Team

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Navigator Focused Series: Navigating and Engaging Community Resources

This session covers the newest trends with MAT and CA Bridge. This session also includes overdose awareness best practices. Speakers:Sherrie CisnerosVanessa LaraNicole Johnson-FarleyChaia VangTommie TrevinoCarina RamirezWendy MartinezZenia CardozaLaToya MitchellContact information:Navigator Mentor Team: mentors@cabridge.orgEMS Bridge: EMSBridge@bridgetotreatment.org

This session covers the newest trends with MAT and CA Bridge. This session also includes overdose awareness best practices.

Speakers:
Sherrie Cisneros
Vanessa Lara
Nicole Johnson-Farley
Chaia Vang
Tommie Trevino
Carina Ramirez
Wendy Martinez
Zenia Cardoza
LaToya Mitchell

Contact information:
Navigator Mentor Team: mentors@cabridge.org
EMS Bridge: EMSBridge@bridgetotreatment.org

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Navigator Focused Series: Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Update and Overdose Awareness

Treatment of opioid use disorder with buprenorphine has been demonstrated to reduce relapse and overdose. Starting buprenorphine in the field during a 911 call has the potential to bring more patients into care at a critical moment.Speakers:Gene Hern, MD, EMS Bridge Project Director

Treatment of opioid use disorder with buprenorphine has been demonstrated to reduce relapse and overdose. Starting buprenorphine in the field during a 911 call has the potential to bring more patients into care at a critical moment.

Speakers:
Gene Hern, MD, EMS Bridge Project Director

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EMS Bridge: Save More Lives With Buprenorphine

Distributing naloxone is one of the easiest steps an EMS agency can take to prevent overdose.Speakers:Gene Hern, MD, EMS Project Director

Distributing naloxone is one of the easiest steps an EMS agency can take to prevent overdose.

Speakers:
Gene Hern, MD, EMS Project Director

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EMS Bridge: Leave Behind Naloxone

Reducing stigma is a key role for the navigator. Learn best practices for overcoming stigma and changing the culture in your hospital. Speakers: Charles Hawthorne & Bridge Mentors

Reducing stigma is a key role for the navigator. Learn best practices for overcoming stigma and changing the culture in your hospital.

Speakers: Charles Hawthorne & Bridge Mentors

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Navigator Focused Series: Reducing Stigma and Changing Culture

Speakers:Alicia Gonzalez, MDRebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MDCharles Hawthorne, MPHThis training assists clinicians in meeting training requirements and provides support for healthcare providers who are relatively new to prescribing buprenorphine. Clinicians will benefit from a review of fundamental MAT basics.In addition, with dynamic changes in the illicit drug landscape – the continued rise of fentanyl and carfentanil, as well as contaminants like xylazine – clinicians previously prescribing buprenorphine may have hesitations with buprenorphine dosing in the context of the evolving street drug supply. This training supports clinicians in addressing all of these concerns.

Speakers:
Alicia Gonzalez, MD
Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD
Charles Hawthorne, MPH

This training assists clinicians in meeting training requirements and provides support for healthcare providers who are relatively new to prescribing buprenorphine. Clinicians will benefit from a review of fundamental MAT basics.

In addition, with dynamic changes in the illicit drug landscape – the continued rise of fentanyl and carfentanil, as well as contaminants like xylazine – clinicians previously prescribing buprenorphine may have hesitations with buprenorphine dosing in the context of the evolving street drug supply. This training supports clinicians in addressing all of these concerns.

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The Drug Supply in 2023: Facts and Fears about Xylazine and Fentanyl

This session reviews current practices for Methamphetamine Use Disorder and provides best practices for navigators.

This session reviews current practices for Methamphetamine Use Disorder and provides best practices for navigators.

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Navigator Focused Series: Methamphetamine Update

This features CA Bridge experts discussing their predictions about the opioid crisis in 2023 and discussing fentanyl use. The goal is to help clinical providers and patient navigators better understand the current landscape of the opioid epidemic in California (CA) and anticipate changes ahead.

This features CA Bridge experts discussing their predictions about the opioid crisis in 2023 and discussing fentanyl use. The goal is to help clinical providers and patient navigators better understand the current landscape of the opioid epidemic in California (CA) and anticipate changes ahead.

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A Lookahead with CA Bridge: The Fentanyl Crisis in 2023

Join CA Bridge subject matter experts for informal conversations and case study discussions that will cover a range of topics related to the development, implementation, and sustainability of MAT from within an acute care setting. Topics will be determined by attendees of each session and may include (but not limited to): How to start a Bridge programEngaging a coordinated effort to initiate treatment across all hospital departmentsAddressing substance use disorders and acute pain management in all hospital settings Buprenorphine after opioid overdoseCA Bridge is a program of the Public Health Institute. The Public Health Institute promotes health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation, and around the world. © 2021, California Department of Health Care Services. This material may not be reproduced or disseminated without prior written permission from the California Department of Health Care Services.

Join CA Bridge subject matter experts for informal conversations and case study discussions that will cover a range of topics related to the development, implementation, and sustainability of MAT from within an acute care setting. Topics will be determined by attendees of each session and may include (but not limited to):
How to start a Bridge program

Engaging a coordinated effort to initiate treatment across all hospital departments

Addressing substance use disorders and acute pain management in all hospital settings

Buprenorphine after opioid overdose

CA Bridge is a program of the Public Health Institute. The Public Health Institute promotes health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation, and around the world. © 2021, California Department of Health Care Services. This material may not be reproduced or disseminated without prior written permission from the California Department of Health Care Services.

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Conversation Series: We Don't Have an Opioid Problem

Description: Starting post-overdose buprenorphine is safe and saves lives at a moment when patients are most at risk for a repeat overdose and death. Combing effective treatment with suicide screening can save even more lives.

Presenters: Leslie Mukau, MD and Aimee Moulin, MD

Starting post-overdose buprenorphine is safe and saves lives at a moment when patients are most at risk for a repeat overdose and death. Combing effective treatment with suicide screening can save even more lives.

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Innovations in Post-Overdose Care

Description: Naloxone saves lives but a functioning take-home naloxone program should be just one component of wraparound harm reduction services from the emergency room. Learn the latest best practices including fentanyl test strips, STD testing, and more!

Date: March 3rd, 2022
Description: Naloxone saves lives, but a functioning take-home naloxone program should be just one component of wraparound harm reduction services from the emergency room. Learn the latest best practices including fentanyl test strips, STD testing, and more!

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New Best Practices In Harm Reduction: Fentanyl Test Strips, HCV/HIV Testing, and more!

Description: This session is an update on the newest trends in Harm Reduction and reducing stigma.

Title: Newest Trends in Harm Reduction
Date: 11/18/2021
Description: Your SUN Mentor team will give examples of harm reduction programs in their hospitals and how a simple change can make a considerable difference for racial disparity and improve the safety of all patients. Learn helpful techniques to start harm reduction at your hospital now.

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Newest Trends in Harm Reduction

Description: When stigma gets in the way of treating substance use disorder with evidence-based medication for addiction treatment, everyone loses, including hospital staff. This training considers how treating opioid use disorder as simply another brain illness can reduce discrimination against people who use drugs and increase staff job satisfaction. Participants will gain actionable tools to engage providers and front-line staff in behavior change to deliver equitable addiction treatment.WEBSITE: cabridge.orgFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTxTWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

Date: September 17th 2021, 11 AM PST
Presenters: Rais Vohra, MD & Jen Zhan, MD
Description: When stigma gets in the way of treating substance use disorder with evidence-based medication for addiction treatment, everyone loses, including hospital staff. This training considers how treating opioid use disorder as simply another brain illness can reduce discrimination against people who use drugs and increase staff job satisfaction. Participants will gain actionable tools to engage providers and front-line staff in behavior change to deliver equitable addiction treatment.

WEBSITE: cabridge.org/trainings​
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTx
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

Attribution: Attribution: CA Bridge is a program of the Public Health Institute. The Public Health Institute promotes health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation, and around the world. © 2021, California Department of Health Care Services. Materials made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.

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Treating Opioid Use Disorder as a Brain Disease, Just Like Seizures.

Description: Integrate harm reduction principles into nursing practice and use non-stigmatizing language that facilitates trust among patients. Learn how patient-centered language, harm reduction tools and naloxone distribution can save lives.WEBSITE: cabridge.orgFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTxTWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

Date: September 14th, 2021
Description: Integrate harm reduction principles into nursing practice and use non-stigmatizing language that facilitates trust among patients. Learn how patient-centered language, harm reduction tools and naloxone distribution can save lives.

WEBSITE: cabridge.org/trainings​
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTx
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of Fresno Madera Medical Society and Public Health Institute. Fresno Madera Medical Society is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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A Perfect Match: Harm Reduction and Emergency Department Nursing

Description: The current approach to people who use drugs is based on a broken system that creates racial and social injustices. Break the cycle of harm and improve the system of care. Meghan O'Brian, MD, MBE, and Raul Ayala, MD, discuss how to rebuild and reshape hospital culture.WEBSITE: cabridge.orgFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTxTWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

Date: May 13th, 2021
Description: The current approach to people who use drugs is based on a broken system that creates racial and social injustices. Break the cycle of harm and improve the system of care. Meghan O'Brien, MD, MBE, and Raul Ayala, MD, discuss how to rebuild and reshape hospital culture.

WEBSITE: cabridge.org/trainings​
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTx
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

Attribution: CA Bridge is a program of the Public Health Institute. The Public Health Institute promotes health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation, and around the world. © 2021, California Department of Health Care Services. This material may not be reproduced or disseminated without prior written permission from the California Department of Health Care Services.

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Stigma and Inequity in OUD Care

Description: A healthcare provider’s approach to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment can affect patient outcomes and clinician job satisfaction. In this training, you’ll learn how to build a welcoming culture for the implementation of evidence-based interventions in nursing practice that decrease stigma, discrimination, and moral injury related to SUD treatment.WEBSITE: cabridge.orgFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTxTWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

Date: March 16th, 2021

Description: A healthcare provider’s approach to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment can affect patient outcomes and clinician job satisfaction. In this training, you’ll learn how to build a welcoming culture for the implementation of evidence-based interventions in nursing practice that decrease stigma, discrimination, and moral injury related to SUD treatment.

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of Fresno Madera Medical Society and Public Health Institute. Fresno Madera Medical Society is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

WEBSITE: cabridge.org/trainings​
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTx
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

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Culture of Care: Saving Lives Through Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Description: Opioid Use Disorder is a medical emergency, and life-saving treatments are highly underutilized throughout the treatment system. Join Dr. Aimee Moulin as she highlights the role emergency departments and other health care providers can play in helping patients start treatment for opioid use disorder. WEBSITE: cabridge.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTxTWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

Description: Opioid Use Disorder is a medical emergency, and life-saving treatments are highly underutilized throughout the treatment system. Join Dr. Aimee Moulin as she highlights the role emergency departments and other health care providers can play in helping patients start treatment for opioid use disorder.

WEBSITE: cabridge.org
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BridgetoTx
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BridgeToTx
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetotx/

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Opioid Use Disorder is an Emergency

Opioid Use Disorder is a medical emergency, and life-saving treatments are highly underutilized throughout the treatment system. Join Dr. Aimee Moulin as she highlights the role emergency departments and other health care providers can play in helping patients start treatment for opioid use disorder.CA Bridge is a program of the Public Health Institute. The Public Health Institute promotes health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation, and around the world. © 2021, California Department of Health Care Services. This material may not be reproduced or disseminated without prior written permission from the California Department of Health Care Services.

Opioid Use Disorder is a medical emergency, and life-saving treatments are highly underutilized throughout the treatment system. Join Dr. Aimee Moulin as she highlights the role emergency departments and other health care providers can play in helping patients start treatment for opioid use disorder.


CA Bridge is a program of the Public Health Institute. The Public Health Institute promotes health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation, and around the world. © 2021, California Department of Health Care Services. This material may not be reproduced or disseminated without prior written permission from the California Department of Health Care Services.

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Opioid Use Disorder is an Emergency with Dr. Aimee Moulin

This training by EMS Bridge for EMS base hospital providers provides background of opioid use disorder and treatment, and introduces the EMS Buprenorphine program.Speakers:Alicia M Gonzalez, MDGene Hern, MD

This training by EMS Bridge for EMS base hospital providers provides background of opioid use disorder and treatment, and introduces the EMS Buprenorphine program.

Speakers:
Alicia M Gonzalez, MD
Gene Hern, MD

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EMS Bridge: EMS Buprenorphine for EMS Base Hospital Providers

This training by EMS Bridge for ED Provider provides background of opioid use disorder and treatment, and introduces the EMS Buprenorphine program.Speakers:Gene Hern, MDAlicia M Gonzalez, MD

This training by EMS Bridge for ED Provider provides background of opioid use disorder and treatment, and introduces the EMS Buprenorphine program.

Speakers:
Gene Hern, MD
Alicia M Gonzalez, MD

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EMS Buprenorphine: Intro for ED Providers

In this video, EMS Bridge provides training on implementing EMS initiated buprenorphine by providing background on opioid use disorder and treatment, the EMS buprenorphine project, motivational interviewing, and bringing it all together with case studies.Speakers:Gene Hern, MD, MSAlicia M Gonzalez, MD, FACEPVanessa Lara, MSUpdated April 2024

In this video, EMS Bridge provides training on implementing EMS initiated buprenorphine by providing background on opioid use disorder and treatment, the EMS buprenorphine project, motivational interviewing, and bringing it all together with case studies.

Speakers:
Gene Hern, MD, MS
Alicia M Gonzalez, MD, FACEP
Vanessa Lara, MS

Updated April 2024

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EMS Bridge: EMS Initiated Buprenorphine Training

In this video, EMS Bridge provides training on the EMT's role in the opioid epidemic by providing background on opioid use disorder and treatment, EMT interventions, motivational interviewing, and bringing it all together with case studies.Speakers:Gene Hern, MD, MSAlicia M Gonzalez, MD, FACEPVanessa Lara, MS

In this video, EMS Bridge provides training on the EMT's role in the opioid epidemic by providing background on opioid use disorder and treatment, EMT interventions, motivational interviewing, and bringing it all together with case studies.

Speakers:
Gene Hern, MD, MS
Alicia M Gonzalez, MD, FACEP
Vanessa Lara, MS

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EMS Bridge: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic as an EMT

Treatment of opioid use disorder with buprenorphine has been demonstrated to reduce relapse and overdose. Starting buprenorphine in the field during a 911 call has the potential to bring more patients into care at a critical moment.Speakers:Gene Hern, MD, EMS Bridge Project Director

Treatment of opioid use disorder with buprenorphine has been demonstrated to reduce relapse and overdose. Starting buprenorphine in the field during a 911 call has the potential to bring more patients into care at a critical moment.

Speakers:
Gene Hern, MD, EMS Bridge Project Director

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EMS Bridge: Save More Lives With Buprenorphine

By learning the techniques of, 'motivational interviewing,' first responders can greatly improve their effectiveness in turning interactions into positive opportunities to build trust, practice harm reduction, and, in some cases, engage patients in treatment. Speakers:Gene Hern, MD, EMS Bridge Project DirectorVanessa Lara, EMS Bridge Project ManagerChristian Hailozian, Former Program Coordinator & Navigator Mentor

By learning the techniques of, 'motivational interviewing,' first responders can greatly improve their effectiveness in turning interactions into positive opportunities to build trust, practice harm reduction, and, in some cases, engage patients in treatment.

Speakers:
Gene Hern, MD, EMS Bridge Project Director
Vanessa Lara, EMS Bridge Project Manager
Christian Hailozian, Former Program Coordinator & Navigator Mentor

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EMS Bridge: Motivational Interviewing

Distributing naloxone is one of the easiest steps an EMS agency can take to prevent overdose.Speakers:Gene Hern, MD, EMS Project Director

Distributing naloxone is one of the easiest steps an EMS agency can take to prevent overdose.

Speakers:
Gene Hern, MD, EMS Project Director

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EMS Bridge: Leave Behind Naloxone

Recorded on May 14, 2026.Pregnant patients across the country face significant hurdles in accessing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), often resulting in inconsistent prenatal, miscarriage, and abortion care. For ED providers, bridging this gap is critical.This session reviews our clinical protocols and the latest evidence-based best practices for women’s reproductive care in the ED, including improving crucial screenings for pregnant patients, addressing questions about breastfeeding and MAT, and ensuring new mothers have access to resources.Featured speakers:Yvette Ambroze, NPRebecca Nerenberg, MDHosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MDFor more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

Recorded on May 14, 2026.

Pregnant patients across the country face significant hurdles in accessing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), often resulting in inconsistent prenatal, miscarriage, and abortion care. For ED providers, bridging this gap is critical.

This session reviews our clinical protocols and the latest evidence-based best practices for women’s reproductive care in the ED, including improving crucial screenings for pregnant patients, addressing questions about breastfeeding and MAT, and ensuring new mothers have access to resources.

Featured speakers:
Yvette Ambroze, NP
Rebecca Nerenberg, MD

Hosted by Alicia M. Gonzalez, MD

For more trainings, visit https://bridgetotreatment.org/live-trainings/.

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Empowering Female Patients: MAT & reproductive care for pregnant & non-pregnant patients in the ED

It’s no secret that women across the country face challenges accessing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) during pregnancy, and experience disparate and widely varied levels of prenatal care, medication for early pregnancy loss, and abortion care. This session provides a review of our updated clinical protocol for MAT in pregnant patients and of the latest evidence-based best practices for women’s reproductive care in the ED, including improving crucial screenings in pregnant patients and ensuring access to medication abortion.Speakers:Emily Ager, MD, MPHJennifer Zhan, MDNazanin Ahmadieh, DOHosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD

It’s no secret that women across the country face challenges accessing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) during pregnancy, and experience disparate and widely varied levels of prenatal care, medication for early pregnancy loss, and abortion care.

This session provides a review of our updated clinical protocol for MAT in pregnant patients and of the latest evidence-based best practices for women’s reproductive care in the ED, including improving crucial screenings in pregnant patients and ensuring access to medication abortion.

Speakers:
Emily Ager, MD, MPH
Jennifer Zhan, MD
Nazanin Ahmadieh, DO

Hosted by Alicia M Gonzalez, MD

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Update on MAT and reproductive care for pregnant & non-pregnant patients in the ED

Access Bridge, a program of the Public Health Institute's Bridge Center, improves access to evidence-based reproductive health services and advances health equity by strengthening the capacity of America’s emergency departments (EDs). Access Bridge provides evidence-based protocols, comprehensive research, peer support, and educational resources, enabling EDs to serve as effective reproductive health safety nets.

Access Bridge, a program of the Public Health Institute's Bridge Center, improves access to evidence-based reproductive health services and advances health equity by strengthening the capacity of America’s emergency departments (EDs). Access Bridge provides evidence-based protocols, comprehensive research, peer support, and educational resources, enabling EDs to serve as effective reproductive health safety nets.

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We Are Access Bridge

Access Bridge discusses progress of its fellowship program in expanding reproductive health care in emergency departments across various states, including those with restrictions. The webinar explores the program’s impact and future vision to bolster the capacity of emergency departments to provide evidence-based sexual and reproductive health services for patients and families.

Access Bridge discusses progress of its fellowship program in expanding reproductive health care in emergency departments across various states, including those with restrictions. The webinar explores the program’s impact and future vision to bolster the capacity of emergency departments to provide evidence-based sexual and reproductive health services for patients and families.

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Access Bridge: Fostering Reproductive Health Practice Change in the ED

In light of today’s alarming restrictions on reproductive rights, healthcare providers have a moral imperative to make legal reproductive health services widely available. Many reproductive health needs can be met quickly and easily in Emergency Departments (EDs), yet most ED providers are not well trained in these areas and depend on OB-GYNs who are in increasingly short supply. Right now, contraception is not regularly available in EDs, even in those serving as the primary source of care for people living in regions with insufficient primary care and family planning services. Many patients are turned away for pregnancy emergencies until their life is in danger.This webinar introduces the audience to Access Bridge, a new organization under the Bridge umbrella. Speakers walk through newly-released algorithms for treating common pregnancy emergencies from the ED, such as miscarriage management and quick-start contraception, and share stories of using these protocols in the field. Speakers also present a justice-based framework that improves access to equitable care for pregnant patients who have historically been marginalized by the health care system.Speakers:Kelly Pfeifer, MDRochelle Jagdeo, MDRebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MDElizabeth Keating, MPA

In light of today’s alarming restrictions on reproductive rights, healthcare providers have a moral imperative to make legal reproductive health services widely available. Many reproductive health needs can be met quickly and easily in Emergency Departments (EDs), yet most ED providers are not well trained in these areas and depend on OB-GYNs who are in increasingly short supply. Right now, contraception is not regularly available in EDs, even in those serving as the primary source of care for people living in regions with insufficient primary care and family planning services. Many patients are turned away for pregnancy emergencies until their life is in danger.

This webinar introduces the audience to Access Bridge, a new organization under the Bridge umbrella. Speakers walk through newly-released algorithms for treating common pregnancy emergencies from the ED, such as miscarriage management and quick-start contraception, and share stories of using these protocols in the field. Speakers also present a justice-based framework that improves access to equitable care for pregnant patients who have historically been marginalized by the health care system.

Speakers:
Kelly Pfeifer, MD
Rochelle Jagdeo, MD
Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD
Elizabeth Keating, MPA

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Access Bridge: Addressing Today's Crisis in Reproductive Health from the ED

This webinar discusses EDSP, how LHDs and EDs have collaborated on linkage to care and ensuring treatment to successfully implement an ED screening program, and ways that your CDPH STD Control Branch grant funds could be leveraged to support this work.Speakers:Cynthia Rohrer, MPH she/her; Program Director, EDSP, BridgeEllen Ehlers, MSW she/her; Evaluation & Quality Improvement Coordinator, CDPHDr. Sharon Wang, MD, Medical Director/Deputy Health Office, San Bernardino County Public HealthShantell Waldo, Public Health Program Specialist, Kern County Public HealthPatrick Salazar, Public Health Program Manager, Kern County Public Health

This webinar discusses EDSP, how LHDs and EDs have collaborated on linkage to care and ensuring treatment to successfully implement an ED screening program, and ways that your CDPH STD Control Branch grant funds could be leveraged to support this work.

Speakers:
Cynthia Rohrer, MPH she/her; Program Director, EDSP, Bridge
Ellen Ehlers, MSW she/her; Evaluation & Quality Improvement Coordinator, CDPH
Dr. Sharon Wang, MD, Medical Director/Deputy Health Office, San Bernardino County Public Health
Shantell Waldo, Public Health Program Specialist, Kern County Public Health
Patrick Salazar, Public Health Program Manager, Kern County Public Health

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EDSP Local Health Department Kickoff: Supporting A Successful Program Launch

This webinar defines linkage to care (LTC) and demonstrates how to develop LTC standard operating procedures (SOPs), collaborate with local health departments (LHDs), and address ED screening implementation considerations (e.g., empiric treatment).

This webinar defines linkage to care (LTC) and demonstrates how to develop LTC standard operating procedures (SOPs), collaborate with local health departments (LHDs), and address ED screening implementation considerations (e.g., empiric treatment).

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EDSP: What Next? When Patients Test Positive

This webinar focuses on processes and procedures to support and sustain successful implementation and expansion of ED screening programs. The session includes normalizing a culture of opt-out testing, and key considerations for developing electronic health record electronic health record (EHR), laboratory, and clinical processes.

This webinar focuses on processes and procedures to support and sustain successful implementation and expansion of ED screening programs. The session includes normalizing a culture of opt-out testing, and key considerations for developing electronic health record electronic health record (EHR), laboratory, and clinical processes.

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EDSP: Processes & Procedures

This webinar focuses on ED “test-to-treat” models for syphilis, HIV, and HCV. Clinical experts share how to implement empiric treatment workflows in the ED, including best practices, case studies, and common clinical concerns.PresentersJennifer Zhan, MD she/her ; Clinical Implementation Leader, EDSP, BridgeCynthia Rohrer, MPH she/her; Program Director, EDSP, BridgeKathleen Jacobson, she/her, MD, Chief, STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health

This webinar focuses on ED “test-to-treat” models for syphilis, HIV, and HCV. Clinical experts share how to implement empiric treatment workflows in the ED, including best practices, case studies, and common clinical concerns.

Presenters
Jennifer Zhan, MD she/her ; Clinical Implementation Leader, EDSP, Bridge
Cynthia Rohrer, MPH she/her; Program Director, EDSP, Bridge
Kathleen Jacobson, she/her, MD, Chief, STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health

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EDSP: Test-to-Treat: Syphilis, HIV & HCV

CDPH Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Control Branch experts review “test-to-treat” cases during their May 2024 Screening for Syphilis, HIV, and HCV in ED Settings, Community of Practice (CoP). This CoP recording is a supplement to EDSP Bridge's novel clinical protocols for screening and treating syphilis, HIV, & HCV in the emergency department (ED). These evidence-based pathways revolutionize access to treatment in the ED, empowering providers to promptly evaluate and address these infections to improve patient outcomes.All protocols are available on the following:- EDSP Resources page: https://bridgetotreatment.org/public-health-screening/#resources -EDSP Test-to-Treat Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Wk98NU9gM

CDPH Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Control Branch experts review “test-to-treat” cases during their May 2024 Screening for Syphilis, HIV, and HCV in ED Settings, Community of Practice (CoP).

This CoP recording is a supplement to EDSP Bridge's novel clinical protocols for screening and treating syphilis, HIV, & HCV in the emergency department (ED). These evidence-based pathways revolutionize access to treatment in the ED, empowering providers to promptly evaluate and address these infections to improve patient outcomes.

All protocols are available on the following:
- EDSP Resources page: https://bridgetotreatment.org/public-health-screening/#resources

-EDSP Test-to-Treat Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Wk98NU9gM

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CDPH Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch Community of Practice: Test-to-Treat Cases

Routine opt-out screening in the ED setting can reach populations disproportionately impacted by syphilis, HIV, and HCV. EDSP teams can enhance health equity by providing patient-centered navigation with a syndemic approach for people who test positive. From the perspectives and expertise of the patient navigator, this session will guide how to encompass patient-led care, trauma-informed and non-stigmatizing language, and harm reduction into your ED screening program culture.PresentersLaToya Mitchell, she/her; Navigator Project Manager, BridgeCynthia Rohrer, she/her, MPH she/her; Program Director, EDSP, BridgeEDSP Patient Navigator Panel

Routine opt-out screening in the ED setting can reach populations disproportionately impacted by syphilis, HIV, and HCV. EDSP teams can enhance health equity by providing patient-centered navigation with a syndemic approach for people who test positive. From the perspectives and expertise of the patient navigator, this session will guide how to encompass patient-led care, trauma-informed and non-stigmatizing language, and harm reduction into your ED screening program culture.

Presenters

LaToya Mitchell, she/her; Navigator Project Manager, Bridge
Cynthia Rohrer, she/her, MPH she/her; Program Director, EDSP, Bridge
EDSP Patient Navigator Panel

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EDSP: Patient Navigator Perspectives

This webinar presents best practices and strategies to sustain a routine opt-out screening program. Topics will include federal and state policies on screening insurance coverage, funding resources, and considerations to implement Certified Health Worker certification and billing for navigators under Medi-Cal. Attendees will gain resources to “make the case” to stakeholders to support and sustain their programs.Webinar attendance by the EDSP Clinical Champion & Patient Navigator(s) meets a program participation requirement of the contract. Other team members are welcome.

This webinar presents best practices and strategies to sustain a routine opt-out screening program. Topics will include federal and state policies on screening insurance coverage, funding resources, and considerations to implement Certified Health Worker certification and billing for navigators under Medi-Cal. Attendees will gain resources to “make the case” to stakeholders to support and sustain their programs.

Webinar attendance by the EDSP Clinical Champion & Patient Navigator(s) meets a program participation requirement of the contract. Other team members are welcome.

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EDSP: Sustaining Your Program

Earn FREE CMEs, CEs, and CEUs

For Clinicians


MDs, DOs, PAs, and NPs can earn CME through the CA Bridge Academy, our free learning management system, which can be applied to the one-time DEA license renewal requirements. Nurses can use the CA Bridge Academy to watch trainings and earn CE Contact Hours.

For Navigators

Navigators should use the CA Bridge Academy to watch recorded trainings and earn continuing education units (CEUs)