Recruitment and Retention:
- Michigan Center for Rural Health has technical assistance and information available on loan repayment opportunities offered both statewide and federally. A three-year commitment in a rural community for physicians, NP’s, PA’s and counselors who see patients with SUD may result in up to $100,000 in loan forgiveness. Please visit our Workforce page to gain more information.
- NMORC through the Michigan Center for Rural Health also as access to the National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network (3RNet). Every fall 3RNet offers training in using the system. Through your affiliation with NMORC, this is a free opportunity to learn more about recruitment and retention of healthcare providers in rural and underserved areas. Sign up for the NMORC monthly news brief for updated information on when this training is offered and the code to gain access without cost.
Education:
- Project ECHO through SVSU provides telehealth CME conferences every other week on a variety of SUD topics and includes free CME and CEUs.
- Michigan Online offering courses and free CME and CEUs on Impacting the Opioid Crisis Prevention, Education and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers.
- CME Outfitters Opioid Education Hub
- Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) CME modules related to SUD, stigma, motivational interviewing, co-existing disorders, and other topics, as well as MAT mentors.
- SCOPE of Pain Education series offers CME related to managing acute and chronic pain, and the recognition and treatment of OUD.
- Staff Training: GL-ATTC (Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center).
- Prehospital EMS and the Opioid Crisis – from the EMS.gov website, lots of great links to opioid statistics.
- Evidence-Based Guidelines (incl. drop-down menu to access EBGs for EMS Administration of Naloxone)
- Rural Community Action Guide – USDA report detailing the 2019 National Drug Control Strategy in rural areas.
- Addiction Policy
- Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Opioid Overdose: What’s Working in the United States “Medication Assisted Treatment and Recovery Best Practice Guide” from 2018.
- MSU Extension -- Opioids in Rural Farming Communities
- Substance Use Vulnerability Index – Michigan statewide county by county index from MDHHS.
- PrEP Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis provider education through Michigan HIV Consultation Program.
MAT/S MOUD (Medication for Opioid Use Disorder) Support Resources:
- Technical Assistance in workflow and MAT clinic set-up is available through the NMORC team, in partnership with MOC and/or PCSS.
- Telemedicine: Workit Health will see patients in Ann Arbor for an intake visit, do MAT induction at home, and have follow-up telemedicine visits for MAT. They do not participate with Medicaid.
- PCSS Mentoring Program
- Case Reviews: Project ECHO through SVSU provides telehealth educational topics every other week plus case review opportunities for patients with SUD echo@svsu.edu.
Peer Support Specialist:
- NMSAS Recovery Center
- You Pick Recovery
- Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance
- Joyce Fetrow, NMORC Project Director joyce.fetrow@affliate.msu.edu has completed CCAR training. She is our expert on Peer Support Specialists and Community Health Workers.
Toolkits:
- Michigan Safer Opioid Prescribing Toolkit: A Comprehensive Resource For Your Clinical Practice
- Rural Suicide Prevention Toolkit compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations in rural communities.
- MAT in Jail/Prison Toolkit – National Council for BH, Jan. 2020
Michigan County Coalitions and Crisis Lines:
Prevention Efforts:
Treatment Resources:
Recovery Support:
- On-line Support Group
- Support Services for SUD:
- Peer 360 Recovery Alliance
- Community Recovery Alliance
- Face Addiction Now (FAN)
Impacting The Opiod Crisis: Prevention, Education & Practice For Non-Prescribing Providers
- Explain the factors that contributed to the current opioid crisis.
- Understand how to reduce unintended use and misuse of opioid
- Identify what strategies and tools you can employ to impact the safe use of opioids across clinical care settings and with a variety of populations.
- Understand the pathophysiology of pain and its treatment, including what opioids are and how they work.
NMORC Newsletter
Questions? Contact
Joyce Fetrow
Substance Use Disorder Programs Manager
joyce.fetrow@affiliate.msu.edu