Substance Use disorders in Emergency Departments
Purpose: Improve services provided to people with substance use disorder accessing emergency departments for care. Throughout ECHO, we address clinical care, patient and provider experience, and stigma towards people who use drugs
Audience: Healthcare providers, nurses, social workers, peers, case managers, pharmacists, care coordinators, administrators, quality improvement specialists, and other interested care team members are encouraged to register and forward to your colleagues and networks
Sample topics: Reducing stigma and using best practice language for substance use disorder care; Medication for Opioid Use Disorder, including buprenorphine and methadone; Management of precipitated opioid withdrawal; Managing alcohol withdrawal and initiating ambulatory withdrawal protocols; Methamphetamine Use Disorder and stimulant induced psychosis; Recovery Peers in emergency departments
Schedule: 11 sessions. Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Pacific time, February 11 — May 6, 2026
Faculty
Ulrika Agnew, MD, Emergency Department/ Addiction Medicine Clinician, Astoria Sunnyside Hospital; Boulder Care
Megan Glines, MSW, CSWA, ED Social worker, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Astoria
Melissa Willitzer, PA-C, Emergency Department Clinician, OHSU Hillsboro; Portland Adventist; and Columbia Memorial Hospital
Brennan Washburn, CADC-R. CRM I, PSS, Bend Peer Supervisor and Peer Support Specialist, BestCare Treatment Services
