Below you will find informative seminars, webinars and events hosted or endorsed by the NEO Opioid Consortium. For more information about any of the events listed below, contact the help desk at Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium

Case Western Reserve University Webinars
View Case Western's webinars on Structural Racism, Healthcare Disparity and the Opioid Crisis.
Public Health Institute (PHI) National Opioid Leadership Summit 2020
The Public Health Institute (PHI) National Opioid Leadership Summit was held Dec. 8-9. Dec 8th, the Opioid Consortium Executive Committee presented on Cleveland's response to the epidemic and solutions with over 380 attendees.
An Epidemic within a Pandemic: Opioid Use Disorder and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unparalleled challenges for healthcare in the United States. In Northeast Ohio, many are working tirelessly to coordinate care for patients struggling with Opioid Used Disorder (OUD), while navigating disruptions in the continuum of care from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More
Coping with COVID-19: Building Resiliency for 2021
A look at post-traumatic growth and building resiliency for the year ahead.
Basics of Treating Opioid Addiction in the ED; Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Approach
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
ED Assessment: Evaluating for Buprenorphine Induction
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Harm Reduction Strategies for ED Patients Not Treatment Ready
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Incorporating Peer Support into ED Addiction Treatment Plan
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Strategies to Identify & Engage with Patients Who Use Opioids in the ED
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Understand ASAM Levels of Care and How to Assess Patients’ Treatment Needs
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Addressing Disparities in ED Populations with Drug & Alcohol Addiction
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Coordinating Continuing Care and Ongoing Case Management to Improve Engagement
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
How to Navigate the Difficult Patient – Recurrent ED visits, Lost Scripts, Noncompliance
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Managing Complex ED patients with Opioid Use Disorder
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Working with Third Party Payers for MAT and other Addiction Treatments in the ED
This 12-week learning community curriculum presented by the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety involves two-hour structured educational sessions; ongoing technical assistance (TA) delivered through our board-certified emergency and addiction medicine experts, and licensed support staff available to ...Read More
Ohio Innovations in OUD/SUD Care
This BrightTALK webinar featured panel presentations outlining novel linkages to care from providers treating OUD/SUD patients at leading Ohio health systems. Caregivers from MetroHealth Medical Center, OSU Wexner Medical Center, Univ. of Cinncinnati Medical Center and OhioHealth detailed treatment ...Read More
Veteran's Administration National Office of Academic Detailing presentation
In this webinar, we hear from and expert in academic detailing, Melissa Christopher, Pharm.D., National Director, Veteran’s Administration Academic Detailing Service, and Associate Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management. Academic detailing is a central part of the Center's work for the CDC's ...Read More
HHS Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett Giroir Speaks to Opioid Consortium
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium quarterly meeting on August 5, 2020, featured Admiral Brett P. Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, who spoke to members and guests on the intersection of two pandemics: addiction and COVID-19. Admiral Giroir provided the latest U.S. overdose deat ...Read More
Thrive Behavioral Health presents to the Opioid Consortium
Thrive Behavioral Health presented to the NE Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium members and special guests during our quarterly meeting on August 5, 2020. ThriveED is a program that has been successfully implemented in several hospital emergency departments in NE Ohio to support patients who have expe ...Read More
Virtual Care Program Webinar Hosted by the NEO Hospital Opioid Consortium
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium quarterly meeting May 6, 2020 featured a presentation on telehealth from David Chmielewski, Chief of Healthcare Technology at the Veterans Administration Northeast Ohio Healthcare System. Mr. Chmielewski presented on the recent expansion of the VA’s lon ...Read More