Upcoming Events
May 22, 2025: Michigan Innovations in Addiction Care through Research & Education (MI-ACRE)-hosted Innovation Session
MI-ACRE Innovation Sessions What to Expect: Innovation Sessions are casual gatherings designed to foster innovative conversations around addiction care You’ll have the opportunity to engage with fellow addiction clinicians, researchers, and trainees and benefit from...
April 25, 2025: U-M Ross School of Business-hosted event: Operational data driven interventions to decrease adverse events associated with Opioid overdose
Adverse events including deaths from illicit drug overdose (specifically Opioids) is a significant issue in North America, especially in the west coast of Canada. In this talk, we present three systematic data driven approaches to decrease such events. First,...
June 3, 2025: OPEN-hosted webinar: Updated Guidelines for Hepatitis C in Patients with Substance Use Disorder
Join us for a webinar on the latest updates in hepatitis C (HCV) care for patients with substance use disorder (SUD). We will review new HCV guidelines, highlighting best practices for screening, diagnosis, and treatment in this population. The session will also...
May 28, 2025: OPEN-hosted webinar: Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder
Join our upcoming webinar to explore the complexities of co-occurring psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders (SUD). This session will cover recent research, practical treatment approaches, and strategies for improving patient care. Our expert speaker will...
May 16, 2025: OPEN-hosted webinar: Introduction to Treating Patients with Buprenorphine for Primary Care Providers
During May 2020–April 2021, the estimated number of drug overdose deaths in the United States exceeded 100,000 over a 12-month period for the first time. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), like Buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone have been proven to...
June 24, 2025: MDHHS-hosted Michigan Substance Use Disorder Prevention Coalitions Conference
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Location: Flint, MI - Riverfront Conference Center Registration: $100 Registration will be available soon. Please view the attached flyer. For questions, email sarak@preventionnetwork.org and alexw@preventionnetwork.org
April 26, 2025: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
The next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 26, 2025, from 10am-2pm (local time) at locations nationwide. This event, which happens twice a year, is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations...
June 5, 2025: The Red Gala: Reducing Harm, Educating Community, Decreasing Stigma
Join the Grand Rapids Red Project on June 5 for its second annual Red Gala. Event organizers note "This year, we will focus on harm reduction efforts and successes across the state of Michigan. How ours, and others’ work improves the safety, health and wellbeing of...
April 25, 2025: Addiction Policy Forum Event: Understanding Addiction: A Guide for Families with author Jessica Hulsey
Join the Addiction Policy Forum on Friday, April 25, at 1 p.m. ET for a webinar featuring Addiction Policy Forum’s Founder, Jessica Hulsey, as she discusses her new book, Understanding Addiction: A Guide for Families. Jessica Hulsey is the founder and executive...
Past Events
April 24, 2025: U-M Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine-hosted Palliative Care Research Seminar
Palliative Care Research Seminar 4-24-2025 Palliative Care Research Seminar Featuring: Victoria Powell, MD, FACP, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Maria Silveira, MD, MA, MPH, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Adult Hospice and Palliative Medicine...
Addiction Policy Forum-hosted event: April 7-8, 2025: 2025 Anti-Stigma Institute
Join a community of individuals committed to ending the stigma and gain actionable tools to utilize within your community. Become a certified anti-stigma instructor for three years and deliver two evidence-based trainings shown to reduce stigma among attendees....
April 24, 2025: Addiction Policy Forum-hosted webinar: Improving Mental Health Outcomes: 59 Essential Evidence-Based Practices for Communities, Police, Courts, Jails, and Community Corrections
This webinar will cover findings from the study, which identified 59 evidence-based practices–ranging from trauma-informed care and diversion to mental health treatment to therapeutic or medication-based interventions—that could significantly improve support,...
April 1, 2025: Safer Prescribing Webinar Series: Session 4: MOUD and Acute Pain Management
Join the Injury Prevention Center for its fourth Safer Prescribing Series webinar discussing medications for opioid user disorder (MOUD) and acute pain management. Panelists explore the different options for MOUD in the emergency department and outpatient clinics. In...
ORI faculty attend, participate in 4th Annual Michigan Tribal Prevention Conference
Multiple Opioid Research Institute faculty and faculty affiliate members attended and participated in the 4th Annual Michigan Tribal Prevention Conference, hosted by the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. April 15-16. The 1.5 day conference was designed to...
March 5: OPEN-hosted webinar: Introduction to Treating Patients with Buprenorphine for Primary Care Providers
DEA Training, Hosted Education Mar 5, 2025 9am – 1pm - REGISTER HERE During May 2020–April 2021, the estimated number of drug overdose deaths in the United States exceeded 100,000 over a 12-month period for the first time. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD),...
January 16: OPEN-hosted webinar: Pediatric Postoperative Pain Management – Toolkit Review and Best Practices
DEA Training, CME Credit Jan 16, 2025 12pm – 1pm - REGISTER HERE When providing surgical care to pediatric or adolescent patients, providers must be prepared to help the patient and their family understand all of the options for postoperative pain management. This...
ORI hosts U-M student networking event
The Opioid Research Institute hosted a student networking event on January 27, 2025 with the goal of the event being to bring together students from across U-M campuses seeking to engage with, or who are actively engaged in, opioid-related research. This event,...
January 21, 2025: Opioid Technical Assistance Learning Series
This monthly series of educational webinars will be organized and hosted by the Technical Assistance Collaborative in an effort to share information with communities surrounding best practices for opioid related issues. Attendees will exchange information with leading...
December 5: School of Public Health-hosted Visiting Professor Event: Dr. Christopher Ruhm, University of Virginia
The U-M School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Management will host Professor Christopher Ruhm of the University of Virginia on campus Thursday, December 5th during which he will present his NBER working paper titled “Despair and Death in the United...