Upcoming Events
NIH 18th Annual Pain Consortium Symposium – June 6 & 7, 2023
The NIH Pain Consortium will convene the 18th Annual Pain Consortium Symposium on Advances in Pain Research: Resilience and Pathways to Recovery in Bethesda, MD June 6-7. The symposium will highlight NIH funded research in the pain field with a focus on understudied...
Opioid Technical Assistance Learning Series – June 8, 2023
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...
Northern Michigan Roundtable: Behavioral Health & Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services – May 24, 2023
May 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Please join us for presentations and discussion on Behavioral Health & Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services in Northern Michigan. This month we will have presentations on the VA’s Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety...
Southeast Michigan SUD Roundtable – May 23, 2023
May 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Please join us for presentations and discussions on SUD treatment options in Southeast Michigan. This month we will have a presentation from the Washtenaw County Drug Treatment Court on their SUD programming. Q&A and discussion to...
Painless: The Opioid Musical: Spring 2023
OPEN and the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance are excited to announce the return of Painless: The Opioid Musical. This performance will be touring high schools in Michigan this spring. Inspired by true stories of opioid addiction and...
Past Events
Opioid Settlement Technical Assistance Learning Series – May 16, 2023
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...
Palliative Care Research Seminar – April 27, 2023
April 27 @ 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The University of Michigan Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine will host the Palliative Care Research Seminar to discuss "Access to Care Barriers for Patients on Prescribed Opioid Therapy " Join Zoom Meeting...
Webinar: Telehealth for Substance Use Disorder Treatment in a Post-Pandemic World – May 8, 2023
May 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Please join the Michigan Opioid Collaborative for a presentation and discussion on treatment gaps and barriers/facilitators to care for people with substance use disorders (SUDs). The discussion will go over the impacts of COVID-19 on SUD...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 22, 2023
The next National Prescription Drug Takeback Day will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Learn more about host sites and more take back events via OPEN
Visiting Faculty Lecture / Q&A: May 5, 2023
The Opioid Research Institute welcomed Dr. Keith Humphreys, PhD, Stanford School of Medicine, to the University of Michigan for a visiting faculty lecture on May 5, 2023 to discuss state and federal approaches to the opioid crisis. Keith Humphreys PhD Presentation...
Medication Take Back Event: April 27, 2019
Protect our children from accidental poisoning by disposing of unused and expired medications. Event Information To learn more about medication take back events, please visit Michigan Open.
Opioids: Policy to Practice –A University of Michigan – Harvard University Summit
Friday, May 10, 2019 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Marriott Eagle Crest, Ypsilanti, Michigan Breakfast served at 8:00 a.m. | Program begins at 8:30 a.m. This summit is free of charge and open to the public, but registration is required. Join fellow policy makers, payers, and...
U-M Wolverine Caucus: Removing Opioid Risks From Our Communities
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Michigan Senate Binsfeld Office Building, 5th Floor A panel discussion on implementing evidence-based policies to improve opioid prescribing and disposal. The opioid epidemic continues to be a national emergency. Michigan...
Solving the Opioid Crisis Teach-Out
About this Teach-Out Course The opioid epidemic is one of the deadliest drug crises in US history, with opioid-related deaths contributing 42,000 of a total 64,000 U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2016 alone. Recently, the growing crisis was declared a “public health...
U-M Opioid Solutions Networking Event: 11/30/18
Thank you to all that attended the inaugural Opioid Solutions networking event on November 30, 2018! 46 researchers from across the University of Michigan campus came together to discuss their current research, challenges they may be facing, resources they may need to...