The symposium will explore the topic of opioid use and opioid use disorder and how an interprofessional team can work to address the opioid epidemic.
On Feb. 8 from 4-5 p.m., the President's Symposium will feature an interdisciplinary team from the University of Maryland schools of social work, nursing, and medicine to speak about the Behavior Health Workforce Integration Service and Education-Interprofessional Opioid Workforce Advancement program.
The program is the result of a $1.35 million workforce development grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration focused on training students to become providers of behavioral health services to individuals living in high-need localities and responding to the opioid crisis with a commitment to practice in underserved communities in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., metropolitan region.
This event is a part of the larger President's Symposium series. This year, the President's Symposium asks, "How can the University of Maryland, Baltimore prepare health and human services professionals to address opioid use disorder?"
The President's Symposium embarks on an academic journey exploring the factors influencing the opioid epidemic and applying a critical eye on how UMB can prepare students to address opioid use disorder through policies, activism, education, and resources.
This event will be hosted virtually through Zoom.