The IMANI Breakthrough Project: A cultural and faith-based harm reduction recovery initiative for Black and Latinx communities in response to our current opioid crisis
Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Psychiatry
Speakers: Chyrell D. Bellamy, Ph.D., MSW; Rev. Robyn Anderson, MA; Kimberly D. Blackman, MSWc; Sylvia Cooper, BTheol; Mark Costa, MD, MPH; Graziela do Carmo Reis, MPH, MA; Charla Nich, MS; Pastor Jose L. Rodriguez; Yale School of Medicine
Time: 11 this morning to noon
Location: Webex https://uconnhealth.webex.com/uconnhealth/j.php?MTID=mc56d1a6da7e44e6af6f2b5a67d5bee24
Target Audience: UConn Health faculty, residents, medical students, and other mental health professionals
Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):
- Describe how community driven and culturally informed initiatives can address substance use and other challenges among racial and ethnic minoritized communities.
- Identify ways a faith-based substance use recovery project can facilitate and promote health and wellness.
- Analyze ways to collaborate effectively with community partners to develop and implement research.
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Bellamy, Rev. Anderson, K.D. Blackman, Dr. Costa, G. do Carmo Reis, C. Nich, J.L. Rodriguez in the role as speaker for this educational event, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.
Sylvia Cooper, in the role as speaker for this educational event, has a financial relationship with the Yale Program for Recovery & Community Health (PRCH). The activity director peer-reviewed the content of the speakers’ presentation to ensure that no commercial bias exists.
Dr. Bellamy, Rev. Anderson, K.D. Blackman, S. Cooper, Dr. Costa, G. do Carmo Reis, C. Nich, J.L. Rodriguez will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device.
Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.
Activity Director Disclosure Statement: Drs. Gregory Barron and Lance O. Bauer as the activity co-directors for this educational event, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.
Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Drs. Brady Lonergan, Kevin J. Manning, Jessica Meyer, Surita Rao, Andrew Winokur, Asima Zehgeer; and Sharon Freeman, as member(s) of the planning committee for this educational event have no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.
Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.
Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an electronic evaluation in order to obtain CME Credits. An email from MyEvaluations.com with instructions will be sent to participants. Please complete the evaluation within one week of receiving the email. If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from MyEvaluations.com within 10 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office.
For more information, contact: Sharon Freeman at 890-679-1283