WEBINAR
Addressing Spikes in Substance
Use Disorder Following COVID-19
How to help curb traditionally high opioid and SUD rates post-pandemic
About The Webinar
As communities worry about a second spike in COVID-19, many are overlooking the current spike in substance use disorder (SUD). Prolonged social isolation, heightened anxiety and depression, and a national rise in unemployment create a perfect storm for opioid and substance misuse.
In fact, studies show that as unemployment increases by 1 percent, opioid-related ED visits and deaths increase by 7 and 3.6 percent, respectively. In addition, first responders nationwide are reporting up to a 300 percent increase in opioid overdoses since social distancing practices began.
Join us as Deanna Parker, Assistant Vice President of Emergency Services at Hardin Memorial Hospital, and Deron Bibb, Chief Financial Officer at Stepworks Recovery Center, share strategies for getting ahead of the epidemic through proactive collaboration and improved follow-up. They have pioneered a number of efforts in the world of SUD care—including ED bridge programs, maternal health and neo-natal abstinence syndrome care, and more—to help curb traditionally high opioid and SUD rates in Kentucky and greater Appalachia.
You'll Learn:
- Understand the impact of COVID-19 on rising cases of substance use disorder and the care and cost benefits of successfully addressing it
- Learn strategies for identifying patients with SUD and collaborating care with MAT facilities
- Prepare hospitals, MAT and behavioral health clinics, and communities for the increase in patients with SUD—without overly taxing resources needed for addressing COVID-19
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Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Time: 1:00PM EDT
Duration: 1 hour
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Our Speakers
Deron Bibb, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Stepworks Recovery Centers, LLC
Deron Bibb is the CFO of Stepworks Recovery Centers—Kentucky's first physician-owned residential treatment center for addiction. He has over 25 years of experience in healthcare management and revenue, working for iHealth Solutions as Vice President of Practice Management Services and President of Paradigm Management Solutions prior to Stepworks. Deron has also served on the faculty board for the University of Louisville, responsible for creating and teaching the residents practice management curriculum.
Deanna Parker, MBA, MHA, BSN, RN
Assistant Vice President of Emergency Services
Hardin Memorial Health
Deanna Parker is the Assistant Vice President of Emergency Services at Hardin Memorial Health. She has 17 years of experience in nursing and healthcare, working as Director of Nursing Medical Surgical and Intermediate Inpatient Areas at Jewish Hospital prior to Hardin Memorial. In addition to being a registered nurse, Deanna is BLS-certified and a Critical Care Registered Nurse alumni.