University of Wisconsin–Madison
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ACCEPT – Addiction & Co-morbid Conditions: Enhancing Prevention & Therapeutics

Tune in the third Friday of each month from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. for our clinic sessions.

  • CE credit is available to those who attend the live teleconference.
  • Clinic sessions will focus on opioid use disorders, management, and treatment strategies.

Global Objectives

  1. Increase collaboration and communication among perinatal care providers in rural settings to improve teamwork across interdisciplinary members.                
  2. Integrate current evidence-based guidelines and protocols in obstetric care.  
  3. Identify and address the specific system-level challenges faced by rural perinatal care providers.      

Program Details

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Third Friday of each month from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. central time

Target Audience: Anyone invested in prenatal, perinatal, postnatal, and newborn care. 

  • Physicians 
  • Certified Nurse Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives 
  • Nurses 
  • Hospital Leadership 
  • Community Partners 

Interested in Presenting a Case?

Participate in our live sessions by presenting your patient case to our panel and discussing questions on care management.

Submit your case to our coordinator, Nada Rashid, who will reach out with more details. Please DO NOT include any PHI.

Documents: ECHO Case Presentation Form (ppt)

12:15 to 1:15 p.m. central time

July 18, 2025
Medication for opioid use disorder: Learning from people with lived experience
Rachel Grob, MA, Ph.D and Jane Alice Evered, PhD, RN

August 15, 2025
Supporting SUD Care For Patients Anticipating Incarceration
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM, DFASAM

September 19, 2025
WOORC – Expanding Pharmacy Resources for OUD
Cody J Wenthur, PharmD, PhD

October 17, 2025
Digital Health Apps to Support Recovery
Andy Quanbeck PhD

November 21, 2025
Clinical Implementation of AI-based Screening for Risk for Opioid Use Disorder in Hospitalized Adults
Majid Afshar, MD, MS

December 19, 2025
Managing perinatal opioid withdrawal during medical hospitalization: an overview of MOUD initiation
Lizzie Maxwell Hovis, MD

January 16, 2026
Interdisciplinary Care in the Setting of Alcohol-associated Liver Disease
Randall Brown, MD, PhD, DFASAM

February 20, 2026
Hepatitis C Treatment in the Setting of Not-so-perfect Adherence
Kelly Eagen, MD

March 20, 2026
Alternative Antibiotics for Serious Injection Related Infections
Jessica Tischendorf, MD, MS

April 17, 2026
Building Emergency Department Systems for Opioid Overdose Response and Treatment: UW-Health Collaborations and Implementation Strategies
Collin Michels, MD

May 15, 2026
TBD
Addiction Medicine Fellow

June 19, 2026
TBD
Addiction Medicine Fellow

Accreditation Statement

Jointly Accredited Provider Mark

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)

The University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 hour of knowledge-based CE credit. Credit can be earned by successfully completing this live activity. Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CE credit information, based on verification of live attendance, will be provided to NABP within 60 days after the activity completion.

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians must enter their NABP number in their profile in order to receive credit.

2022 Universal Activity Number (UAN)  : JA0000358-9999-22-002-L01-P

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hour.

UW Continuing Education Credits

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.1 CEUs or 1.0 hour

Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this accredited continuing education activity, all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests.

Periscope Project
The Periscope Project is a free resource for health care providers caring for pregnant and postpartum women who are struggling with mental health or substance use disorders.

Wisconsin Child Psychiatry Consultation Program (CPCP)
The Wisconsin Child Psychiatry Consultation Program (CPCP) goal is to improve mental health care for children in the state of Wisconsin by establishing consultative support from child psychiatrists, child psychologists and social workers. Through education and consultation, primary care providers are able to offer timely, quality mental health care to children with mild- to-moderate mental and behavioral health concerns.

University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery – Project ECHO
Telehealth initiative that connects the surgical specialists in the UW Department of Surgery with the primary care providers across the region. Via a regularly scheduled videoconference, UW specialists provide education and lead a collaborative discussion on submitted patient cases.

Wisconsin Recovery 211 Helpline
The Wisconsin Addiction Recovery Helpline is a statewide resource for finding substance use treatment and recovery services. The helpline is free, confidential, and available 24/7. Our trained resource specialists will help you understand your treatment and support options.

Wisconsin Voices For Recovery (WIVFR)
A statewide organization that represents and connects people in or seeking recovery from addiction, their family, friends, allies and service providers. We provide connections and advocacy opportunities in order to strengthen recovery across Wisconsin. Together we work to increase access to recovery services, increase the capacity of current and upcoming Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs), reduce addiction and recovery stigma, and support the integration of peer support providers into the workforce.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services
DHS works with local counties, health care providers, community partners, and others to provide alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, mental health, public health, implementation of long-term care, disability determination, regulation of state nursing homes, and numerous other programs that aid and protect the citizens of our state.

ECHO ACCEPT Team

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Folks from all backgrounds and professions have been warmly welcomed into ECHO ACCEPT: psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses, case managers, directors, managers, family practice providers, and the list goes on. If you want to learn more about addictions, addiction treatment, and/or need help with a situation that is happening near you, joining this group may be worth considering!”
Miranda Behnke, MSW, CSW, SAC-IT

Funding

Funding for this service was made possible by 435200-G24-285932-480 from Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government or the State of Wisconsin.

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Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, that the faculty, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this CE activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in order to allow CE staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest.  Faculty must also disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s).

Detailed disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity.