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ORN Summer 2025 - Suicide and Overdose Risk in Opioid Use Disorder
Description:

This lecture will discuss how suicide risk is elevated in individuals with opioid use disorder. It will discuss reasons suicide risk may be elevated in opioid use disorder; research investigating the rate of and characteristics associated with suicide risk in opioid use disorder; how intentional opioid overdose interacts with suicide risk; and ongoing research and clinical work into these topics.

Learning objectives:
At the conclusion of this seminar, attendees should be able to:
  • Evaluate the impact of suicide risk in individuals with opioid use disorder
  • Explain characteristics associated with suicide risk in individuals with opioid use disorder
  • Describe how intentional opioid overdose intersects with suicide risk
  • Explain the challenges in identifying those at risk for intentional opioid overdose
 
CME

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits Available

Participants in this program may earn the following CME credits:

✔ 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit

Earn valuable continuing education credits while enhancing your professional knowledge!

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What is ORN
  • Help is here! The Opioid Response Network (ORN) is your resource for no-cost education, training and consultation to enhance efforts addressing opioid and stimulant use disorders.
  • ORN has consultants in every state and territory to deploy across prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction.
  • Share your needs via the “Submit a Request” form at www.OpioidResponseNetwork.org. Within one business day, your regional point person will be in touch to learn more.
Speaker:
Max Spaderna, MD

Dr. Spaderna is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Division of Addiction Research and Treatment at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is board certified in Adult Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. From 2015 to 2017, he was Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, from 2015 to 2017. From 2014 to 2017, he worked as a psychiatrist at the Mental Health Cooperative, a community mental health clinic in Nashville, Tennessee, where he focused on treating patients with severe and persistent illness struggling with unstable housing. Since joining the University of Maryland faculty, he has worked in different clinical settings within the division of Community Psychiatry and the Psychiatric Emergency Department, where he assessed and treated many patients for substance use disorders and suicide risk. In the Division of Addiction Research and Treatment, he is a psychiatrist in the Health and Recovery Practice (HARP), a clinic formed from a partnership with the University of Maryland's Institute of Human Virology, Faculty Physicians, and Department of Psychiatry that collocates substance use, physical health, mental health, and infectious disease care for patients with substance use disorder. He provides opioid use disorder treatment by telemedicine to incarcerated patients at the detention center in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. In addition, he provides consultation and psychiatric treatment for a cohort of patients with substance use disorders treated and followed by principal investigators at the Institute of Human Virology. As a researcher in opioid use disorder, Dr. Spaderna's interests include suicide risk, intentional opioid overdose, psychiatric treatment, and social determinants of health. 
DISCLAIMER
ACCREDITATION: 
In support of improving patient care, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 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.

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESOLUTION:
All conflicts of interest of any individual(s) in a position to control the content of this CME activity will be identified and resolved prior to this educational activity being provided. Disclosure about provider and faculty relationships, or the lack thereof, will be provided to learners.
Funding:
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. 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.
Summary
Availability:
Registration Required
Access expires on Aug 01, 2028
Location:
Online Meeting
Date / Time:
Sep 10, 2025 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Cost:
FREE
Credit Offered:
1 AOA Category 1A Credit
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