This is the sixth Q & A webinar in the telehealth series for the Opioid Response Network (ORN).

(No CME offered for this course.)

Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 6H79TI080816 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.

Q&A Session for the 11/11/2020 webinar. Post your questions at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWnx8vzasVmq_zIV9nLWIRr4qYJ14oiYHYr7w2HTd1w/edit

Constance Guille, MD

Dr. Constance Guille is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and director of the Women’s Reproductive Behavioral Health Division at MUSC. This division provides mental health and substance use disorder treatment to pregnant and postpartum women and conducts clinical research that aims to improve the identification and treatment of peripartum mental health and substance use disorders. Dr. Guille receives research support through National Institute on Drug Abuse and foundations such as the Duke Endowment to develop treatments that leverage technology to improve maternal health.

Julie Kmiec, DO, FAOAAM

Julie Kmiec, DO, graduated from Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. She completed her general psychiatry residency training and addiction psychiatry fellowship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) in Pittsburgh, PA. She is currently an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is board certified in general and addiction psychiatry. Dr. Kmiec is the Medical Director of the Ambulatory Detoxification Program and Bridge Clinic, as well as the Narcotic Addiction Treatment Program. Her clinical interests include treatment of drug and alcohol withdrawal, prevention of overdose, and pharmacotherapy for the treatment of addictions. Dr. Kmiec’s research involves training healthcare professionals on the implementation of medications for opioid use disorder. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine.