Next Generation Medicine Lecture: Fentanyl & Methamphetamine: What's happening to our community and what can we do about it?
Fentanyl and methamphetamine are having serious health impacts in our community. What are these drugs, why are people using them, how are they impacting our community, and what can we do?
Dr. Caleb Banta-Green, a highly regarded expert in substance use disorder, treatment and other interventions from the UW in Seattle, and Dr. Amy Burns, a Spokane-based psychiatrist with expertise in addiction, will discuss the available services and interventions to prevent serious health outcomes, and how to support ongoing health and recovery including ways in which family and friends can help support their loved one.
A Q&A with Dr. Banta-Green and Dr. Burns will follow their presentation.
Location
Cataldo Hall Globe Room, Gonzaga University
429 E. Boone Ave Spokane WA 99202
This event will also be live streamed over YouTube. A link will be sent closer to the event.
Register here! .
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAeT4CgffOEU5AfOtDafJLDP1GbJAhuHI_KoapOx6zOy7fDg/viewform. Accessibility Contact: Meg Brunner, meganw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Streaming via YouTube and in-person at Gonzaga University.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder
CME and CE credits available!
In this session, Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD, of the Medical University of South Carolina, will discuss the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) study CTN-0108, “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Methamphetamine/Cocaine Use Disorder,” a pilot study that aims to determine the feasibility, effectiveness, and safety for 20 sessions of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) versus sham in adults with a diagnosed methamphetamine or cocaine use disorder. Dr. Brady, co-Principal Investigator for CTN-0108, will present the rationale for the study, including the literature supporting the use of rTMS in stimulant use disorder, as well as the study methodology and preliminary results.
Objectives: List 3 key research findings supporting the use of TMS in treating substance use disorders , Describe at least 3 key elements of the methodology for a trial of TMS in treating simulant use disorders , Identify at least 3 preliminary data points from the…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lRrz8tglR_K8Qg0EnzqCdg. Accessibility Contact: Meg Brunner, meganw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Webinar - Register at: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lRrz8tglR_K8Qg0EnzqCdg.