Beyond the Label: Caring for Patients with Substance Related Issues in Your Practice
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | 12:00 p.m – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Program
Please contact the CME Office for questions at 775-784-4791 or email cme@med.unr.edu.
PACT Coalition Featured Event
Overview
This session will explore the healthcare system’s role in responding to substance use disorders, with a particular focus on hospital and clinical settings. As healthcare professionals increasingly encounter patients impacted by substance use and behavioral health needs, it is critical to strengthen understanding of addiction care as part of a comprehensive response. This training will examine strategies for improving identification, engagement, and support for individuals with substance use disorders while highlighting opportunities to better integrate behavioral health services into medical care. Participants will leave with a stronger understanding of how clinical settings can play a meaningful role in improving outcomes for these patients.
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the role of hospitals and healthcare providers in the treatment of substance use disorders
- Identify key considerations for engaging and supporting patients with substance use and behavioral health needs in clinical settings
- Explain the value of integrating addiction care into diverse practice settings to improve coordination and patient outcomes
Who Should Attend
This program is geared towards:
- Healthcare professionals working in emergency departments or hospital settings.
- Hospital administrators and leaders responsible for patient care programs.
- Behavioral health and substance use treatment providers.
- Peer Recovery Support Specialists and supervisors.
- Anyone interested in improving care pathways for patients with substance use disorders through peer-informed, collaborative approaches.
Registration - $35.00
For additional information, multiple registrants, or to pay-by-check, please call (775) 784-4791 or email skgeorge@med.unr.edu.
Program Support
This project has been funded by grant number NH28CE003534 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by the CDC, or the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
Arianna Campbell, DMSc, MPH, PA-C, CAQ-EM, DFAAPA
Senior Director, M-Principal Investigator, The Bridge Center at PHI
PA, Emergency Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, VA NCHCS
Arianna is an Emergency and Addiction Medicine PA with more than 26 years of clinical experience. She works in Emergency and Addiction Psychiatry with an administrative role in buprenorphine access for the VA Northern California Healthcare System. She serves as Senior Director and Multiple Principal Investigator for The Bridge Center at PHI and CA Bridge, a program for which she is a cofounder. She is President-elect for California Academy of Physician Associates and is a CE committee member and Presidential Taskforce member for ASAM. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Society of Addiction Medicine PAs and the Medical Education Research Foundation. She has authored and co-authored multiple publications, the most recent detailing rural substance use navigation in her local rural hospital.
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In order to assure that information is presented in a scientific and objective manner, The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine requires that anyone in a position to control or influence the content of an accredited activity disclose all financial relationships within the prior 24 months with any commercial or proprietary entity producing health care goods or services relevant to the content being planned or presented. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
All presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing medical education activity have indicated that they do not have any financial relationships with commercial or proprietary interests related to the content of this activity.
CME Accreditation and Designation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Credit
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1.00 hours of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 120894-1.
This program provides 1.00 CME credit towards the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners' requirement for 2 hours of training related to ethics, pain management, or addiction care during each licensure period.