CKF Addiction Treatment partnered with the University of Kansas on Project ECHO to highlight opioid addiction and medication assisted treatment twice in 2018. Project ECHO brings together healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, clinicians, etc.) and community partners through a series of virtual presentations and discussions over a healthcare topic. This was a pivotal point in collaboration within healthcare to recognize addiction as a chronic disease in Kansas.
We were proud to show off our new building on Monday, March 4! If you weren’t able to make it, you can see the Salina Journal story and photo gallery here!
http://www.salina.com/photogallery/KS/20190304/NEWS/304009996/PH/1
Some of the good work that is being done by our Recovery Coaches is highlighted in this article from the Topeka Capital Journal.https://www.cjonline.com/special/20190120/kansas-health-professionals-address-opioid-crisis
Join us from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM on November 15th at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Topeka to learn more about the Opioid Crisis. Engaging together in this proactive effort to build a collaborative response will help to prevent the escalation of this crisis in Kansas.
Registration: https://www.dccca.org/events/opioid-conference-18/
Agenda: https://www.dccca.org/2018-kansas-opioid-conference-agenda/
Agenda Highlights- CKF Presenters Shane Hudson and Larry Black.
Why Project ECHO Works – 360 Degree Perspective
This session will explore how Kansas healthcare providers can learn the latest evidenced based best practice suggestions or new guidelines – without leaving their office. Practicing health care professionals can develop a relationship with a team of inter-disciplinary specialists and each other during office hours. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Heathcare Outcomes) utilizes videoconferencing to build a collaborative learning experience.
Ryan Spaulding, PhD
Vice Chancellor, Institute for Community Engagement, University of Kansas Medical Center
Shane Hudson, MS, LCP, LCAC
President & CEO, CKF Addiction Treatment
Lauren Lucht, MHP
Senior Administrator, The University of Kansas Health System
Shawna Wright, PhD
President/CEO Wright Telepsychology Services, Assistant Director Behavioral Health Services KU Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth
Opioid Use Disorder Grant
In this session participants will learn about how CKF Addiction Treatment is connecting individuals to treatment services across 65 counties in Kansas with the assistance of innovative technology.
Shane Hudson, MS, LCP, LCAC
President & CEO, CKF Addiction Treatment
Larry Black, MS, LCAC
Grant Director, CKF Addiction Treatment
Our CEO, Shane Hudson, was a guest panelist on the KTWU program, “I’ve Got Issues Live” in July. The topic was opioid addiction. Check out part two of the show here.
Our CEO, Shane Hudson, was a guest panelist on the KTWU program, “I’ve Got Issues Live” earlier this month. The topic was opioid addiction. Check out part one of the show here.
Shane Hudson, Our President & CEO, will be presenting at this conference in Oakley on July 13. If you’re nearby, stop and ask him about CKF Addiction Treatment’s services in Western Kansas.
Opioid use disorder is an epidemic in the United States and more than 21% of people prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them. Recovery from opioid addiction is difficult, but not impossible. The following video tells stories of addiction and recovery.