Social Work Beyond the Classroom Lecture
Supporting Primary Care Patients in Self-Managing
Opioid Addiction, Mental Health, and Chronic Disease
Free Webinar with 1 Endorsed CEU
Location: Online via Zoom Webinar
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (MT)
Overview
People with opioid use disorder and other complex health needs have limited access to high quality health care and evidence-based self-management education. The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program in addiction-focused primary care settings can help patients build the skills to better manage their own physical and mental health needs.
This presentation will explore considerations for implementing a chronic disease self-management
program in addiction-focused primary care settings, from the perspectives of people
in recovery from opioid use disorder and serious mental illness and their primary
care providers.
About Presenter
Elizabeth Siantz is an assistant professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. She is principal investigator of a five-year K01 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the adaptation and implementation of a peer-led chronic disease self-management program for primary care patients with opioid use disorder and serious mental illness. Dr. Siantz is also a VA-funded Implementation Research Institute (IRI) fellow at Washington University St. Louis and is supported by a NIDA Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research.
CEU Information
This event is approved for 1 CEU, issued upon successful completion of a short quiz. Please note, following the webinar, a link to the quiz will be available on the College of Social Work's events page and sent to the email address provided during registration.
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