Event Description:

This collaborative event between Telligen and Superior Health Quality Alliance will feature journalist and author, Sam Quinones, focusing on reducing stigma for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). Addressing stigma is an important component of comprehensive care for individuals with substance use disorder.

This event is inspired by stories from the communities featured in the successful podcast series, Shine a Light on Stigma, which was developed by Telligen and Superior Health Quality Alliance in an effort to reduce stigma related to SUD by reframing SUD as a chronic condition and not a moral failing.

Objectives:

Objectives of this event include:

• Evaluate the current state of opioids in the U.S. and their contribution to social isolation.
• Explore methods for repairing communities as outlined in White House priorities.
• Examine clinical approaches to addressing substance use disorder and reducing stigma within healthcare settings.

Speaker:

Sam Quinones is a journalist and the author of two acclaimed books on the opioid crisis: Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic (2015) and The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth (2021). The Least of Us was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle award for Best Nonfiction Book of 2021. Dreamland won a National Book Critics Circle award for the Best Nonfiction Book of 2015.

Sam Quinones is a journalist, storyteller, former LA Times reporter, and author of four acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction.

Audience:

Any healthcare professional, organization, coalition or individual interested in reducing stigma for individuals with substance use disorder.

Registration Required: Register here.

For More Information: Access the event flyer here.

*After the event, you can request presentation slides and other resources by emailing QIConnect@telligen.com.