Opioid Settlement Funds in Wisconsin (Online Learning)

Wisconsin is due to receive more than $750 million in opioid settlement funds through 2038. This is a historic opportunity to invest, expand, and strengthen prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services across the state. This session will provide details on how these dollars are split between the state and local governments that participated in this litigation, how the Wisconsin Department of Health Services develops their annual spending plan for the state’s portion of funds, and the impact of these funds over the last few years.

Speaker: Michelle Haese, CAPSW, CSAC

Learning Objectives include:

1. Participants will gain an understanding of how opioid settlement funds are structured in Wisconsin, including how funds are divided between the state and local governments
2. Participants will gain an understanding of Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ efforts to infuse opioid settlement funds into communities
3. Participants will increase their knowledge of how to engage decision-makers regarding their priorities for opioid settlement funds

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Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine and American Society of Addiction Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians
The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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