Breaking Barriers: Empowering Peer Support Workers in HealthCare to Combat Stigma and Bias (Online Learning)

By the end of the workshop, participants will have a deeper understanding of stigma and bias within healthcare settings, feel empowered to challenge and address these issues, and have developed a plan for promoting equity and inclusivity as they work alongside people with lived experience. This workshop aims to create a community of support and empowerment among Peer Providers in their mission to break barriers and create a more inclusive healthcare environment.

Speaker: Tanya Kraege, MSW, LCSW, CSAC

Learning Objectives include:

1. To provide a safe and supportive space for peer support workers to share their experiences and empower each other in combating stigma and bias.
2. To explore strategies and interventions that peer support workers can implement within their work to promote equity and inclusivity.
3. To enhance collaboration and partnerships between peer support workers and healthcare professionals to create a more inclusive healthcare environment.

WISAM is offering Enduring CME for this training until September 26, 2027. Register here and you will receive a link to the webinar recording and CME instructions. This online learning session and CME credit is coordinated by WISAM as part of the ORP.

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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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