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Therapeutic Potential of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Substance Use Disorders (CME/CE available)

1.5 CME/CE available! Presented by: Christian Hendershot, PhD, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California This presentation will summarize emerging evidence for the efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonists for substance use disorders. Recent and ongoing Phase 2 clinical trials will be reviewed, and key clinical and implementation issues discussed. Sponsored by the Northwest and Pacific Southwest ATTCs and the Western States Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-AtB9KF0Q2CySKewFcnQNg#/registration. Accessibility Contact: Meg Brunner meganw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Northwest ATTC at ADAI, Pacific Southwest ATTC, Western States Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network. Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. Webinar - Register at: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-AtB9KF0Q2CySKewFcnQNg#/registration.

Beyond the Medical Model: Soul Exhaustion and Soul Care

Across cultures and throughout history, the concept of the soul—the essence of who we are—has held profound significance. Yet contemporary approaches to mental health often emphasize symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment, leaving less room to explore the deeper dimensions of human experience. While the medical model has contributed enormously to our understanding and treatment of mental illness, it does not always fully capture the complexity of identity, purpose, meaning, and connection. Centered on lived and living experience, Soul Exhaustion and Soul Care offers a non-pathologizing framework for exploring how life experiences affect the whole person. Soul Exhaustion describes a deep sense of depletion that can emerge through persistent adversity, trauma, disconnection, caregiving, chronic illness, discrimination, profound loss, and struggles associated with gambling or substance use. It invites us to consider not only how people are functioning, but how their experiences may be affecting their sense of who… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LvlHUNRcQsOvfmgL7C6UEw. Accessibility Contact: Meg Brunner, meganw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Northwest ATTC at the UW Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute. Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Webinar - register at: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LvlHUNRcQsOvfmgL7C6UEw.