Washington State Community Drug Checking Network
The Washington State Community Drug Checking Network (CDCN) is a partnership of organizations that provide community-level drug checking (offering people who use drugs information about what's in their drugs) and related harm reduction services.
This webinar, presented in partnership with UW ADAI, will cover:
What is drug checking? How a collaborative statewide network operates, Recent WA CDCN drug checking data on fentanyl and methamphetamine along with newer drugs such as medetomidine, Drug checking & epidemiology: the value of drug checking services and the data collected.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tvs_1KsHTK-bsl7eKeZXbA#/registration. Accessibility Contact: Meg Brunner, meganw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Webinar - register at: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tvs_1KsHTK-bsl7eKeZXbA#/registration.
ADAI Lunch & Learn: Increasing Resilience from Alcohol Harm: Understanding Pathways to Gender-Affirming and Inclusive Alcohol Healthcare
Presenter:
Jessica Canning, PhD. Postdoctoral Scholar-Fellow, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors & Seven Directions: A Center for Indigenous Public Health
Transgender and nonbinary adults are disproportionately impacted by harm from alcohol use, and these disparities are compounded for trans people of color. Leveraging community strengths in alcohol healthcare and research has shown strong results for improving quality of care for underrepresented communities. Project BRIGHT is a community engaged project to identify improvements in alcohol screening, brief interventions, and treatment referrals for transgender and nonbinary individuals including the unique intersectional experiences across race and culture.
This presentation will review results from interviews with diverse transgender and nonbinary adults in WA, including their healthcare experiences around alcohol, suggested improvements to care, and the largest priorities according to the community. Additionally, we will review the next…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/LcH4VHtrS26qAUGUil4Log#/registration. Accessibility Contact: Meg Brunner, meganw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, June 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Webinar - register at: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/LcH4VHtrS26qAUGUil4Log#/registration.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Frontline Conversations Series: Involuntary SUD Treatment in WA: When and How?
Join this 4-part webinar series, Frontline Conversations: Advancing SUD Care in Clinical Practice, facilitated by Mark Duncan, MD and Maureen Oscadal, RN, MPH, BSN, to explore emerging practices in the care of people living with substance use disorder (SUD).
This series features brief presentations and panel discussions with expert community providers on the topics listed below. A Q&A session for all participants will take place after the facilitated discussion.
August 5, 2026: Involuntary SUD Treatment in WA: When and How?
Panelists TBD!
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/F244UTQKRHSvq_BceALmyA#/registration. Accessibility Contact: Meg Brunner, meganw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Webinar - register at: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/F244UTQKRHSvq_BceALmyA#/registration.