{"id":31698,"date":"2022-04-09T13:56:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T17:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=31698"},"modified":"2022-04-09T13:56:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T17:56:13","slug":"gow-opioid-task-force-to-talk-about-medicated-assisted-treatment-on-april-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/09\/gow-opioid-task-force-to-talk-about-medicated-assisted-treatment-on-april-21\/","title":{"rendered":"GOW Opioid Task Force to talk about Medicated-Assisted-Treatment on April 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMedicated-Assisted-Treatment in Our Communities\u201d is the topic of the GOW Opioid Task Force quarterly meeting scheduled for 10-11 a.m. April 21 at The Recovery Station, 5256 Clinton St. Rd., Batavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hybrid-style meeting \u2013 both in person and via Zoom videoconferencing \u2013 is open to the public at no charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are excited to offer this hybrid option and, more importantly, to provide information on M-A-T to the community,\u201d said Christen Ferraro, GOW Opioid Task Force coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussion will center around what M-A-T is, how it is used in substance use disorder treatment and recovery and its effectiveness, as well as sharing their experiences working with M-A-T services in various settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speakers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; <strong>Ann Bowback<\/strong>, clinical director at Spectrum Health &amp; Human Services in Warsaw. She is the project director of the Medicated-Assisted-Treatment program in collaboration with Evergreen Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; <strong>Melissa Weingarten<\/strong>, Wyoming County Jail nurse. In November 2021, she joined the Wyoming County Health Department in a full-time capacity as the nurse for jail medical services, administering medication to the inmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<strong> Kathy Hodgins<\/strong>, chief clinical officer at Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. She oversees the M-A-T services and Opioid Treatment Program clinic in Genesee and Orleans counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more details and how to register, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gowopioidtaskforce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.gowopioidtaskforce.com<\/a>&nbsp;or contact Ferraro at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cferraro@gcasa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cferraro@gcasa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release \u201cMedicated-Assisted-Treatment in Our Communities\u201d is the topic of the GOW Opioid Task Force quarterly meeting scheduled for 10-11 a.m. April 21 at The Recovery Station, 5256 Clinton St. Rd., Batavia. The hybrid-style meeting \u2013 both in person and via Zoom videoconferencing \u2013 is open to the public at \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/09\/gow-opioid-task-force-to-talk-about-medicated-assisted-treatment-on-april-21\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,6,16],"tags":[2982],"class_list":["post-31698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee-county","category-orleans-county","category-wyoming-county","tag-gow-opioid-task-force"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-8fg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22207,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/01\/15\/genesee-orleans-wyoming-opioid-task-force-to-host-virtual-quarterly-meeting\/","url_meta":{"origin":31698,"position":0},"title":"Genesee-Orleans-Wyoming Opioid Task Force to host virtual quarterly meeting","author":"aka","date":"January 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The GOW Opioid Task Force will be hosting its second virtual Quarterly Meeting on Thursday, January 21st at 9:30am. 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From left are Charlotte Crawford, chief executive officer, Lake Plains Community Care Network; Julie Gutowski, vice president of Clinical Operations and Services, Spectrum Health & Human Services;\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Task-Force-Community-Star-Award-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Task-Force-Community-Star-Award-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Task-Force-Community-Star-Award-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Task-Force-Community-Star-Award-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Task-Force-Community-Star-Award-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Task-Force-Community-Star-Award-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51968,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/04\/02\/genesee-orleans-wyoming-counties-uconnectcare-hires-jay-baranto-lead-gow-opioid-task-force\/","url_meta":{"origin":31698,"position":3},"title":"GENESEE\/ORLEANS\/WYOMING COUNTIES\/UConnectCare hires Jay Baranto lead GOW Opioid Task Force","author":"aka","date":"April 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release UConnectCare (formerly Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) has hired Jay Baran as the coordinator of the GOW Opioid Task Force. 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