If you are covering the opioid epidemic, join this free webinar hosted by The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to explain what data is showing about how best to treat opioid use disorder and what policies should be enacted. Speakers include: Arjun Venkatesh, M.D., M.B.A., M.H.S., associate professor and chief of the section of administration in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University, Lisa Clemens-Cope, Ph.D.,, senior research fellow in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute, Peter Treitler, MSW, research specialist in the Center for Health Services Research at the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and Bradley Stein, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Opioid Policies, Tools, and Information Center (OPTIC) at the RAND Corporation.

The nonprofit group ECRI will hold a webinar June 23 at noon ET about the 2021 recall alert for certain Philips Respironics issued a recall alert for certain CPAP, BiPAP and mechanical ventilator devices due to potential health risks. Polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam within the devices can break down, leading to the potential ingestion of black pieces of foam or certain chemicals, while using the device, ECRI said. Although the recall was issued a year ago, a full resolution has not been provided. On the webinar, experts will discuss the cause of the problem and recommendations for helping patients. 

When/Where: Noon EST, Wednesday, June 23, 2022

To register, vist the ECRI website.