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This training session will cover: Opioid overview  What an opioid overdose is  Signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose  What increases the risk of opioid overdose  Medication for opioid use disorders  What naloxone is and how it works  Naloxone kit: components and use  Response steps for a suspected overdose  How to administer naloxone  How to use Fentanyl Test Strips Distribution of naloxone and Fentanyl test strips kits Fentanyl test strip and naloxone trainings are currently offered in-person to all members of the Columbia community, including Barnard College, Teachers College, Union Theological Seminary, Jewish Theological Seminary, and Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Attendees will be able to take a fentanyl test strip and naloxone kit or a naloxone kit only. *Columbia Health is a Registered Opioid Overdose Prevention Program, recognized by New York City and State Departments of Health. This designation came as part of a collaboration with researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health and the School of General Studies. Learn more about our Opioid Education and Naloxone Training program on our website.  Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require closed captioning, sign-language interpretation, or any other accommodation, please contact Disability Services at (212) 854-2388 or disability@columbia.edu at least 10 days in advance.

Frank T Walsh Jr., Acting Medicaid Inspector General of the State of New York, and David N. Hoffman, health-care attorney and bioethics professor, will explore the role of hospital compliance programs in ensuring that all patients receive quality care that is responsive to their particular needs. Their discussion will delve into the newest changes to the New York State Social Services law (521.1), which redefine the scope of hospitals’ responsibility to ensure that patients get the care they need, and only the care they need, in a way that acknowledges the unique medical circumstances of all New Yorkers. They will probe the interactions between provider organizations’ duty to assess medical necessity and care quality, and the obligation of all clinicians to provide culturally sensitive care to all patient populations consistent with the clinicians’ standard-of-care obligations.   Speaker: Frank T Walsh, Jr., Acting Medicaid Inspector General of the State of New York   Moderated By: David Hoffman, J.D., Assistant Professor of Bioethics, Columbia University   Information Regarding New York CLE Credits: Columbia Law School has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Board as an Accredited Provider of CLE programs. Under New York State CLE regulations, this live webinar for newly admitted and experienced CLE Program will provide 1 hour of New York CLE credit in the Areas of Professional Practice category. This CLE credit is awarded to New York attorneys for full attendance of the Program. Attendance is determined by an attorney's submission of their Attorney Attendance Affirmation forms with appropriate course codes noted. On submission of the Attorney Attendance Affirmations, attorneys also should submit their completed Evaluation Form, provided by the program organizers. Please note the NYS Certificates of Attendance will be sent to the email address as it appears in the register unless otherwise noted there.   Register Here Registered guests will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.   For further information, please contact Marie Gugnishev, mg4441@columbia.edu. To obtain additional information about program offerings at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, please contact an Admissions Counselor at inquire@sps.columbia.edu. If you require closed captioning, sign-language interpretation or any other disability accommodations, please contact Disability Services, disability@columbia.edu, at least 10 days in advance. This event is open to individuals irrespective of identity and sex.

Location: The Ambassador of Scarsdale, 9 Saxon Wood Road, White Plains, NY 10605 Please join us on Friday, October 17 at the Ambassador of Scarsdale at 10am for an educational forum, Spotlight on Breast Health. Our guests, medical staff from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will present the latest information on diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, including breast reconstruction. Light refreshments will be served. Open to: community members who want to learn more about breast health, community professionals, providers, and caregivers who care for seniors. This series is sponsored by Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the Northwest and Central Regions of Livable Communities, SUNY Westchester Community College, and Westchester Jewish Community Services. Register Now

This talk explores the securitization of American public health andthe transformation of the political foundations of public health over the past twenty-five years. Despite notable successes in areas such as smoking cessation, public health institutions did a poor job of expanding beyond traditional threats such as acute andinfectious diseases to combat the challenge of chronic disease. The 9/11 attacks, 2001 anthrax mailings, and apparent threat of biological weapons opened a window of opportunity that allowedentrepreneurial bureaucrats and political leaders to frame public health as a matter of national security. The resulting infusion of resources and shift in priorities reoriented local level public health infrastructure towards specific challenges such as emergency preparedness and bioterrorism. In the model of public health that emerged, key aspects of local capacity were underfunded, institutions were designed around a narrow set of problems, andcore challenges such as chronic disease and the social drivers of health were often left unaddressed. Although public health officials were well aware of the threat of pandemic disease, the emphasis on security-framed threats came at the expense of the basic infrastructure needed to address a prolonged crisis such as COVID-19. Lecture - 5:30 - 6:30pm (Hammer 401) Reception- 6:30 - 8pm (Riverview Lounge, ARB)