Hosted by the GPH Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR)
Join Chinazo Cunningham, MD from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) for an overview of addiction services in New York State.
Learning objectives for the presentation:
- To understand how the overdose epidemic has evolved, and how addiction services are organized and utilized in New York
- To understand how three key guiding principles—harm reduction, data-driven approach, and equity—are prioritized and implemented in addiction services across New York
- To get an update on initiatives and priorities at OASAS
About the Speaker:
Dr. Chinazo Cunningham is a physician, researcher, and public health professional who brings over 20 years of expertise in substance use treatment to OASAS. Prior to joining OASAS, she served as the Executive Deputy Commissioner of Mental Hygiene at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was a practicing physician at Montefiore Health System, and a Professor of Medicine, Family and Social Medicine, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Cunningham has more than 20 years' experience in research, care, and program-development that focuses on people who use drugs. She has also partnered with community-based organizations to develop pioneering programs to promote the health of this population. Dr. Cunningham led one of the first clinics in New York City to integrate buprenorphine into primary care. She has trained hundreds of doctors to treat substance use disorders in primary care. She has also led several research studies and published numerous research articles that focus on treating substance use disorders.