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SUMMARY:Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Public Safety & Justice Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager/CONNECT\, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/public-safety-justice-committee-meeting-19/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T110000
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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Harm Reduction Workgroup meeting\, a project of OTF’s Treatment & Recovery Committee. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager/CONNECT\, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-44/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T100000
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SUMMARY:Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the monthly meeting of the Treatment & Recovery Committee. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Debra McLaughlin\, Coordinator/OTF\, at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-and-recovery-committee-meeting-40/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T093000
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SUMMARY:Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join our monthly meeting to discuss the emergency needs of unhoused individuals in the Franklin County and North Quabbin Region. To learn more about how to participate\, please contact Kristen Pease\, Program Associate and Project Coordinator/The HUB Project\, at kristen@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/emergency-services-for-unhoused-individuals-task-force-meeting-19/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T174125Z
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SUMMARY:Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup meeting\, co-facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force. For more information on how to join\, please email Karen Carmona\, Program Associate\, Opioid Task Force\, at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/sexual-exploitation-and-trafficking-workgroup-meeting-9/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T103000
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CREATED:20241230T174246Z
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SUMMARY:Education and Prevention Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Education & Prevention Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Karen Carmona\, Program Associate\, at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/education-and-prevention-committee-meeting-26/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T120000
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SUMMARY:CAM Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Complementary & Alternative Medicines (CAM) Workgroup meeting\, a project of OTF’s Healthcare Solutions Committee. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Karen Carmona\, Program Associate\, at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/cam-workgroup-meeting-20/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T160000
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CREATED:20241230T174506Z
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SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Methadone Workgroup meeting\, a project of OTF’s Healthcare Solutions Committee. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Debra McLaughlin\, Coordinator/OTF at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-27/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T113000
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CREATED:20241230T175221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T175221Z
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SUMMARY:Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Housing & Workforce Development Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Kristen Pease\, Program Associate and Project Manager/ARISE Initiative\, at kristen@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/housing-workforce-development-committee-meeting-17/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T110000
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SUMMARY:Building a Resilient Community Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Building a Resilient Community Workgroup\, a project of OTF’s Education & Prevention Committee. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Karen Carmona\, Program Associate at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/building-a-resilient-community-workgroup-meeting-15/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T130000
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SUMMARY:Wound Care: Why It Matters
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Wednesday\, February 26\, 2025\, at 1 PM for the “Wound Care: Why It Matters” training session. You can register for this free event here. \nAccording to the National Institutes for Health (NIH)\, “Wounds and skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are common complications of injection drug use (IDU) that disproportionately affect people who inject drugs (PWID) and are a major source of morbidity and mortality for this population.”  (Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8312019/.) \nStigma and shame among people who inject drugs can lead them to share or reuse needles\, leading to infections such as sepsis\, gangrene\, amputation\, and death. The illicit drug supply has also grown more dangerous where synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and carfentanyl are cut with substances such as xylazine\, a large animal tranquilizer\, known to create ulcers and abscesses that are slow to heal without adequate and consistent wound care.  This panel discussion\, featuring local experts and practitioners\, will provide an overview of wound care\, why it is essential\, and where wound care resources can be accessed in rural Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. \nFeatured speakers include: \n*Rachel Katz\, NP Director\, Addiction Services\, and Katy Robbins\, RN\, FOH/Medical Respite\, CSO \n*Amy Pierno\, PT\, CWS\, Wound Specialist\, Tapestry \n*Alyssa Ayala\, PA and Medical Director\, Western MA Woundcare \n*Kristen Cuddy-Pease\, Program Associate\, Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region \nThis presentation is part of CONNECT’s 2024-2025 Education and Training Series. CONNECT is Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region’s post-opioid overdose follow-up and outreach initiative\, providing support to individuals who have experienced or witnessed an overdose within 72 hours. It includes free naloxone distribution\, overdose prevention and naloxone training\, and other community outreach services to address substance and opioid use disorders.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/wound-care-why-it-matte/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T143000
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SUMMARY:Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION:Please join Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region for this online overdose prevention training. You can register for this free event here. \nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions: \n-What is an opioid overdose? \n-How do you recognize and respond to an opioid overdose? \n-How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose? \nThe event is free and open to the public. \nThis is part of our 2025 virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training series\, organized by Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/overdose-prevention-narcan-training-18/
LOCATION:MA
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