EMS-Initiated Buprenorphine Webinar Set for September 10
A webinar scheduled for September 10 will explore the use of EMS-initiated buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder. The session will feature experts discussing the 'Bupe FIRST' program and the role of emergency services in addressing the opioid crisis.
Why it matters
Integrating addiction medicine into emergency response protocols is a key strategy in reducing overdose deaths and improving long-term recovery outcomes.
Millburn, NJ, Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The next webinar in the 2026 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series will examine the role of EMS-initiated buprenorphine in addressing opioid use disorder.
The free session, "The Impact of EMS-Initiated Buprenorphine,” will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 10. It is presented by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR), and the Opioid Education Foundation of America (OEFA).
The webinar will feature Dr. Rachel Haroz, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, as well as the division head of Toxicology and Addiction Medicine, and medical director at the Center for Healing, and Dr. Gerard Carroll, program director for the EMS Fellowship at Cooper University Hospital.
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