UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention

Dr. Edwin Aroke - World Congress of Nurse Anaesthetists University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States

Dr. Edwin Aroke, Professor and Interim Assistant Dean for Research & Scholarship in the UAB School of Nursing, and CAPPI leadership team member, will be speaking at WCNA 26, May 7-9 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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UAB Medicine expands care with new clinics in fourth quarter UAB Medicine expands care with new clinics in fourth quarter

New from UAB News: “The TEAM Clinics… focus on early intervention for younger individuals experiencing first episodes of psychosis, mood disorders and substance use disorders.”

Welcome Beth! We are happy to have you here at UAB! @uabneuro.bsky.social @uabcappi.bsky.social

Call for Abstracts and Registration Deadline has been extended for the CAPPI annual conference, Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain 2025 to 5pm CST today, August 21. Register now! go.uab.edu/44fpK1r

#ASAP2025 #UAB

Register now for the 2025 Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain! When: 9/2/25 & 9/3/25. Don't miss our keynote speaker: Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of NIDA/NIH. Abstract & Registration deadline: 8/16/25. Learn more & register here: go.uab.edu/44fpK1r

Li Li, M.D., Ph.D., was recently appointed Director of Addiction Research and Clinical Services in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology. Congratulations, Dr. Li!

Thanks for the shoutout, CAPPI!

Retention in HIV Care Still Matters: A Longitudinal Multisite Analysis - PubMed Retention in care remains a clinically valuable metric for all PWH. Healthcare providers should emphasize consistent care engagement, and national HIV/AIDS strategies should reincorporate retention as...

New pub alert! Retention in #HIV care still matters, even in the modern treatment era: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40530937/

A treat 2 learn about meth & the microbiome from @fulchjen.bsky.social. We’ve seen inc. meth use in AL impacting HIV incidence & outcomes, infectious diseases & gut/oral bacterial growth. Thanks 2 the UAB addiction, immunology & infectious diseases research program 4 support! @uabcappi.bsky.social

🎉 4 of our lab’s stars are off to grad school! With skills in caring 4 addiction & infectious diseases, these students make our future a lot brighter. Kudos!
Ann Harshfield, UASOM
Morgan Mulrain , Meharry Med
Shubh Malhotra , VCU SOM
Anna Julia Kutsch , UNC SoPH
Thanks @uabcappi.bsky.social

Congrats to Dr. Ryan Salazar on his last day of Uab IM residency. 🎉 In OBAT clinic, he learned about acute overdose & stabilization and long-term recovery. He’s headed to Huntsville, AL as a hospitalist ready to screen & treat his patients for substance use and infectious diseases. GL, Ryan!

From her roles at the UAB Center for AIDS Research and ‪@uabcappi.bsky.social, Dr. Emma Kay - @emmaskay.bsky.social - is helping shift how the medical world supports people with #HIV and #substanceusedisorders. Check out her conversation with Nichole Dawsey on The Shield podcast.
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Kudos to Bailey Pridgen for sharing our work on substance use screening in HIV clinics in AL. We found high rates of alcohol use and geographic variation in drug use patterns across the state. Nice job, Bailey! 👏🏻 @uabcappi.bsky.social

U.S. substance use harm reduction efforts: a review of the current state of policy, policy barriers, and recommendations - PubMed A wealth of research demonstrates that harm reduction interventions for substance use (SU) save lives and reduce risk for serious infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis C, and other SU-related hea...

Thrilled to announce a new publication in Harm Reduction Journal with @kcropsey.bsky.social and colleagues and grad students from UAB. We review current harm reduction policies related to opioids in the U.S. and needed policy changes.

Link:
harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Excited 2 bring the Massachusetts model of care to AL. MD shortages plague our state, & our HIV/OBAT clinic is often overbooked. But with the nurse care manager model, champion by Colleen Labelle (center), we can extend high-quality addiction care across the state. TY Colleen & Grayken team

Delighted to be selected for the 1st cohort of trainees at Grayken Center for Addiction’s Nurse Care Manager Training with our nurse champion, Marsha. Nurses are essential to expanding access to care in AL and rural US, and we’re so glad to have some of the best at UAB @uabcappi.bsky.social

Save the Date for CAPPI’s Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain. September 2-3, 2025. Keynote speaker: Dr. Nora Volkow.

“This has changed my life” — After three years of pain, UAB patient regains full function in knee “This has changed my life” — After three years of pain, UAB patient regains full function in knee

“This has changed my life” -- After three years of pain, UAB patient regains full function in knee

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Healthy Diet Consumption Among Chronic Pain Populations: A Concept Analysis - PubMed Healthcare providers should incorporate individualized culturally appropriate dietary preferences, food intolerance, and food allergy alternatives in dietary interventions. Also, there is a need for t...

New publication alert: “Healthy Diet Consumption Among Chronic Pain Populations: A Concept Analysis” - PMID 40090774 – by Dr. Edwin N Aroke, @edaroke.bsky.social, who serves on the @uabcappi.bsky.social leadership team. #uabcappi #uab

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Thank you to everyone who came out for the UAB Collegiate Recovery Community Resource Fair! Check out some photos from the event below. ICYMI, @uabcappi.bsky.social will be tabling at Regional Wellness Day 2025 today from 3pm-7pm.
#communitymatters #uabcappi #birminghamalabama

@uabcappi.bsky.social will be tabling at Regional Wellness Day 2025 from 3pm–7pm today at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Come see us!
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi

Come see @uabcappi.bsky.social today at the UAB Hill Student Center’s outdoor Amphitheater for the Collegiate Recovery Resource Fair from 11:00-1:00 in celebration of National Collegiate Recovery Day. Wear purple to help us celebrate!

UAB HSOM and @uabcappi.bsky.social are actively recruiting investigators as part of a major strategic initiative engaged in Addiction, Pain, and/or HIV/HCV.
Clinical (PhD, MD, or PhD) research faculty at all ranks are invited to apply! For more info:
uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/20862

That’s a wrap! UAB CAPPI photos from the 2025 Addiction Prevention Coalition End Addiction Walk. We were delighted to sponsor this large community event which supports the APC’s lifesaving programs / people who use drugs. #UAB_CAPPI #communitymatters

Today is the APC End Addiction Walk. Come join us at City Walk Bham from 10am-1pm, enjoy community, and support lifesaving programs. #communitymatters #UAB #uab_cappi

Come join us if you’re in Birmingham AL. This is a great event to show your support for an organization that does so much to help ppl who use drugs.

The END ADDICTION BHAM Walk 2025 You are invited to come out, build a team of friends and family, and be a part of a movement! Substance misuse continues to impact in our families and our communities in Alabama, so let's come togethe...

CAPPI is proud to be sponsoring the APC’s END ADDICTION BHAM Walk 2025 at City Walk Bham. There’s still time to register. See you tomorrow!
#communitymatters #uab #uabcappi
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Congratulations to CAPPI @uabcappi.bsky.social Senior Scientist, Dr. Stefan Kertesz, on being named the 2025 Bucksbaum-Siegler Clinical Excellence Award Honoree! A well-deserved honor! bit.ly/4jh6wyB

#UAB_CAPPI #UAB #clinicalexcellence #doctorpatientrelationship