How do we raise awareness about substance abuse, build skills, incorporate an evidence-based approach, and change practice?
IRETA and Our Services
Annual Report 2015
You’ve been waiting for months. It’s finally here. It’s IRETA’s 2015 annual report!
Anyone Can Become Addicted. Anyone.
PaStop.org is Pennsylvania’s new hub for information on opiate use, addiction, and treatment.
Top Posts and Reflections from the Past 12 Months
IRETA Blog turns three today. Most three-year-olds celebrating their own birthdays don’t see it as an opportunity for reflection, but for us, that’s exactly what it is.
People Who Care About SBIRT Converge in Pittsburgh
Last month’s event, Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment: An Interprofessional Conference was not massive, but it was certainly a major undertaking and a successful one.
Ch-ch-changes
IRETA is saying farewell to our “employee #1,” Kristine Pond, who retires this week.
Standardized patients are powerful simulation technology
Learning SBIRT with standardized patients helps students “practice saying the words themselves.”
Together, Health Professional Associations Determine Core Competencies in Collaboration
In nursing school, you learn about anatomy, epidemiology, ethics. Those topics are covered in medical and dental school, too. But what about working as a team with other medical professionals? How do we teach future health professionals to work together?
Hint: Rhymes with “Poinsettia”
Happy holidays from IRETA!
Substance Users’ Lives Have Value
A Message from IRETA’s Board Chair Rev. Dr. James Simms.
