IRETA is saying farewell to our “employee #1,” Kristine Pond, who retires this week.
IRETA and Our Services
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.
Completing the Program is Important…But it’s Just the First Step
IRETA recently completed a program evaluation of the Level 3C Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program at Renewal, Inc, a nonprofit providing alternative housing and community corrections services for individuals in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and Federal justice systems.
What is SBIRT and why might it fit well in mental health settings?
Sort of amazingly, research on SBIRT for risky substance use in mental health settings is scant. That’s why we’re excited about a large randomized clinical trial that UCLA kicked off last year.
What the heck is spirt?
What is this S-B-I-R-T? Why do you keep using it like I’m supposed to know what it means? IRETA works to offer accurate information about substance use and substance use disorders and we know that the information hardly matters if it doesn’t make sense to you.
We Now Have Real-Time Overdose Data, Which is Great News
Health professionals, public servants, and regular folks can now access accurate data on fatal overdose in Allegheny and other Pennsylvania counties.
We’re Two Today!
Celebrating IRETA Blog’s birthday! We blog for two reasons: 1) we want to help substance abuse prevention people do their jobs better and 2) we want to help expand the conversation about addiction and substance use.
