MIRECC / CoE

VISN 1 New England MIRECC Education

The Education Core serves a vital function within the VISN 1 New England MIRECC. The MIRECC supports and sponsors local and regional conferences and workshops as well as grand rounds and other educational programming related to improving treatments and access to health care services for Veterans with SUD and addiction issues. In addition, we make available resources that we have developed for health care professionals and Veterans with SUD, including training manuals, videos, and PowerPoint presentations. Further information about our available education products can be found in the topic areas listed below. 

• Tobacco Cessation Resources

  • Tobacco Cessation and PTSD
  • Tobacco Cessation and Bipolar Disorder

• Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain Resources

  • A Brief Values Based Intervention for Early Recovery from OUD
  • Online Interventions for Chronic Pain and MOUD

• Manualized Psychosocial Rehabilitation Interventions

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Social Support for Veterans with PTSD (ACT-SS)
  • Veteran Outreach Into the Community to Expand Social Support (VOICES)
  • Veteran Integration to Academic Leadership & Supported Education (VITAL-SEd)
  • Supported Employment: Engage and Keep (SEEK)

VISN 1 MIRECC Early Career Grant Writing Seminar Series

• The VISN 1 MIRECC hosts a weekly virtual grant writing seminar, open to early career investigators across the VISN to support their development, writing, and submission of career development awards. Admission to the group is determined on a case-by-case basis, to ensure seminar alignment with each participant's needs. The weekly one-hour meetings includes didactics on NIH, ORD and VISN-wide early career grants, as well as review of members' grant documents. A one-semester commitment (January to June; September to December) is required. Please contact seminar co-leads Drs. Erin Reilly or Victoria Ameral if interested or for more information.

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