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Thank you for this humbling opportunity to contribute to this discussion on Medication for Addiction. National leaders share their views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhoN1HR4pA

Leaders on Leaders Podcast Ep. 1 Medications for Addiction Treatment Disclaimer:All of our panelist on stage are vaccinated and spaced out 6 feet apart following CDC guidelines. The members in the audience are all vaccinated a...

Proud to announce our new Open Access Book! International Responses to Combat COVID-19 and other Public Health Threats!
https://www.intechopen.com/books/9504

Science-Based Approaches to Respond to COVID and Other Public Health Threats COVID-19 and other public health threats have contributed to more than six million deaths globally in a short amount of time. As such, there is an urgent need to respond to these threats in a way that improves global health and wellbeing. Written by a diverse group of exemplary scientists, the thirt...

Because populations suffering from mental health and substance abuse are at high risk of COVID-19, it is critical to engage behavioral health providers in the vaccine rollout.
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210128.105637/full/

To Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Engage Behavioral Health Providers | Health Affairs Blog As states refine their plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they should engage behavioral health providers to develop strategies to reach the populations they serve.

I-Lead Institute updated their website address.

Our efforts for Latino Representation and Inclusion (LRI) in the Academy paid off. Latino leaders front and centered
https://academyhealth.org/blog/2021-01/academyhealth-today-announced-formation-advisory-group-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-health-services-research?MessageRunDetailID=4141576034&PostID=24371894&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

AcademyHealth today announced the formation of an Advisory Group on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Services Research | AcademyHealth The Advisory Group is providing strategic insights on how to develop continuity across AcademyHealth’s diversity, equity and inclusion activities. Members represent a variety of lived experiences, racial/ethnic identities, gender identities, geographies, organizational settings, areas of professio...

Proud to be an Innovation Fellow at Yale!
http://www.innovationtoimpact.com/erick-guerrero/

Erick Guerrero Dr. Erick Guerrero has a background in clinical psychology, social work and organizational behavior. He completed his doctoral degree at the University of Chicago, where he received training in addiction health services research. As a clinician, Dr. Guerrero has provided counseling to individuals an...

Training opportunities for you, your team and your institution.
https://youtu.be/juJu2mg5y5M

Sexual Harassment in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine How can academic institutions improve in the era? This video presents the top four tips for how organizations can prevent and address sexual harassmen...

Check out our strategies to implement and disseminate evidence-based system approaches to prevent sexual harassment
https://acpublicsummit2020.pathable.co/

2020 Public Summit of the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education 2020 Public Summit of the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education

https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/events/antiracism-allyship-and-authenticity/

Antiracism, Allyship, and Authenticity: Building Internal Capacity for Institutional Change – Center for Positive Organizations

We need to fight this virus together. Because Health and Economic Disparities will impact everyone in the long run.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-27/california-latinos-black-people-hit-even-harder-by-coronavirus

California Latino, Black residents hit even harder by coronavirus as white people see less danger As COVID-19 cases spike, Latino and Black residents of Los Angeles County now have double the mortality rate of white residents.

Wearing face mask are a minor inconvenience. But they are proven to prevent COVID-19 infections.

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Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US | Health Affairs Research Article Health Affairs Vol.0 No.0 Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US

Coping with loneliness during the pandemic. Organizational scholar provides suggestions.

youtu.be/oWGQY7ma0as

Preventing Loneliness in a Pandemic (CBA Organizational Wisdom Studio Episode 2) How can organizational members prevent loneliness in a pandemic? - Loneliness symptoms - How loneliness spreads - Managing work-life boundaries - Power of ac...

Check out this overview on how the pandemic is affecting healthcare for Latinos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEBeHgHFu4Y&feature=youtu.be

UnidosUS CARES: OVERVIEW Learn with UnidosUS expert Clarissa Martínez-De-Castro, Deputy Vice President at the Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation, what is the CARES Act and...

Our new book is out! Check it out, it is FREE

https://www.intechopen.com/books/effective-prevention-and-treatment-of-substance-use-disorders-for-racial-and-ethnic-minorities

Effective Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders for Racial and Ethnic Minorities | IntechOpen Despite the significant burden of substance use disorders (SUD) across the world, SUD treatment systems face significant challenges to ensure immediate access to effective care. Prevention and treatment of SUDs is generally underfunded and its effectiveness to reduce substance use is frequently ques...

Check out this free training on dissemination and implementation research by the Natl Cancer Institute

https://www.academyhealth.org/blog/2019-11/expanding-reach-dissemination-and-implementation-research-training?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=B&utm_campaign=Nov_2019_D%26I

Expanding the Reach of Dissemination and Implementation Research Training | AcademyHealth The National Cancer Institute unveiled an open access training program to help close the gap between research and practice by building researchers’ dissemination & implementation capacity.

Diversifying boards is the first step, giving them Voice is second. Actions speak louder than words.

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/diversifying-boards-means-ceding-control-are-white-nonprofit-leaders-ready/?utm_source=NPQ+Newsletters&utm_campaign=34f53c85d9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-34f53c85d9-13048053&mc_cid=34f53c85d9&mc_eid=7cc5f9d92a&fbclid=IwAR31ZnGkRbqknwz2avOsm3W4AKd4hvUjCWQq7V9ij-QIu4pot1kzVUaM-rM

Diversifying Boards Means Ceding Control—Are White Nonprofit Leaders Ready? An initiative in Springfield, Illinois seeks to diversify nonprofit boards. An unanswered question remains, though: are white leaders willing to yield power?

Research profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Erick_Guerrero

Erick G. Guerrero | MA, PhD | i-Lead Institute I am an organizational researcher committed to eliminating health care disparities through the use of implementation and organization sciences. I address organizational factors that can be modified to enhance the effectiveness of health care services. I establish multidisciplinary research collabora...

Access our publications here:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/erick.guerrero.1/bibliography/41144054/public/?sort=date&direction=descending

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The I-LEAD Institute joins the fight against Opioid addiction wiht our partner "LiveStories"

https://www.livestories.com/webinars/fighting-disease-with-data

Webinar - Fighting Disease with Data Combating Opioid Addiction in Your Community - LiveStories | Make Data Work for You Every year the U.S. Census Bureau releases new information about communities across the country. With hundreds of topics covering every city, county, and census tract in the United States, finding what you need can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

You need an implementation strategy - take your pick!

https://youtu.be/rXceNpPhf6s

TIDIRC: Implementation Strategies This lecture provides an overview of implementation strategies, their role in implementation science, how they are categorized, classified and measured, and ...

Good ideas start with a good design

https://youtu.be/RwLW9JnOv_I

TIDIRC: Study Designs in Implementation Science This lecture provides an overview of common D&I study designs, including observational, experimental, quasi-experimental, and hybrid effectiveness-implementa...

If you did not measure it, it did no happen how you say it happened.

https://youtu.be/3k3XxhHU_Lo

TIDIRC: Implementation Science Measures This lecture provides an overview of D&I measures, outcomes, and available resources. This session is part of the curriculum for the Training Institute in Di...

Research needs a model, theory or framework to tell the story
https://youtu.be/P0XvhGw_VsU

TIDIRC: Implementation Science Models, Theories, & Frameworks This lecture provides an overview of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks, covering why they are important in D&I research, how they shoul...

Wonder how interventions are implemented with fidelity and how to adapt them? Check out this training

https://youtu.be/xA4FZhoZvvk

TIDIRC: Fidelity & Adaptation of Interventions in Implementation Science This lecture provides an overview of intervention fidelity, defined as: “extent to which the intervention was delivered as planned. It represents the quality...

What you need to know about implementation science

https://youtu.be/wQJjrmmXCOM

TIDIRC: Introduction to Dissemination & Implementation Science This lecture provides an overview of the rationale and underpinnings of D&I research, parses the similarities and differences among dissemination research, r...

I-LEAD Institute+UNAM+ITAM+Natl Institute of Psychiatry - Statistical training using national drug use databases in Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoY0DMUPUzA&feature=youtu.be

Proyecto Encuesta Nacional de adicciones Invitación a participar en el proyecto.

I-LEAD Institute members contribute scientific knowledge to protect our communities from drug abuse and HIV

https://www.isated.com/how-sexually-transmitted-infection-testing-in-outpatient-substance-abuse-treatment-can-help-reduce-infection-rates-in-the-united-states/

How Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Can Help Reduce Infection Rates in the United States - iSATed Dr. Erick Guerrero and the iSATed research team.

We are pushing for better care for people struggling with drug use and mental health issues

https://www.isated.com/whats-keeping-the-mental-health-system-from-providing-substance-use-disorder-services/

What’s Keeping the Mental Health System from Providing Substance Use Disorder Services? - iSATed Dr. Erick Guerrero and the iSATed research team.

Research Findings: Program Director's leadership makes a difference in delivering effective drug treatment

https://www.isated.com/leadership/

Leadership - iSATed Dr. Erick Guerrero and the iSATed research team.

Our collaborator, Live Stories, shows us how the opioid epidemic looks like in Los Angeles County.

https://www.isated.com/the-opioid-epidemic-in-los-angeles-county-california/

The Opioid Epidemic in Los Angeles County, California - iSATed Dr. Erick Guerrero and the iSATed research team.

https://www.isated.com/factors-that-predict-abstinence-in-substance-use-disorder-treatment/

Factors that Predict Abstinence in Substance Use Disorder Treatment - iSATed Dr. Erick Guerrero and the iSATed research team.

Audio Presentation on Implementation Science applied in Substance Abuse Treatment

http://www.eventscribe.com/2016/AADR/assets/audio-flash/255203/presentation_html5.html

Overview of Implementation Science with Examples of Successful IS in Substance A

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Our book's review is out.

https://www.behavioral.net/blog-entry/bringing-evidence-based-macro-practices-ebmps-behavioral-healthcare

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Erick_Guerrero

Erick G. Guerrero | MA, PhD | i-Lead Institute | ResearchGate I am an organizational researcher committed to eliminating health care disparities through the use of implementation and organization sciences. I address organizational factors that can be modified to enhance the effectiveness of health care services. I establish multidisciplinary research collabora...

How does leadership need to look like to deliver effective drug treatment?

https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13012-016-0438-y

Identifying and ranking implicit leadership strategies to promote evidence-based practice implementation in addiction health services Despite a solid research base supporting evidence-based practices (EBPs) for addiction treatment such as contingency management and medication-assisted treatment, these services are rarely implemented and delivered in community-based addiction treatment programs in the USA. As a result, many clients...

How far do I have to go for treatment in Spanish?

Hasta donde tengo que ir para tratamiento en Espanol?

https://rdcu.be/bPSHQ

Availability of substance abuse treatment services in Spanish: A GIS analysis of Latino communities in Los Angeles County, California The percentage of Latino clients entering outpatient substance abuse treatment (OSAT) in the United States has increased significantly in the past 10 years. Evidence suggests that a lack of services in Spanish is a significant barrier to treatment access among Latinos. Using a geographic information...

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ZTm62eOOLulDX

Drivers of continued implementation of cultural competence in substance use disorder treatment The purpose of this study was to examine whether the key characteristics of organizational decision makers predicted continued implementation of five …