Session #3: Meeting the Challenge: Navigating the Opioid Crisis in Charlottesville and Beyond

Join the UVA Medical Alumni Association and the UVA Department of Anesthesiology Office of Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship for a three-part series:

Meeting the Challenge: Navigating Complex Pain Management Issues

Participation is free of charge and most appropriate for Physicians, Nurses, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, and other Healthcare Professionals.

Each session is accredited for 1 hour: you may choose to participate in a single session or multiple.

UVA Health Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1^TMCredit(s). Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

The University Of Virginia School Of Medicine awards one hour of participation to each non-physician participant who completes this educational activity; more information will be provided at the session. The University of Virginia School of Medicine maintains a permanent record of participants who have been awarded hours of participation. CME transcripts may be obtained at CME Village (click on Transcripts and follow the instructions).

UVA Medical School Alumni will have the opportunity to earn CME credit alongside their former classmates and current housestaff, and faculty, on a universally relevant topic. They will hear from current faculty with expertise in anesthesiology, pain management and pain psychology. This series will highlight Department of Anesthesiology pain programs as a resource for alums across the country, as well as for our local community.

Part 3: Navigating the Opioid Crisis in Charlottesville and Beyond: Prescribing Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain
Thursday, January 15, 2026
7:00pm
Zoom Webinar

Speakers:

Dr. Dania Cyd Chastain, UVA Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Director, UVA Dept of Anesthesiology Office of Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship (OPMOS)

Dr. Matt Holland, UVA Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Learning Objectives:

• Enhance understanding of drugs found in the communities and potential impact on your patients
• Recognize the unpredictability of illicit drugs and threats from illegal pharmacy sites on the internet.
• Discuss UVA Dept of Anesthesiology Office of Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship’s response to the opioid crisis
• Provide information on indications and strategies to initiate and manage buprenorphine in the outpatient setting.

Brief Description:

Dr. Chastain will address the dangers posed by fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and illegal online pharmacies. Participants will learn about identified overdose dangers as well as novel substances recently identified in communities nationwide. She will then discuss the mission of OPMOS in this new reality. Then Dr. Holland will provide information on indications and strategies to initiate and manage buprenorphine in the outpatient setting.

This lecture will count as 1 CME/CE required by many states for opiate management and/or buprenorphine management.

OPMOS is a resource for you, and for your patients. Let us know if you are interested in an educational program to meet the needs of your practice or organization. Get involved—tell us what you’re seeing, tell us what you need at OPMOS@uvahealth.org or reach us by phone in the UVA Department of Anesthesiology at (434) 924-2283.