Washington State Hospital Association

Opioid Harm Prevention Peer Forum Series
2026-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Zoom
Mondays | 12:00–13:00 | WSHA Hospital Members Only | Register Here
About the Series
Across Washington, hospital teams are working every day to reduce opioid‑related harm and strengthen patient‑centered care. This year, WSHA is honored to launch the 2026 Opioid Harm Prevention Peer Forum Series—a statewide learning community built by hospitals, for hospitals.
This series reflects the feedback we received from hospital leaders about the areas they most want support, including:

Opportunities to learn directly from peers
Practical tools for screening, training, shared decision making, and MOUD prescribing, including long-acting injectable buprenorphine
Strategies for community resource linkage to ongoing care
Support for pediatric pain management and reducing variation
Tools to leverage MME/24 hour for ongoing improvement
Guidance for caring for pregnant persons and adolescents with OUD

2026 Quarterly Webinar Schedule
Registration Link: https://wsha-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/CbGoLUcjShG6qeseLXRlEA

Quarter 1 — Screening, Training & Shared Decision‑Making Models
Monday, March 16 | 12:00–13:00
Objective: Learn from hospital peers implementing practical workflows that strengthen patient engagement and clinical safety to strengthen staff confidence in successful identification of patients at-risk of harm from opioids, including how to effectively offer MOUD.
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Quarter 2 — OUD Referrals & Community Resource Pathways
Monday, June 15 | 12:00–13:00
Objective: Real examples of hospital-community partnerships that ensure patients can access the treatment they need, including in-person and virtual options.

Quarter 3 — Pediatric Pain Management & MME Best Practices
Monday, September 14 | 12:00–13:00
Objective: Member insights on improving pediatric pain care, reducing above‑guideline prescribing and leveraging MME tools to guide safer decisions.

Quarter 4 — Innovation Strategies: Pregnancy Care, Adolescents, & Long‑Acting Buprenorphine
Monday, December 14 | 12:00–13:00
Objective: Forward looking practices supporting pregnant person, adolescents, and early adopters of using long-acting buprenorphine across hospital care settings.

Registration
Register to access all four quarterly sessions here.

Invitation to Participate as Panelists
This series is built on the belief that learning accelerates when we learn from each other.
WSHA welcomes hospitals interested in sharing their experience—large or small, early steps or mature programs.
Whether you’ve piloted a new workflow, built a referral partnership, refined prescribing practices, or discovered a small change that made a big difference, your peers want to hear from you.

Interested in joining a panel?
Contact: tinas@wsha.org

SDOH Workgroup
2026-12-29 10:00 - 11:00
WA hospitals are invited to join the WSHA Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) Workgroup. The purpose of the workgroup is to support inpatient screening for health-related social needs, improve documentation and reporting of SDOH measures and to develop referrals or programs to address patient-identified social needs.
Register Here
