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PHR 2: What's Perinatal Harm Reduction?

Tue, Dec 23

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PHR 1: Understanding the Evidence

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PHR 2: What's Perinatal Harm Reduction?
PHR 2: What's Perinatal Harm Reduction?

Time & Location

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Dec 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

PHR 1: Understanding the Evidence

About the event

During this session, we will discuss how scientific information is produced, including concepts such as case-control matching, statistical significance, and the difference between association and causation. These concepts will guide our discussion of the scientific evidence around 6 kinds of commonly used substances: alcohol, benzodiazepines, cannabis, opioids, stimulants, and tobacco/nicotine.


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Participants will...

  1. report improved confidence in critical analysis skills and understanding of perinatal substance exposure.

  2. practice holistic care planning that identifies substance exposure as one of many intersecting factors influencing health.

  3. recall at least 3 individual level interventions to reduce risk/harm associated with substance exposure for the dyad.


Tickets

  • PHR 2: What's PHR?

    Email Joelle@perinatalharmreduction.org for access to a limited number of discounted spaces. Share your reason (student, single mom, pregnant teen, etc.) and which discount you need: 50%, 75%, or free. Priority: pregnant drug users. CNE awards are not guaranteed and depend on attendance, engagement, and completion of evaluation and post test. We pay processing fees of 4-7% per ticket. Our costs are lower if you enter your VISA or Mastercard number or use Google or Apple Pay. Thank you.

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    DISCLAIMER:

    The information on this site and in our presentations is offered as public health education.

    It does not replace getting individualized care with licensed medical professionals.


    The purpose of Harm Reduction is not to encourage or condone the use of substances.


    Our purpose is to educate patients and providers so they can make informed decisions.

     

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