Live Webinar on July 10, 2:00 pm: Opioids are a medication class used to manage pain; however, their efficacy is matched by a significant level of risk to the patient (e.g., Dowell et al., 2022). The opioid "crisis" (e.g., Keefe et al., 2022) has been used to refer to the significant increase in the use of both prescribed and illicit opioids and the negative consequences resulting from this increased use. This study will situate opioid prescribing within the risk communication context by assessing the strategies physicians use to manage the risks presented to their patients by opioid medications. Constructs from the extended parallel process model (Witte, 1992) will be used to guide interviews with up to 40 physicians about which opioid-related risks they choose to communicate to patients and the extent to which they view themselves as risk communicators as related to prescribing opioids.

Live webinar on September 10, 2:00 pm: This webinar offers an essential overview of what to expect on the ground at the 2025 SOPHE Advocacy Summit: Finding Common Ground – Pathways to a Healthier Nation. Designed to equip both new and returning attendees, this session will walk through the day-to-day flow of the Summit.