Consortium Management 101

Many federal and state substance use disorder funding opportunities necessitate community consortiums coming together to work on substance use issues. Despite this, there are few resources on how to facilitate and manage these groups to produce participation and bring real change to communities. This presentation will focus on the development and maintenance of opioid-specific consortiums. Specifically, the presentation will detail how to initiate a sustainable consortium and how to manage it effectively for optimal community engagement. The presentation will detail key communication strategies to facilitate group participation across the consortium and will disseminate leadership tactics for project directors and community facilitators to use in their own projects. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES Summarize key consortium building strategies. Model effective consortium leadership. Communicate successful communication strategies to generate and maintain consortium engagement. PRESENTERS JK Costello, MD, MPH Behavioral Health Consultant/Physician Denver, Colorado Lindsay E. Houston, MPH Boulder, Colorado NURSING CEs This webinar is not eligible for Nursing CE.