Providing patient-centered care for individuals receiving treatment services for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) requires coordination across healthcare and social service providers. Establishing connections and interagency collaboration among OTPs and community agencies, such as emergency departments, skilled nursing facilities, and correctional institutions, can support long-term recovery.
Participants will hear from Dr. Ruth A. Potee, a Massachusetts-based addiction medicine physician who speaks nationally on addiction, substance use, and the development of the teenage brain to audiences of parents, students, medical professionals, teachers, school counselors, emergency medical workers, courthouse staff, law enforcement, correctional officers, and the general public.
Dr. Potee has tailored this 1-hour webinar to provide key information to providers working with OTPs in Massachusetts. We hope to bridge basic awareness of OTP services with opportunities to partner, from navigating the 72-hour rule and chain-of-custody delivery to understanding the new flexibility in methadone treatment admissions.
This session is designed to leave plenty of time for Dr. Potee to answer your questions.
Who Should Attend?: All staff (clinical, administrative, and support) who work with patients who receive methadone for OUD.
- Emergency Departments & Hospitals
- PCPs, Pharmacies, & Withdrawal Management
- Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
- Jails, Prisons & Legal Settings
- OBATs & Community Health Centers
- Peer Recovery Centers & Residential Programs
By the end of this session, participants will be able to::
- Identify basic treatment elements of Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs)
- Assess how biases and other barriers affect patient care
- Summarize key changes in OTP patient care
- Identify opportunities to partner with OTPs
