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“Reducing the Harms of Incarceration for People with Opioid Use Disorder”was written by Jonathan M. Giftos, MD, Medical Director, Addiction Medicine & Drug User Health (Project Renewal), Former Medical Director, Opioid Treatment Program (Correctional Health Services/Rikers Island), Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; and featuring Karen Hannon, BSN, RN, LADAC II, CARN, Nurse Manager and Corrections Liaison, Office Based Addiction Treatment, Boston Medical Center. This is the eleventh video in a new series launched by Boston Medical Center’s OBAT TTA team–spearheaded by Alicia Ventura, MPH, Director of Research and Special Projects, which aims to provide clinical care teams with education on current issues in the field of addiction treatment.

The entire video series can be found on our website here: https://www.addictiontraining.org/resources/?category=8

This video was produced by 1623 studios out of Gloucester, MA.

In this article in the Boston Globe, OBAT TTA’s Colleen LaBelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN, discusses how the Boston Medical Center OBAT Clinic is supporting patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“Methadone and the risk of prolonged QTc Interval – A risk/benefit discussion” was written by Bradley M. Buchheit, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of  Medicine and Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University. This is the tenth video in a new series launched by Boston Medical Center’s OBAT TTA team–spearheaded by Alicia Ventura, MPH, Director of Research and Special Projects, which aims to provide clinical care teams with education on current issues in the field of addiction treatment.

The entire video series can be found on our website here: https://www.addictiontraining.org/resources/?category=8

This video was produced by 1623 studios out of Gloucester, MA.