Team hosts statewide OBAT meeting: “Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Linking Providers, Innovations, and Science”

The BMC OBAT team hosted this first-annual Massachusetts-wide OBAT conference May 25 at the Four Points Sheraton in Norwood. In attendance were 116 providers and administrators engaged in OBAT at 38 community health centers and hospitals across the state. Break-out sessions were organized by region to encourage local collaboration. The sessions addressed cutting-edge research findings on topics including: caring for substance-exposed newborns, opioid use disorder and pain management, and treating adolescents and young adults.

Attendees included nurses, doctors, social workers, LADAC/CADACs, community health workers, administrators, and others
Colleen LaBelle and Aislinn O’Keefe unveil the new OBAT website

Colleen T. Labelle, MSN, RN-BC, Director of MA STATE OBAT nominated to AMERSA Board of Directors for 2017-2019 as Member-at-large.

Colleen will assume this role and receive the 2017 Betty Ford Award at the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) annual conference in Washington, D.C. this November. This award is presented to an individual who has had a significant impact on the field of addiction, particularly with regards to women’s issues, education and recovery. Learn more.