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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.

To read the full article, click here.

“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.

“HIV Prevention in People Who Inject Drugs: PrEP and PEP” was written by Jessica Taylor, MD, Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Faster Paths to Treatment, Boston Medical Center. This is the ninth 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.

“Be Prepared: Develop an Overdose Response Plan” was written by Donna Beers, MSN, RN-BC, CARN, Associate Director of the Care Continuum for the HEALing Communities Study Massachusetts. This is the eighth 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.

“Educating Clients on Safer Injection Practices” was written by Gabriel Wishik, MD, MPH, former physician provider for Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program and current Instructor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center. This is the seventh video released as part of an educational 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.

Five videos from the Office Based Addiction Treatment Training and Technical Assistance (OBAT TTA) team have been recently released! These videos are part of a series that aims to condense topical issues impacting the quickly-evolving field of substance use disorder treatment into bite-sized videos. Each video tackles a different topic and begins with a testimonial from an expert in the addiction field sharing their own first-hand experience, followed by an animated explainer segment.

These videos cover topics including the intersection of pain and addiction, written by Daniel Alford, MD, MPH; polysubstance use, written by Alexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc; challenging patient conversations, written by Lexie Bergeron, MPH, LCSW; family planning in addiction treatment settings, written by Annie L. Potter, MSN, MPH, NP, CARN-AP; and young adults with substance use disorder, written by Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, MS.

This videos project has been spearheaded by Alicia S. Ventura, MPH, Director of Special Projects and Research for OBAT. Videos were produced by 1623 Studios out of Gloucester, MA. Stay tuned for more videos to be released soon!

 

 

In this article on Boston Medical Center’s Health City newsletter, OBAT TTA’s Justin Alves, RN, ACRN, CARN, shares insights on getting ahead of methamphetamine use, a mounting concern in the opioid crisis.

To read the full interview, click here.

In this episode of Boston Med Talks, Sarah Bagley, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine and Director of the CATALYST Program at Boston Medical Center, and Alicia Ventura, MPH, Director of Special Projects and Research, Office Based Addiction Treatment at Boston Medical Center, share how to increase awareness and understanding of substance use disorders, what goes on during recovery month, and the importance of family engagement in addiction treatment. Access the podcast here: https://radiomd.com/bmc/item/40692-the-importance-of-family-engagement-in-addiction-treatment

As part of the NIH HEAL Initiative, Boston Medical Center will partner with 16 communities across the state of Massachusetts in order to implement Office Based Addiction Treatment and other services, with the goal of reducing opioid deaths by 40% over 3 years.

To read more about this study, click here.

If you’re interested in learning more about the nationwide HEAL Initiative, you can do so here.

The NIDA-funded TAAB Study recently started enrolling patients within BMC’s OBAT clinic, with the aim of finding out whether technology-driven directly observed therapy can help improve adherence to medication for addiction treatment. Intervention study participants will use the eMocha mobile app over a 12-week study period in order to film short daily videos of themselves taking their buprenorphine.

Alicia Ventura, MPH, OBAT TTA’s Director of Special Projects and Research, was recently interviewed by Addiction Professional for an article about the research study.  To read the article, click here.