Training

Virtual meeting

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Description

At this month's Addiction Journal Club session, we will be joined by the author Raagini Jawa, MD, MPH, FASAM, to go over "Estimated Clinical Outcomes and Cost-effectiveness Associated With Provision of Addiction Treatment in US Primary Care Clinics" by Jawa R, Tin Y, Nall S, et al. Click here to read the article.

This drop-in session is open to individuals working in addiction medicine nationwide. Every month, we will review an evidence-based article and discuss its implications for SUD practice. This includes new research studies and landmark studies relevant to substance use disorder practice.

Our monthly Addiction Journal Club is intended to be a distinct offering from other BMC Grayken Center for Addiction TTA events. This meeting is designed to be less didactic and more of an interactive review of emerging data and trends related to the care of persons who use substances. This monthly drop-in meeting provides an opportunity to network with addiction colleagues and share experiences about clinical practices.

Please register via Zoom using the link at the top of this page to attend this session.

Intended audience

Individuals working in the field of addiction medicine. 

Speakers

Raagini Jawa, MD, MPH, FASAM (she/her)

Dr. Jawa is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and a clinician investigator in the Center for Research on Health Care at the University of Pittsburgh. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Jawa's research focuses on studying implementation of harm reduction services for individuals with substance use disorders within health settings, developing multidisciplinary provider facing interventions to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and non-infections complications of drug use. Clinically, she specializes in providing low-barrier skin and soft tissue infection and wound care, office-based addiction treatment in the Internal Medicine Recovery Engagement Program, and is a consulting specialist on the Endovascular Infection Service at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Jawa completed her MD-MPH at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and her Internal Medicine and Chief residency and Combined Infectious Disease and Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Boston Medical Center.

Nancy Regan, MSN, FNP, CNM, CARN-AP (she/her)

Nancy is a clinical nurse educator for Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance, where she contributes to the development and delivery of continuing education programs, peer-reviewed publications, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and other resources for providers supporting patients with substance use disorders. Nancy is also a nurse practitioner, board certified in both family medicine and midwifery with over a decade of experience working in addiction treatment. Prior to joining the Grayken TTA team, Nancy held a position as director of the substance use disorder program at the Community Health Center of Cape Cod, where she maintains clinical practice. Nancy began her career in a community health center in South Boston managing a wide range of pediatric, prenatal, and adult patients. She later transitioned to addiction medicine at High Point Treatment Center in Jamaica Plain where she worked in an acute treatment setting of medically supervised detoxification and treated acute and chronic medical issues on a Crisis Stabilization Services Unit. Nancy also participated in the HEALing Communities Study — a multi-state study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse aimed at reducing overdose deaths — as a lead community partner, facilitating treatment on demand and engaging and empowering other community providers. She received her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in 2011 from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions and her Master of Science in Nursing Midwifery in 2017 from Frontier Nursing University. She also holds certification as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse – Advanced Practice (CARN-AP) through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board (ANCB).

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS/DPH), Opioid Response Network (ORN), Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA)

Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI083343 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.