B2 - Reverse the Cycle: Peer Interventions & Hospital-Based MAT Induction in Rural Appalachia

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Location: Holiday 4, Level 2

CE: 1.5

Primary Presenter(s)

Sadie Smith, MSW

Chief Program Officer, Behavioral Health
Mosaic Group
Towson, Maryland

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Co-Presenter(s)

Brian Myers, MBA, MTS, CMPE

System Director of Behavioral Health
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Abingdon, Virginia

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will:

Identify key barriers associated with the care of OUD patients in a hospital setting and deploy strategies to address stigma around MAT and OUD.
Leverage tools provided to evaluate readiness and ability of their local health care system to integrate improved interventions for the OUD patient population.
Describe the components of the Reverse the Cycle model to begin discussions in their local systems about approaches to improve care for the OUD patient population.

Presentation Summary: The presentation will discuss the partnership between Mosaic Group and Appalachia Regional Healthcare that leveraged federal resources, national expertise and local leadership to combat the opioid epidemic in rural America. Through this partnership, Mosaic Group has integrated Reverse the Cycle, a comprehensive ED-based substance use response program including universal screening, peer intervention, community support for overdose survivors and MAT initiation in seven hospitals across Kentucky and West Virginia. The partnership has increased access to MAT and helped to address the significant stigma around OUD and MAT in the clinical settings and communities where it has been deployed.