D2 - The Power of Collaboration: Lessons Learned from OTP Partnerships with Massachusetts Jails and Prisons

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Location: Holiday 4, Level 2

CE: 1.5

Primary Presenter(s)

Tracy A. Desruisseaux, LADC-I

Statewide Corrections MAT Director
Spectrum Health Systems
Worcester, Massachusetts

Co-Presenter(s)

Lori Canane, LADC II

Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager
Spectrum Health Systems
Worcester, Massachusetts
Sharif Nankoe, MD, MPA, MA, FASAM

Chief Medical Director, DOC Programs
Spectrum Health Systems
Worcester, Massachusetts

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Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will:

Identify key partnerships necessary to establish OTP services in correctional settings
Describe unique challenges of providing OTP services in Massachusetts jails and prisons, and list strategies for successful implementation in a wide range of security contexts
Discuss innovative approaches to referral pathways into treatment, medication delivery and administration, and linkages to community treatment upon release.

Presentation Summary: The 2018 Massachusetts CARE Act marked a new era in the provision of MOUD in Massachusetts corrections. Spectrum Health Systems, a nonprofit organization with a 30-year history of working with the criminal justice system, collaborated with Massachusetts jails and prisons to provide evidence-based treatment for OUD utilizing the OTP framework. We discuss the key partnerships necessary to establish OTP services for incarcerated patients, and review unique challenges and novel strategies for successful implementation in a wide range of security contexts. We share innovative approaches to referral pathways into treatment, medication delivery and administration, and linkages to community treatment upon release.