Director of Harm Reduction Services
Baystate Medical Center
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, United States
Dr. Bill Soares is the Director of Harm Reduction Services in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Baystate Medical Center. He is a practicing emergency physician and researcher, with a focus on expanding medication treatments for patients with opioid use disorder. In his role as Director of Harm Reduction Services, Dr. Soares oversees take-home Narcan, harm reduction safer supply distribution, and buprenorphine induction programs throughout the four emergency departments in the Baystate Health System.
Bill's research focuses on clinical decision-making in the emergency department. He is completing a NIDA K08 (1K08DA045933-01) project evaluating provider decisions to prescribe discharge opioid medications to patients presenting with an acutely painful condition. Additionally, Bill is a site PI of a UG3/UH3 prospective trial (4UH3DA047003-02) evaluating the implementation of an enhanced electronic ordering system on buprenorphine prescribing.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.