Clinical Excellence and Standards of Care

MTS2 - Expanding Access to Suboxone Using Rural Telepsychiatry and in the Community Mental Health Center Setting

Monday, April 11, 2022

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: Gaylord National, Chesapeake 7-9

Presenter(s)

Frank E. Shelp, MD, MPH

Senior Medical Director
Centene Behavioral Health
Montpelier, Virginia
Jeffrey Eisen, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer
Behavioral Health Network
Portland, Oregon

Slides

Virtual treatment is here to stay. Explore the special considerations that affect substance use treatment and medically-assisted treatment (MAT) and take a closer look at the collaborative model at Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services CSB.

Learning Objectives:

Gain knowledge of the prevalence of opioid substance use disorder in areas of low health care access.
Understand the requirements and challenges associated with MAT through remote virtual means.
Understand the successes and challenges of a collaborative care model in a low socio-economic region supported by remote telemedicine services.