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A Pharmacy-Based Approach to Caring for Individuals with Opioid-Use Disorder
March 2, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Deaths from drug overdoses rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the need for a more proactive approach to treat individuals with opioid use disorder. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) combined with compassionate, stigma-free care is an approach that can make a difference. Unfortunately many of those who are prescribed treatment often encounter barriers, such as travel, inconvenient hours, time-consuming paperwork and bureaucracy, stigma and more.
A recent study from researchers at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital and the University of Rhode Island enabled pharmacists trained in the foundations of addiction treatment to be a convenient and community-based location for patients to access care and medication.
Please join the IPRO QIN-QIO on March 2 to learn more about this pharmacy-based approach from Dr. Jeffrey Bratberg, a study author and clinical professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy.
0106-9999-23-014-L08-P
(1 contact hour; 0.1 CEU-Knowledge-based)
Upon participation in this session, attendees will:
1. Recognize the urgent need for barrier-free medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder,
2. Explain the key elements of a of pharmacy-based buprenorphine induction, and
3. Describe the benefits of expanding access.
JEFFREY BRATBERG, Pharm.D., FAPhA
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
University of Rhode Island
College of Pharmacy