Exploring New Jersey’s Efforts to Increase Access to Medications for Addiction Treatment in Primary Care

Join this webinar on December 9, 2021 (10:30 am – 12:00 pm ET) to learn about New Jersey’s efforts to increase access to medications for addiction treatment (MAT) in primary care through the NJ MATrx Model, which made office-based addiction treatment a Medicaid reimbursable service.

The webinar, made possible by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will explore the NJ MATrx Model to increase access to office-based addiction treatment, including updates for New Jersey providers. It will highlight supports for primary care providers looking to increase their capacity and comfort-level providing MAT, and feature insights from New Jersey providers on the benefits and lessons related to managing addiction in primary care.

Stakeholders across New Jersey ― including health care providers, health care systems, and managed care organizations ― are encouraged to join this 90-minute event.

Featured Speakers

• Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM, Center Head, Cooper Center for Healing; Division Head for Addiction Medicine and Medical Director for Government Relations, Cooper University Health Care; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
• Clement Chen, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist/Academic Detailer, Department of Psychiatry CARE Center, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Northern New Jersey MAT Center of Excellence
• Andrew Johnstone, FNP-BC, Primary Care MAT Director, Jefferson Health of New Jersey
• Iris Jones, LPC, LCADC, CCS, NCC, Manager of Clinical Operations and Therapist for Addiction Medicine, Center for Healing
• Mouy Pan, Program Manager for Clinical Redesign Initiatives, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
• Landon Taylor, MD, Assistant Professor for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rowan Medicine Neuromusculoskeletal Institute; Mentor, Southern NJ Medication-Assisted Treatment Center of Excellence
• Steven Tunney, RN, MSN, Chief Behavioral Health, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services at the NJ Department of Human Services