In addition to the main OBAT Navigator Training, the Camden Coalition is offering skills labs to dive deeper into particular content areas. This skills lab covers: Explain the importance of understanding trauma Identify patient behaviors as symptoms of previous experiences and potential traumas Understand the role of self-care and team-based care to supporting trauma-informed practice … Read More
The Navigator Support Event is an ongoing opportunity for OBAT navigators and other SUD navigators / case managers to continue learning through: - Discussion of (de-identified) patient cases and support thinking through patient engagement strategies, potential resources, and how to practice self-care while doing this work - Presentations and sharing updated resources about relevant topics … Read More
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 … Read More
Project ECHO is straight-forward, specific and applicable. At every live session we explore active patient challenges from multiple perspectives. We each hold a piece of the puzzle and everyone is welcome to share experiences. You'll meet practitioners from across the state through a simple video interface and become part of a collegial community. You'll have … Read More
Join us on a webinar to hear about talking to patients about cannabis use from a psychiatrist’s perspective. Our ECHO session back in December discussed talking about the harms of chronic cannabis use, especially those with high amounts of THC, in high-risk patients who could suffer negative consequences. Dr. Zerbo from the Northern NJ MAT … Read More
Co-hosted with the Camden Coalition, the MAT Lunch Hours are hour-long virtual meetings to hear from experts and discuss the latest in clinical and non-clinical issues affecting the MAT patient population. Providers, OBAT navigators, peers, advocates, and other stakeholders working in New Jersey’s substance use disorder field are welcome to attend. in this session, we … Read More
Our SUD MAT and Continuous Quality Improvement ECHO series is scheduled to return on February 4th. The first topic will be on the Universal Screening and Diagnosis of OUD in the Office-Based Setting. Project ECHO is straight-forward, specific and applicable. At every live session we explore active patient challenges from multiple perspectives. We each hold … Read More
The topic of this session will be Implementing the OBAT MATRx Model for SUD Project ECHO is straight-forward, specific and applicable. At every live session we explore active patient challenges from multiple perspectives. We each hold a piece of the puzzle and everyone is welcome to share experiences. You’ll meet practitioners from across the state … Read More
Office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) navigators play a critical role in the expansion of medications for addiction treatment (MAT) services in New Jersey. Under the New Jersey MATrx model, OBAT navigators are integral team members in OBAT practices who are tasked with initiating and maintaining a psychosocial treatment plan (care plan) that supports patients through all phases … Read More
In addition to the main OBAT Navigator Training, the Camden Coalition is offering monthly resources calls and skills labs to provide ongoing opportunity for OBAT navigators and other SUD navigators / case managers to continue learning through: Hour long deep dive of particular content areas Discussion of (de-identified) patient cases and support thinking through patient … Read More