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Past Events from June 16, 2021 – February 17, 2021 – Page 19 – Northern New Jersey MAT Center of Excellence Past Events from June 16, 2021 – February 17, 2021 – Page 19 – Northern New Jersey MAT Center of Excellence

PCSS Exchange: Continued Access to MOUD for Medically Challenging Patients

Virtual

Following clinical management of new and continuing patients, we need to consider how to ensure continued access to buprenorphine treatment for medically challenging patients. How do we ensure quality MOUD care for those with medical issues that may affect induction, dosing, medication choice or formulation? The session will review best practices for delivering buprenorphine to … Read More

SUD ECHO Program: The Evidence Behind the Low-Barrier MOUD Approach

Virtual

The COEs are leading biweekly, interactive virtual educational sessions on MAT and continuous quality improvement topics. Register below for the ECHO series and to receive free CE credits. First 2021 ECHO Session: Friday, Feb 5th, 12pm-1pm Objectives: Participants will be able to: Define low barrier MOUD Identify the barriers to a low-threshold approach to MOUD … Read More

Navigator Support Event

Virtual

Hosted by the Camden Coalition, Navigator Support Events are ongoing opportunity occurring every two months for OBAT navigators to continue learning through de-identified patient cases, discussion of patient engagement strategies, and sharing of updated resources about relatives topics. This is similar to the MAT Lunch Hours but specific for patient navigators. These will be held … Read More

MAT Lunch Hour: The Importance of Partnerships with MAT and Housing Providers

Virtual

Open forum featuring guest speakers to discuss medication-assisted treatment (MAT) issues and an opportunity to network! Julia Orlando, the Director of the Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Services Center in Hackensack, NJ will be presenting on how MAT providers and others in the SUD space can collaborate with housing providers to help patients get … Read More

MAT Lunch Hour: A Treatment Strategy for Stimulant Use Disorders

Virtual

This session will feature Richard Rawson, PhD, Professor Emeritus at UCLA Dept. of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Research Professor at the University of Vermont. Dr. Rawson will share his experiences on stimulant use disorder and discuss a model of care and applicability in patients with MOUD. Dr. Rawson has published many papers in the … Read More

OBAT Navigator Training: Session #1 of 4

OBAT Navigator Training 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 … Read More

OBAT Navigator Training: Session #2 of 4

OBAT Navigator Training 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 … Read More

OBAT Navigator Training: Session #3 of 4

Virtual

OBAT Navigator Training 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 … Read More