Northern New Jersey MAT Center of Excellence

Open forum featuring guest speakers to discuss medication-assisted treatment (MAT) issues and an opportunity to network!

Join us for the next MAT Lunch Hour to network and collaborate. This MAT lunch hour will feature Peter Treitler and Jim Lloyd, research specialists from the Rutgers Institute of Health, who will be presenting data on the impact of COVID-19 on MOUD providers in New Jersey.

This session focuses on "Beginning Effective Implementation of an MOUD Practice." PCSS-X is a project within PCSS that provides implementation technical assistance to healthcare organizations and providers for the use and/or expansion of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). This program is free and you are welcome to participate … Read More

This session is re-scheduled from 12/23/20 and is on "Advocacy in Harm Reduction for Substance Use Disorders." This MAT Lunch Hour will feature Wesley McWhite, Policy and Development Manager with Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, who will be presenting on advocacy in the harm reduction and substance use space in New Jersey, including Harm Reduction Center expansion … Read More

PCSS-X is a project within PCSS that provides implementation technical assistance to healthcare organizations and providers for the use and/or expansion of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). This program is free and you are welcome to participate in any of the sessions. Next Session: Thursday, January 21st, 3pm-4pm … Read More

This session's topic is: HIV Prevention and PrEP for the SUD Population, presented by Dr. Rachel Ehrman-Dupre from Cooper University Health Care.  All are welcome to network, collaborate, and participate!

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 … Read More

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

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, … Read More