Northern New Jersey MAT Center of Excellence

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 … 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 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

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, 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

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

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 … 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.