OBAT Navigator Skills Lab: Trauma-informed Care
2021-12-02 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Virtual
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
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OBAT Navigator Support Event
2021-12-08 12:00 - 13:00
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 such as harm reduction, strategies for identifying new community resources, telephonic engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.
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Exploring New Jersey’s Efforts to Increase Access to Medications for Addiction Treatment in Primary Care
2021-12-09 10:30 - 12:00
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

Rutgers ECHO: Case Based Application - How to Talk to Patients About Marijuana Use
2021-12-10 12:00 - 13:00
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.
In this forum, Lynda Bascelli, MD and Brian Colangelo, LCSW will be discussing ways to talk to patients about marijuana use in the healthcare setting.

Talking to Patients About Cannabis Use: A Psychiatrist's Perspective
2022-01-24 13:00 - 14:00
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 Center of Excellence will be leading this talk.

MAT Lunch Hour: Buprenorphine Dispensing in Pharmacies
2022-01-26 12:00 - 13:00
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 will discuss how access to buprenorphine in key in reducing morbidity and mortality of OUD, but if patients are not dispensed buprenorphine at pharmacies, these benefits cannot be gained. Our pharmacists and 2 pharmacists in the community, one independent and one chain, will present their perspectives of the barriers to buprenorphine in the community pharmacy setting. With a better understanding of these unique issues, we can collaboratively find solutions to increase access to MOUD overall.

Project ECHO: Universal Screening and Diagnosis of OUD in the Office-Based Setting
2022-02-04 12:00 - 13:00
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 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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

Project ECHO: Implementing the OBAT MATRx Model for SUD
2022-02-11 12:00 - 13:00
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 through a simple video interface and become part of a collegial community. You’ll have a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

OBAT Navigator Training
2022-02-15 09:30 - 12:00
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 of their treatment.
Hosted by the Camden Coalition, this training series of six webinars focuses on foundational knowledge and actionable information for OBAT navigators such as:

Introduction to substance use disorders, harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and the OBAT model
Approaches for building relationships and putting harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and care-planning into practice in a clinic-based setting
Best practices in connecting patients to behavioral health and social service resources including specific community resource identification and referral tools

The training series is free for OBAT navigators and providers/clinical support staff. If you are not an OBAT navigator or a provider but are interested in participating in the training, please contact us. Please also note that participants are required to attend all 6 sessions in order to receive a Certificate of Completion. If you are unable to attend all of the sessions, please contact Camden Coalition for approval before registering.

February 15 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
February 22 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
March 1 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
March 8 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
March 15 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET
March 22 | 9:30 – 12:00pm ET

License specific CEUs are available for Nurses, Social Workers, Pharmacists and Physicians, and interdisciplinary continuing education credits are available for other disciplines.

OBAT Navigator Monthly Resource Calls & Skills Lab
2022-02-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-07-21 12:00 - 13:00
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 engagement strategies, potential resources, and how to practice self-care while doing this work
Presentations and sharing updated resources about relevant topics such as harm reduction, strategies for identifying new community resources, telephonic engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more

These events will take place every 3rd Thursday of the month at 12pm – 1pm

MAT Lunch Hour: Extended Hours for Methadone Access
2022-02-23 12:00 - 13:00
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.
https://camdencoalition.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpd-2srDwiGtf3kB-BiY44GEb-SkiqDhgB

Project ECHO: MOUD: Which Option is Best for My Patient?
2022-03-04 12:00 - 13:00
The topic of this session will be on determining which medication for opioid use disorder is best to prescribe for your patients.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

Project ECHO: Maximizing the Role of Your OBAT Support Staff
2022-03-11 12:00 - 13:00
The topic of this session will be discussing ways you can maximize the role of your OBAT support staff.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

OBAT Monthly Resource Calls & Skills Lab
2022-03-17 12:00 - 13:00

MAT Lunch Hour: Wound Care
2022-03-23 12:00 - 13:00
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.

Project ECHO: Dosing Strategies for Buprenorphine in the Age of Fentanyl
2022-04-01 12:00 - 13:00
This session will focus on the different dosing strategies when prescribing buprenorphine in today’s age of fentanyl.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

Project ECHO: Overcoming Addiction Through Empathy
2022-04-08 12:00 - 13:00
The topic of this session will be on overcoming addiction through empathy.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

OBAT Monthly Support & Skills Lab
2022-04-21 12:00 - 13:00

MAT Lunch Hour: City of Paterson's Rapid Access to Buprenorphine Program
2022-04-27 12:00 - 13:00

Project ECHO: Embracing the Long-Term Use of MOUD
2022-05-06 12:00 - 13:00
The topic of this session will be on embracing the long-term use of MOUD.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

Project ECHO: Measuring Treatment Goals
2022-05-13 12:00 - 13:00
The topic of this session will be overcoming the stigma of addiction and how language plays a factor into that.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

MAT Lunch Hour: Topic TBD
2022-05-25 12:00 - 13:00

Project ECHO: Place in Therapy for Injectable Buprenorphine
2022-06-03 00:00 - 13:00
The topic of this session will be discuss what the place in therapy for injectable buprenorphine could be.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

Project ECHO: Place in Therapy for Injectable Buprenorphine
2022-06-10 12:00
The topic of this session will be discussing initial and follow up assessments you can provide for a patient you encounter with substance use disorder.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

MAT Lunch Hour: ATLAS Treatment Locator in NJ Launch
2022-06-22 12:00 - 13:00

Project ECHO: Drug Testing Interpretation
2022-07-01 12:00 - 13:00
The topic of this session will be drug testing interpretations.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.

Project ECHO: Best Practices for Documenting the SUD Encounter
2022-07-08 12:00 - 13:00
The topic of this session will be best practices for documenting your encounter with a patient with substance use disorder.
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 a comfortable place to return and will build on what you’re learning, month to month.
