Events

Supporting MAT in Primary Care and Emergency Room Settings

Symposium Webinar

Friday, October 23, 2020 - 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EDT

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic disease and, as such, the long-term management can and should be done in a primary care setting. Pharmacotherapy for OUD saves lives; however, there are many gaps in access to medications. This session will outline strategies for overcoming barriers to treatment of OUD in a primary care setting. It will provide examples of successful clinical programs that are using different primary care models to provide medications for OUD.

Peer Advocates in the Rural Opioid and SUD Recovery Movement

Symposium Webinar

Friday, October 23, 2020 - 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

ROCovery Fitness is a supportive community of physically active individuals brought together by sober living, committed to creating an environment of healing and recovery. ROCovery utilizes peers—individuals with lived experience—to drive all programs as well as encourage a self-directed recovery process. Peer recovery support services are strengths-based, build recovery-oriented systems, and offer hope. They are adaptive across the continuum of care and are distinguished from professional treatment and mutual aid support groups.