Creating Public Access to Immediate MAT Starts: a Partnership Model Linking Telemedicine Touchpoints to Long-Term Comprehensive Treatment Workshop

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A publicly available helpline for opioid use disorder (OUD) can function similarly to tobacco quit lines but be tailored to the needs of opioid use disorder and medication for addiction treatment (MAT). These services can provide immediate connection to peer support and low-barrier access to buprenorphine, methadone, harm reduction resources, and linkage to ongoing care. Staffed by trained counselors/peers and addiction medicine specialists, these lines can offer brief motivational interventions, overdose prevention education, and real-time linkage to telehealth MAT providers as an interim step towards long-term engagement with treatment based in

community health care centers and behavioral health outpatient programs. Around the county the MAT helpline concept is taking root at local and statewide levels as the single most practical and scalable strategy to increase initial engagement of people struggling with OUD.

This workshop will feature physician leaders from a set of innovative and successful regional programs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland who will present actionable strategies to create sustainable and effective programs that build off a backbone of partnership between medical centers, behavioral health programs, and community touchpoints. Technology options, specific financing and sustainability models, traditional and non-traditional staffing options, evolving regulatory and compliance considerations, contracting details and integration with Cal-AIM will be described in this highly interactive workshop.

Speaker(s):

  • Brian Hurley MD  -   Medical Director of the Division of Substance Abuse, Prevention and Control, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
  • Kyle Ragins, MD, MBA  -  Director of Urgent Care Ambulatory Care, Network, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
  • Rebecca Trotsky-Sirr MD  -  Medical Director LAC Jail Health Services
  • Monish Ulla MD  -  Medical Director Alameda Health System Bridge Clinic
  • Andrew Herring MD  -  Chief of Addiction Medicine Alameda Health System, MPI Bridge Center at Public Health Institute
  • Noelle Martinez MD  -  Medical BEAM team SFDPH
  • Aimee Moulin MD  -  Chief of Addiction Medicine, UC Davis; MPI Bridge, Center at the Public Health Institute

PRICE: $275 (Members) | $385 (Non-Members)

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the medication first-approach to medications for opioid use disorder.
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  • Organize an organizational implementation plan that incorporates telemedicine to provide medications for opioid use disorder in accordance with the medication-first approach in publicly funded health systems. 
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  • Develop a plan to reduce the stigma surrounding medications for opioid use disorder through accessible plain language and telehealth services that connect initiation of care to continuity services. 
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 3.00 AMA Category 1
    • 3.00 Attendance
    Course opens: 
    11/01/2025
    Course expires: 
    10/02/2026
    Cost:
    $200.00

     

    • Brian Hurley MD  -   Medical Director of the Division of Substance Abuse, Prevention and Control, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
    • Kyle Ragins, MD, MBA  -  Director of Urgent Care Ambulatory Care, Network, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
    • Rebecca Trotsky-Sirr MD  -  Medical Director LAC Jail Health Services
    • Monish Ulla MD  -  Medical Director Alameda Health System Bridge Clinic
    • Andrew Herring MD  -  Chief of Addiction Medicine Alameda Health System, MPI Bridge Center at Public Health Institute
    • Noelle Martinez MD  -  Medical BEAM team SFDPH
    • Aimee Moulin MD  -  Chief of Addiction Medicine, UC Davis; MPI Bridge, Center at the Public Health Institute

    PHYSICIANS: The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  CSAM takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

    CSAM designates this educational activity/enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™. (Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.) This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

    NON-PHYSICIANS: The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) provides a certificate of attendance for this online course based upon the number of hours you participated, up to maximum of 3. 

    DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

    In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence, CSAM adheres to guidelines and processes to identify and mitigate relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this activity. Unless otherwise noted, faculty did not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies, as defined by ACCME, within the past 24 months. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

    Available Credit

    • 3.00 AMA Category 1
    • 3.00 Attendance

    Price

    Cost:
    $200.00
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