Practice Management Webinar
How to be a Hospitalist Opioid Use Disorder Champion

How to be a Hospitalist Opioid Use Disorder Champion

Practice Management Webinar

Thursday, November 18, 2021

2020 was a record year for drug overdose deaths. The hospitalist role in providing effective care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) has never been more important. Recent policy changes to the X-Waiver for treating OUD have made it easier for more hospitalists to engage in this work at a critical reachable moment. In this webinar, two physicians and one physician assistant will discuss their experience in becoming OUD treatment champions.

Each panelist practices in different regions of the country and will share strategies for obtaining institutional support, identifying community partners for post discharge treatment linkage, and reducing stigma experienced by patients with OUD. Physician panelists will discuss their path to Addiction Medicine Board certification, and opportunities for board certification outside of an Addiction Medicine fellowship program which are available through 2025. Instructions for how to become X-Waiver certified will close out the didactic portion of the session before an open time of Q&A with attendees.

Speakers:
• Marlene Martin, MD
• Richard Bottner, DHA, PA-C
• Susan Calcaterra, MD, MPH

This session is approved to be advertised as offering 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ (one credit hour).