Addressing Complex Health, Identity and Social Factors in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

MA OBAT ECHO®: Addressing Complex Health, Identity and Social Factors in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

Boston Medical Center's (BMC) 12-part Massachusetts Office Based Addiction Treatment ECHO® (MA OBAT ECHO®) offers training and support in addiction treatment, with a focus on comprehensive care for patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). The free, case-based tele-mentoring program is designed to increase the capacity of primary care teams to integrate addiction treatment using a multidisciplinary care model.

Learning Objectives:

• Define “syndemics populations” as populations affected by multiple marginalized identities.
• Discuss unique considerations for working with syndemics populations and how to approach treatment of substance use disorders in the context of these other factors.

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