Implementing Peer Supports to Maximize Treatment Outcomes
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Implementing Peer Supports to Maximize Treatment Outcomes
Recorded: Thursday, April 4, 2024 to Sunday, April 7, 2024
On-Demand Session
Overview
This 75-minute on-demand session from the ASAM 55th Annual Conference addresses the potential benefit of peers in the treatment and recovery of patients, and the role in addressing disparities.
Peer programs hold great promise to engage and help retain people in OUD/SUD treatment, thereby contributing to improving overall access to treatment and reducing disparities. However, programs must be implemented in a manner that includes support for the peer workforce, and reliable reimbursement. This session, implementing peer programs, will present new findings from a 2023 national survey of the peer workforce, experiences from two programs within different healthcare systems, and discussion of policy options to support and sustain these programs.
The target audience for this Introductory level session includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, other clinicians, researchers, residents, fellows, students, and counselors.
This session addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice
This session addresses the following ICPE Competencies:Teams and Teamwork
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Describe the potential benefit of peers in the treatment and recovery of patients, and the role in addressing disparities
- Develop a peer program strategy based upon data and best practices
- Identify policy options and opportunities to support peer programs
Registration Rates
| Rate Description | Rate |
| ASAM Member | $29 |
| Non-Member | $39 |
| Associate Member | $19 |
| Resident Member* | $19 |
| Student Member* | $19 |
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Registration Open: 05/06/2024 - 04/06/2027
User Access Closed: 05/06/2027
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Karen Scott, MD, MPH
President
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
Dr. Karen Scott is the President of the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE), established in 2018. In this role, she oversees all programmatic and operational directions for the foundation as it carries out its mission of supporting solutions to the national opioid crisis. Dr. Scott has over 25 years of experience in healthcare policy, quality improvement, health services research, and public health. She has worked with public health and delivery system leaders to redesign care and promote health equity, quality and patient safety, and population health improvement. Dr. Scott served as Chief Medical Officer in the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She worked on a range of public health system issues, including quality of care in the Indian Health Service and infectious disease initiatives. Dr. Scott also collaborated to advance policy on social determinants of health and concurrently served in the role of interim acting director of the HHS Office on Women’s Health. Dr. Scott has also led large-scale change initiatives within delivery systems, focusing on public and safety net providers, and the populations they serve. Dr. Scott’s other previous roles include senior leadership positions at The Commonwealth Fund, a national health philanthropy, at NYC Health and Hospitals, the public hospital system for New York City, and at New York Presbyterian Hospital. She has served on the boards of Grantmakers in Health, AcademyHealth and Primary Care Development Corporation.
Dr. Scott is a board-certified physician in preventive medicine. She received her M.D. from Cornell University Medical College and completed a residency in preventive medicine at Johns Hopkins. She received a Master of Public Health at Bloomberg School of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and her Bachelor of Arts in History and Science from Harvard University.
Ken Shatzkes, PhD
Program Director
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)
Ken Shatzkes, Ph.D. is Program Director for the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE). Ken leads FORE’s grantmaking, programmatic, and communications activities and helps to identify new funding opportunities with a focus on patient-centered, evidence-based solutions addressing the nation’s opioid crisis.
Ken has over 15 years of experience performing biomedical research in academic, government, and non-profit settings. In 2017, Ken served as the Science Policy Advisor in the Office of the New Jersey Governor, providing evidence-based recommendations on state opioid initiatives and leading the Governor’s efforts as Chair of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. Working closely with stakeholders and political leadership, he helped author the Commission’s report containing 65 federal policy recommendations aimed at curtailing the opioid crisis. Previously, he was a Rutgers-Eagleton Institute of Politics Fellow, placed in the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he researched, tracked, and informed senior leadership of innovative state-led opioid-related initiatives. Prior to joining FORE, Ken was an Associate Program Officer at the Helmsley Charitable Trust, a global health philanthropy focused on improving patients’ lives, where he supported the development of innovative diagnostics for individuals living with Crohn’s disease. His other previous roles include laboratory research positions at New York University Langone Medical Center, the J. Craig Venter Institute, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Ken earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences (Immunology and Infectious Disease) from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and his B.Sc. in Biology (Molecular Genetics and Development) from McGill University.
Edward Suarez, PsyD, MBA
Assistant Professor
University of Miami/IDEA Exchange
Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Dr. Eddy Suarez is a licensed psychologist who provides care at the intersections of mental health, HIV, and substance use disorders. He was educated and trained in Seattle, Washington in health psychology and now serves as an attending psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Miami/Jackson Health Systems. His academic and clinical training has involved Federally Qualified Health Centers, Department of Corrections, Community Mental Health Centers, Shelters for those Experiencing Homelessness, and County Wide Hospital Systems.
He is one of the co-founders of the first legal syringe services program (SSP) in the state of Florida which started at the University of Miami (IDEA Miami SSP). To date, he has been involved in publishing manuscripts consisting of HIV outbreak detection and response at the IDEA Miami SSP and building specific treatment teams within the Jackson Hospital System. His current CHARM pilot is a qualitative acceptability and feasibility study exploring implementation of Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for People Who Inject Drugs at a Syringe Services Program. He provides street medicine-based services to those experiencing homelessness through a partnership with Camillus House Shelter System and considers himself a social architect who builds bridges that connect people to care.
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Jason Pritchard, CPRS, i-FPRS
Outreach Manager
SaVida Health
Jason Pritchard, CPRS, i-FPRS, Outreach Manager Tennessee and Southern Virginia for SaVida Health, Board of Directors for SAARA of Richmond. Mr. Pritchard worked as a Recovery Program Manager operating under a HRSA grant for Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health. In that position Mr. Pritchard aided in the creation of a 12 person peer recovery program that focused on reentry and second chance employment. Mr. Pritchard has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Virginia Tech. He spent 16 years in active addiction and has been in recovery for the last 12 years. Mr. Pritchard is also a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and peer trainer for both Virginia and Tennessee. He uses his lived experience to aid others in their pursuit of living a recovery lifestyle as a productive member of society. Mr. Pritchard currently works closely with the Faith-Based Community to help break the stigma of addiction and felony backgrounds within the church. Mr. Pritchard spent five years in incarceration and now has a heart for people who are battling the bondage of addiction. In 2018 he was recognized by the Virginia Cares program who awarded him the “Cindy R. Martin Special Achievement Award” for those who excel in society after being incarcerated. Mr. Pritchard is the President of the Washington County, Virginia SAARA affiliate and a member of the Board of Directors for SAARA of Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Pritchard accepted a position with SaVida Health a multistate Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR) organization in July of 2022. As the Outreach Manager for Tennessee and Southern Virginia Mr. Pritchard develops community relationships for SaVida Health to alleviate barriers and break stigma in the community associated with medication assisted recovery. Mr. Pritchard is raising awareness around the successes of harm reduction and necessary treatment related to Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
This activity awards 1.25 Nursing contact hours.
PAs
ASAM has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 05/06/2027. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, ASAM is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 general continuing education credits.
IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)
This educational program is approved by CAADE: #CP40 999 1225.
California Association of DUI Treatment Centers (CADTP)
This educational program is approved by CADTP: #205.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
This educational program is approved by CCAPP: #OS-20-330-1224.
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Upon completion of the activity and online evaluation, all other participants may request a certificate of participation. Participants may submit this certificate of participation to their professional organization/institute as documentation for completing this accredited continuing activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) or Continuing Certification Programs (CCP)
This activity meets the requirements for MOC/CCP for the following primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported for ABA, ABP, ABIM, and ABS. By completing the online credit application and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.
- American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
- American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
- American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
- American Board of Surgery (ABS)
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
- American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
Disclosure Information
In accordance with disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all CME/CE activities. These policies include mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for the Planning Committees and Presenters. All activity Planning Committee members and Presenters have disclosed all financial relationship information. The ASAM CE Committee has reviewed these disclosures and determined that the relationships are not inappropriate in the context of their respective presentations and are not inconsistent with the educational goals and integrity of the activity. Click here to view the full disclosure listing.
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