Meeting People "where they're at": Integrating Medical Care into Harm Reduction Space
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Meeting People "where they're at": Integrating Medical Care into Harm Reduction Space
Recorded: Thursday, April 24, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025
On-Demand Session
Overview
This 75-minute on-demand session from the ASAM 56th Annual Conference addresses principles of low-threshold care, the collaboration between medical and harm reduction specialists, and evidence-based interventions adapted for harm reduction settings.
In pursuit of an ideal model of care that will better engage people who use drugs than traditional medical models, this session will focus on integrating medical and mental health care into harm reduction spaces. Led by a multidisciplinary team with decades of research and clinical experience in harm reduction settings, the multidisciplinary faculty will present principles for low-threshold care and give 3 case examples of evidence-based interventions tailored for syringe services programs.
The target audience for this Intermediate level session includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, other clinicians, researchers, residents, fellows, students, and counselors.
This session addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Medical Knowledge, Systems-based Practice.
This session addresses the following IPEC Competencies: Values and Ethics, Teams and Teamwork.
Learning Objectives
- Upon completion, participants will be able to describe several principles of low-threshold care that incorporate both medical and harm reduction values.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to describe processes for successful collaboration between medical and harm reduction specialists.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to list at least two case examples of evidenced-based interventions adapted for harm reduction settings.
Registration Rates
| Rate Description | Rate |
| ASAM Member | $29 |
| Non-Member | $39 |
| Associate Member | $19 |
| Resident Member* | $19 |
| Student Member* | $19 |
*Residents, Fellows-in-training, Interns, and Students must join ASAM to receive a discounted registration rate. Click here to become an ASAM member. National and Chapter membership dues apply. There is no charge for Students to become a Member, but verification of student status is required.
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Registration Open: 05/26/2025 - 04/26/2028
User Access Closed: 05/26/2028
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the on-demand recording.
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Susan Spratt
Associate Director of Clinical Services
OnPoint NYC
Susan Spratt is the Associate Director of Clinical Services at OnPoint NYC.
A committed healthcare professional, Susan develops clinical strategies to expand access to essential health services for people who use drugs, engage in sex work, and other New Yorkers in need. She began her work in harm reduction as a volunteer at the Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center before joining OnPoint NYC in February 2020 as the Hepatitis C (HCV) Care Coordinator, connecting clients with critical treatment and resources.
Previously, she gained valuable experience in marketing and customer engagement, where she collaborated on expanding outreach channels and building strong client relationships. Now, with nearly five years at OnPoint NYC, Susan leads clinical programs focusing on harm reduction and community-centered care.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English - Drama and Theatre from McGill University and remains dedicated to creating safer, healthier communities in New York City.
No relevant financial disclosures.
Benjamin Hayes, MD
Assistant Professor; Medical Director OnPoint NYC
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Dr. Hayes is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He serves as the Clinical and Medical Director at the Drug User Health Clinic at OnPoint NYC, the site of the first publicly acknowledge overdose prevention centers in the US. This clinic provides on-site, low-barrier addiction treatment and urgent medical care to people who use drugs. Dr. Hayes’ research interests are in improving care for people who use drugs and bridging primary care and harm reduction practices. His current research is supported by an NIH award to study low-dose buprenorphine initiation for people with opioid use disorder.
No relevant financial disclosures.
Andrea Jakubowski, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Andrea Jakubowski, MD MS, is a general internist, addiction medicine specialist, and clinician-researcher at the Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Jakubowski’s research focuses on expanding access to medication for opioid use disorder within and outside traditional healthcare settings. Within the healthcare system, her research has focused on hospital-based MOUD initiation and naloxone distribution. Outside the traditional healthcare setting, she studies integration of medical services in syringe services programs, including low-threshold buprenorphine. She currently has a NIDA-funded career development award to study the implementation of long-acting injectable buprenorphine in SSP and primary care clinics. Dr. Jakubowski provides clinical services in an SSP, opioid treatment program, and with the hospital addiction medicine consult service.
No relevant financial disclosures.
Teresa Lopez-Castro, PhD
Associate Professor
The City College of New York
Teresa López-Castro, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department of The City College of New York. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Graduate Center at The City University of New York and has been a faculty member of CCNY’s Psychology Department since 2014. Her research focuses on the substantial overlap between substance use and mental health problems, particularly trauma-related disorders, and the development of holistic, evidence-based models of health care for people who use drugs. Dr. López-Castro conducts community-engaged research in partnership with the nation’s first overdose prevention center, located in New York City. In collaboration with Dr. Aaron Fox of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Einstein/Montefiore, Dr. López-Castro is currently funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to expand the health services offered at syringe services programs to include evidence-based PTSD care.
No relevant financial disclosures.
Michael Pappas, MD
Senior Clinician: Drug User Healthcare
OnPoint NYC
Mike is a licensed and board certified Family Medicine physician living and working in New York City with interests in primary care, psychedelic medicine, and harm reduction. Mike serves as the Senior Clinician for Drug User Healthcare at OnPoint NYC, which runs the nation's first overdose prevention centers. He is an attending physician at Lincoln Hospital's Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) team. He also is medical director of Cardea, a psychedelic space in New York City. Having previously worked as a case manager, Mike graduated medical school from Georgetown University School of Medicine with distinction in health justice studies and completed residency training in Family Medicine with the Institute for Family Health/Mount Sinai Hospital. He has certification in medical cannabis prescribing in New York State, Ajna Light therapy certification, and has completed multiple courses involving the use of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes. He publishes regularly writing on topics at the intersection of health and social justice and writes regularly for Left Voice.
No relevant financial disclosures.
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 1.25 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 05/06/2028. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Pharmacists
This activity will offer 1.25 pharmacy contact hours (.125 CEUs). Pharmacists will be asked to provide identifying information (e-Profile ID and DOB in MMDD format) in order to receive credit and allow reporting to CPE Monitor. (UAN: JA0000141-0000-25-021-H01)
Note for pharmacists: Not all courses offer CPE Credit. For courses that do offer CPE Credit, pharmacists must claim credit and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate via the Pharmacist CPE Monitor Information survey within 30 days of completing the activity.
ASAM will not report CPE Credits claimed 30+ days after activity completion to ACPE. ASAM will not report CPE Credits without accurate and complete information.
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.
Other Professions - 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 is designed to meet the requirements for MOC/CCP for several primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported and designated for ABA, ABIM, ABP and ABS. By completing the online credit claim and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
This activity offers up to 1.25 CME credits, of which 1.25 credits contribute the patient safety CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.
Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology® and MOCA® are registered certification marks of the American Board of Anesthesiology®
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
This activity has been designed to satisfy the Lifelong Professional Development requirements of The American Board of Preventive Medicine’s Continuing Certification (CCP) requirements. These credits are not reported directly to ABPM. Please save your certificate for your records.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
This activity has been designed to satisfy the CME requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology’s Continuing Certification (CC) requirements. These credits are not reported directly to ABPN. Please save your certificate for your records.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
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