Substance Use Disorder Care Continuum ECHO^®

BMC's SUD Care Continuum ECHO^® takes place from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM EST on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month (some exceptions during the Summer). Cycle 4 will run from June 21 to December 20, 2021.

Boston Medical Center's (BMC) 12-part Substance Use Disorder Care Continuum ECHO^® (SUD Care Continuum ECHO^®) offers training and support in addiction treatment, with a focus on supporting front line addiction treatment workforce. This includes health providers in Acute Treatment Services (ATS), Crisis Stabilization Services (CSS), Transitional Support Services (TSS), Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP), long-term residential program, sober and recovery homes, primary care, and psychiatry. This free, case-based tele-mentoring program is designed to increase the capacity of health care providers to implement high-quality and evidence-based addiction treatment.

The SUD Care Continuum ECHO^® is an interdisciplinary learning community that encourages participation from all members of the team caring for patients with SUD. Participants learn from experts in the field of addiction as well as from one another. Free CME, CE, and CEU credits are available.

The ECHO^® Model uses a simple videoconferencing platform (Zoom) to link participants across Massachusetts and the SUD Care Continuum ECHO^® Hub Team at BMC. Care teams have the opportunity to learn from each other and to receive specialist input from the interdisciplinary Hub team. The foundation of the teleECHO^® clinic is case-based learning, in which participants discuss real de-identified patient cases. Each SUD Care Continuum ECHO^® session includes a brief didactic relevant to the treatment of patients with addiction. Subjects include:

• Alcohol Use Disorder
• Tobacco Cessation
• Art Therapy
• Engaging Pharmacists
• Addressing the Equity Gap
• Soft Tissue Infections
• Engaging Women
• Suicide Prevention

For more information or to register, email the BMC OBAT ECHO^® team.