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Description

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-education program is designed to increase the capacity of health care providers to implement high-quality addiction treatment within primary care settings in Massachusetts.

Comprehensive care to serve patients with SUD entails a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach, which may need to include physicians, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, nurses, patient navigators, clinic support staff, and others depending on each patient's unique needs. The MA OBAT ECHO® encourages participation from all members of the team caring for patients with SUDs and is an interdisciplinary learning community. All participants will be given access to education about addiction treatment and have the opportunity to learn from experts in the field of addiction as well as from one another. 

What takes place during a teleECHO® clinic?

• Participants join the teleECHO® clinic from desktop or mobile devices using free videoconferencing software Zoom.
• Member of hub team presents brief didactic lecture on subject related to overall theme of ECHO® clinic.
• Case Presentations, Discussions, and Recommendations:
  • 2-3 clinic participants present real de-identified patient cases to get feedback from other teleECHO® participants, as well as specialists on the hub team. A written summary of recommendations is created for each case by the ECHO® hub team and provided to the presenting participant.
• Participants are eligible for free CNE, CME, SW, LMHC, LADC/CADC, or Recovery Coach credit by completing a brief questionnaire at the conclusion of each teleECHO® clinic. 

Intended audience

Nurse practitioners (NP), medical doctors (MD), nurses (LPN/RN), social workers (LCSW/LICSW), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC), Certified Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC), Community Health Workers (CHW), recovery coaches, counselors, Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC)

Speakers

Donna Beers, RN

Accreditation information

1.5 hours of continuing education units will be granted to all nurses, LMHCs, MDs, PAs, LCSW/LICSWs, and LADC/CADCs who attend and complete the evaluation within 48 hours. The MA OBAT ECHO is approved as a provider of continuing professional development by: American Nurses Association, Massachusetts; Boston University School of Social Work Professional Education Programs; Boston University School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education; MaMHCA

Certificates of Participation will be granted to recovery coaches and CHWs who attend and complete the evaluation within 48 hours.

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