New Telehealth and Substance Use Disorders Care II Considering Health Equity 01.24.2022

Telehealth and Substance Use Disorders Care II: Considering Health Equity Recording

Peer learning session on Telehealth and Substance Use Disorders Care. Presenters will speak to their experiences facilitating care for patients with SUDs, and lessons learned from implementing telehealth modalities to strengthen patient engagement, expand access to services and promote retention in care. Promising practices and treatment interventions will be explored, including current strategies for addressing health disparities experienced by marginalized patients. Participants will learn how providers have adapted telehealth flexibilities and clinical workflows to improve service delivery, as well as learn how interventions focused on improving health equity can help to identify communities with urgent treatment needs.

 

Panelists:

  • Tiffany Lu, MD, MS, Medical Director, Montefiore Buprenorphine Treatment Network
  • Dawn Goddard-Eckrich, Ed.D. Associate Research Scientist, School of Social Work, Columbia University
  • Jacob Samander, MD, Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Open Door Family Medical Center
  • Dave Guggenheim, PsyD, Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
  • James Merrick, LMSW, Project Director, CCBHC, Callen-Lorde