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Opioids, Opioid Use Disorder, Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Access to Behavioral Health, Capacity Planning
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Hospital Team Sets up Patients for Successful Treatment and Recovery
About two years ago, the Buprenorphine Team — or B team — was formed at Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, in collaboration with Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. Our goal is to offer Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for patients with opioid use disorder who are admitted to the hospital and then transition that care to the community setting at discharge.
Opioids, Substance Use Disorder, Wellness/Preventive Care, Access to Behavioral Health, Opioid Use Disorder
Blog: New website, interactive modules aim to reduce OUD stigma
Stigma leads to discrimination and creates barriers for people to seek treatment and access care, write Richard Bottner, a physician assistant and affiliate faculty member at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, and Rebecca Chickey, AHA’s senior director of Behavioral Health Services. Read this first article in a series about reducing stigma to learn about a new website and training focused specifically on substance and opioid use disorder stigma.