Substance Use disorders in Emergency Departments
Purpose: Improve services provided to people with substance use disorder accessing emergency departments for care. Throughout ECHO, we address clinical care, patient and provider experience, and stigma towards people who use drugs. Interprofessional faculty includes physicians, social workers, and peers.
Audience: ED clinicians (prescribing MD, DO, NP, PA), nurses, social workers, pharmacists, behavioral health specialists, practice managers, and quality improvement specialists are encouraged to register. ED teams are highly encouraged to participate together including prescribers and other care team members.
Sample topics: Reducing stigma and using best practice language for substance use disorder care; Medication for Opioid Use Disorder, including buprenorphine and methadone; Management of precipitated opioid withdrawal; Managing alcohol withdrawal; Methamphetamine Use Disorder; Recovery Peers in emergency departments.
Schedule: 12 sessions. Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT, February 23 – May 18, 2027
Faculty:
Ulrika Agnew, MD, Emergency Department/ Addiction Medicine Clinician, Astoria Sunnyside Hospital; Boulder Care
Beth Williams, AGNP/WJNP, MPH, Harm Reduction & Bridges to Care (HRBR) Clinic, OHSU
Shaun Babcock, MSW, Medical Social Worker, OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center
Brennan Washburn, CADC-R, CRM I, PSS, Bend Peer Supervisor and Peer Support Specialist, BestCare Treatment Services
