Recovery Month Edition
Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger
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Maryland Addiction Consultation Service provides phone consultations, education, training, and support to primary care and specialty prescribers in addressing the needs of their patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain management.
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Half & Half MAT Waiver Trainings
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Central Maryland
Wednesday, October 9 | 7:30 am - 12 pm
Presented by MACS Consultant, Christopher Welsh, MD
Free! 8 CMEs upon completion of live & online portion.
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Eastern Shore
Wednesday, November 6 | 7:30 am - 12:45 pm
Presented by MACS Consultant, Eric Weintraub, MD
Free! Up to 8 CMEs pending approval.
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MAAPC Pharmacology Update 2019
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Saturday, September 28 |
7:30 am - 4:30 pm
MACS C
onsultant, Michael Fingerhood, MD, will be presenting on "My patient is on opioids. What do I do?"
and the MACS Team will be tabling. Stop by to say hi and learn about our services!
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2019 NPAM CE Conference:
Pharmacology Focus
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Saturday, October 12 | 7 am - 5 pm
MACS Consultant, Alexander Pappas, MD, will be presenting on "Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Update: from X-Waiver to Expert Care" and the MACS Team will be tabling. Stop by to say hi and learn about our services
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Save the date: MACS webinars
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Tuesday, October 15 | 12 - 1 pm
Presented by MACS Consultant, Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH
Details coming soon.
December: Date to be determined
Presented by MACS Consultant, Aaron Greenblatt, MD.
Details coming soon.
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During the 30th anniversary of
Recovery Month
, communities across the nation will reflect on their positive strides and their plans to make recovery support services more accessible so people can live meaningful and productive lives.
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What can prescribers do to make recovery support services more accessible?
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- Practice a “whole person” approach to prevention and treatment—meaning caring for an individual’s physical and mental health simultaneously. Visit MACS' education page for trainings and resource page for clinical tools.
- MACS can help. Call 1-855-337-MACS. Our team of addiction consultants support primary and specialty care prescribers in the identification and treatment of substance use disorders and chronic pain management.
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September is also Pain Awareness Month. Because of stigma and even shame, people with pain are often afraid to speak up about their experiences. But sharing our stories–whether with loved ones, coworkers, clinicians or policymakers–is essential to creating awareness and positive change. This year, U.S. Pain Foundation is focusing its efforts around the theme, “Let’s Talk About Pain.”
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New program helps doctors treat people with substance use disorders
MACS in the news! Dr. Eric Weintraub, a MACS Consultant, speaks with a local, Easton, MD newspaper about MACS services.
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Using Telemedicine to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Areas
"Evidence from observational studies suggests that telemedicine is an effective tool for treating Opioid Use Disorder, at least until more rural physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants seek and receive waivers from the DEA to prescribe buprenorphine for OUD."
Interested in getting your buprenorphine waiver? Sign up for the
waiver training
on 10/9 or 11/6. Questions after obtaining your waiver? MACS can help.
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Expanding low-threshold buprenorphine to justice-involved individuals through mobile treatment: Addressing a critical care gap
"...Offering on-demand, flexible and de-stigmatizing treatment may serve as a first point to connect high-risk populations with the healthcare system and interventions that reduce risk for overdose and related harms." MACS Consultant, Michael Fingerhood, MD, is an author of this article.
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HOLIDAYS | The MACS line will be closed:
October 14 - Columbus Day
November 11 - Veteran's Day
November 28-29 - Thanksgiving
December 25 - Christmas Day
January 1 - New Year's Day
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Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine
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Guidance from ASAM about the effective use of drug testing in the identification, diagnosis, treatment and promotion of recovery for patients with, or at risk for, addiction.
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2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Report Data Findings
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This report from SAMHSA summarizes key findings from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for national indicators of substance use and mental health among people aged 12 years old or older in the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the United States.
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