July Team-Based Care Meeting: Alcohol and Opioid Use “Beyond the Basics”

In July, 120 people attended the Team-Based Care meeting for the RI primary care community. Nelly Burdette, PsyD, joined us for a presentation on ‘Substance Use Beyond the Basics.’ Dr. Burdette is the Associate Vice President of Integrated Behavioral Health at Providence Community Health Centers and the Senior Integrated Behavioral Health Program Leader for CTC-RI. Dr. Burdette’s presentation focused on alcohol and opioid use in RI and provided attendees with up-to-date RI data, treatment options, and information about co-morbidities. Penny Lee Palazzo, RN, of Wood River Health Services, rounded out the presentation with a case study from her work with a patient in opioid recovery. The slide deck for this presentation is available here, and a recording can be viewed here. Thank you to presenters Dr. Burdette and Penny Lee Palazzo. Thank you as well to Prospect Health Systems, who initially developed this presentation with Dr. Burdette and graciously allowed us to present it to a wider audience.

Register now for September Team-Based Care Meeting: “Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults” with Max Zubatsky, Ph. D presenting. In lieu of a CTC-RI-hosted Team-Based Care meeting in September, we hope that the primary care community can attend a presentation from the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center, “Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults” featuring presenter Max Zubatsky, Ph.D. The presentation will be held via Zoom on September 19 at 8am. For more details and to register, view the flyer here.