Substance use disorder is a complex brain disease and can present itself differently in each individual, especially in emergency and other in-patient medical settings. Please join us virtually on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 2 PM to learn more about how Baystate Franklin Medical Center offers an array of Addiction Consult Services (ACS) to help when needed most to ensure the best health outcome. One can register for this free event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuf-CurD4jHtCOCGDXe6c1BHhxML76vZCY

Featuring:

• Jodi Stack, President/Chief Operating Officer, Baystate Franklin Medical Center
• Dr. Rakesh Talati, Chief/Medical Director, Baystate Franklin Medical Center Emergency Department
• Dr. Adam Chamberlain, Medical Director for Addiction Services, Baystate Franklin Medical Center
• Dr. Ruth Potee, Medical Director, Opioid Task Force and Medical Director for Addiction Services, Behavioral Health Network
• Rachel Katz, NP director, Addiction Services, FOH Medical Respite, Clinical & Support Options
• Tiarra Fisher, PhD. Student, New York University, and former HEALing Communities Study Community Coordinator

This one-hour session will discuss:

1) Why the formation of the ACS was important

2) How it happened initially with HEALing Communities Study funding

3) How ACS is being used

4) How the model has been expanded to the other rural hospitals under Baystate Health

5) How the model can be replicated in other rural areas as part of documented research

This is part of the 2024 Franklin County/North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study Lessons Learned Education Services.