Making Addiction Treatment Primary: Enhancing Addiction Medicine Services in Primary Care

Saturday, April 6, 2024

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM

Presenter(s)

Zachary Sartor, MD, FAAFP

Family Medicine Faculty, Curriculum Director, Director for Primary Care Addiction Medicine
Waco Family Medicine, Texas

Slides Handouts
Jose R. Pena, III, DO, FM-OB

Family Medicine Faculty
Waco Family Medicine Residency, Texas
Melissa Esparza, CCMA

Behavioral Health Nursing Lead
Waco Family Medicine Center, Texas
Jacqueline Orler, LCSW

Integrated Behavioral Health Provider
Waco Family Medicine, Texas
Ryan Laschober, MD, FAAFP

Associate Program Director
Waco Family Medicine Residency, Texas

Join a panel of primary care professionals as they share their experience integrating addiction medicine into the fabric of a primary care system. Attendees will gain practical insights into implementation of this clinical model, the role of the team in accomplishing goals, and patient perspectives regarding receiving addiction treatment in their medical home.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Upon completion, participants will be able to articulate the key components of addiction medicine integration into primary care.
Upon completion, participants will be able to explain the roles of various team members in an interdisciplinary collaboration, understanding how such an interdisciplinary approach enhances patient-centered care.
Upon completion, participants will be able to advocate for enhanced integration of addiction medicine into the primary care infrastructure.