ORN Fall 2023 - The Evolution of Buprenorphine: Prescribing practices and efforts to increase MOUD access-Recording

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In this webinar, Dr. Bradley Stein discusses the evolution of buprenorphine prescribing practices and efforts to increase access to medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). He highlights several barriers to buprenorphine prescribing, including the limited number of clinicians seeking an X-waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, the difficulty patients face in finding prescribing clinicians, and the lack of access to buprenorphine in certain pharmacies. Dr. Stein also emphasizes the importance of education and training for clinicians, as well as ongoing support and consultation to increase their confidence in prescribing buprenorphine. He suggests that efforts should not only focus on increasing the number of prescribing clinicians, but also on supporting those who are already prescribing to treat more patients. Additionally, he discusses the role of telehealth in increasing access to buprenorphine and the need to ensure equity in telehealth services. Dr. Stein concludes by highlighting the importance of a comprehensive and holistic approach to increase access to and utilization of buprenorphine for the treatment of OUD.

Keywords

webinar

buprenorphine prescribing practices

opioid use disorder

X-waiver

access to buprenorphine

clinicians

telehealth

education and training

holistic approach