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ORN Summer 2025 - Linking Patients to Treatment With Opioid Use Disorder: Breaking Down Barriers with MATTERS
Description:

This lecture will provide an overview of the MATTERS program and will highlight selected publications related to access to treatment for opioid use disorders, harm reduction approaches, and telemedicine. 

Learning objectives:
At the conclusion of this seminar, attendees should be able to:
  • Describe the basic concepts of the MATTERS program.
  • Explain the causes of obstacles patients encounter when seeking treatment for OUD and some mitigation approaches.
  • Describe recent publications on the topics of telemedicine, harm reduction, and linkage to treatment.
CME

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits Available

Participants in this program may earn the following CME credits:

✔ 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit
✔ 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
✔ 1 AAPA Category 1 CME Credit 
✔ 1 Nurses CNE Credit

Earn valuable continuing education credits while enhancing your professional knowledge!

Instructions and Claiming CME
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What is ORN
  • Help is here! The Opioid Response Network (ORN) is your resource for no-cost education, training and consultation to enhance efforts addressing opioid and stimulant use disorders.
  • ORN has consultants in every state and territory to deploy across prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction.
  • Share your needs via the “Submit a Request” form at www.OpioidResponseNetwork.org. Within one business day, your regional point person will be in touch to learn more.
Speaker:
Joshua Lynch, DO, FACEP

Dr. Lynch, a Buffalo native completed emergency medicine residency at the University at Buffalo. He is a Professor of Emergency & Addiction Medicine at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He works clinically at a variety of emergency departments across Western New York. Dr. Lynch has nearly 25 years of EMS experience and serves as medical director for Mercy Flight of Western New York, several fire departments, and served as a police physician for a local police department for many years. He is the founder and Chief Medical Officer of the MATTERS (Medication for Addiction Treatment and Electronic Referrals) program focused on prevention, education, increasing access to treatment for substance use disorder, and rapid referrals to long term substance use treatment. He has been an invited speaker to many national and international meetings on the topics of emergency medicine, EMS, and addiction medicine. 
DISCLAIMER
ACCREDITATION: 
In support of improving patient care, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESOLUTION:
All conflicts of interest of any individual(s) in a position to control the content of this CME activity will be identified and resolved prior to this educational activity being provided. Disclosure about provider and faculty relationships, or the lack thereof, will be provided to learners.
Funding:
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Summary
Availability:
Registration Required
Access expires on Aug 01, 2028
Location:
Online Meeting
Date / Time:
Aug 13, 2025 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Cost:
FREE
Credit Offered:
1 AAPA Category 1 CME Credit
1 AMA PRA Cat 1 Credit
1 Nurses CNE Credit
1 AOA Category 1A Credit
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