Delivering Medication Assisted Treatment for Addictions via Telehealth

DigitAS project team, University of St Andrews, School of Medicine

This seminar provides an opportunity to learn about practices delivering telehealth mediated MAT, including legal and pharmacy aspects

This seminar marks the launch of a consultation process funded by the Drug Deaths Task Force (DDTF), Scottish Governemnt and Corra Foundation on best practice approaches on delivering Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder via Telehealth. In keeping with the landscape of substance use in Scotland contributing to drug related deaths, the main focus will be on the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder for example with methadone or buprenorphine. However, with a large number of deaths attributable to polysubstance use, we have included some information on the provision of MAT for other chemical addictions also.This event provides you with the opportunity to hear how services have evolved and developed telehealth mediated MAT in countries with comparable per capita drug related death rates, for example, Canada and the USA. Closer to home, we will also look at how Ireland developed its telehealth delivery model. Finally, we will hear from experts on applicability of the legal and pharmacy related implications to delivery of telehelath delivery of MAT in Scotland. The seminar sets the scene for stakeholders in Scotland, facilitating further discussion around the development of consensus based good practice guidance on meeting the DDTF MAT standards via telehealth. This is particularly important in the current climate whereby we are trying to protect service-users and practitioners from unnecessary risk of exposure to COVID-19. For more information, please contact:Joe TayDigitAS Project Leadjbtwt1@st-andrews.ac.ukGiedre ZlatkutePostdoctoral Fellow DigitAS Projectgz37@st-andrews.ac.ukAlex BaldacchinoProfessor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Addictions, University of St Andrews.Consultant in Addiction Medicine, NHS Fife Addiction Services.amb30@st-andrews.ac.uk

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