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Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19
Background
The COVID-19 emergency has tested the public health, medical, and public safety infrastructure of the United States (U.S.) in unprecedented ways. As the focal point for public health in their communities, local health...
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
Background
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
The Effectiveness of Telemedicine to Prevent Relapse among a Clinical Sample of Substance-Use Disorder Patients: an Experience from a Developing Country during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Kristiana Siste, MD, PhD, Day 5, 11:00-12:31
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022
Presentation:
- The Effectiveness of Telemedicine to Prevent Relapse among a Clinical Sample of Substance-Use...
Innovative approach for smartphone applications to share trustworthy information on parenting and family skills – the scaling of Children Immunization App (CIMA) in Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa - Dr. Ziad El-Khatib, Day 4, 11:00-12:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022
Presentation:
Innovative approach for smartphone applications to share trustworthy information on parenting and...
کورونا وائرس وبائی مرض کے دوران نشے کی لت کی سہولیات کی طرف سے اپنائی جانے والی حکمت عملی صحت یابی یا مادہ کے استعمال کی خرابی کے ساتھ جدوجہد کرنے والے افراد کے علاج میں مدد کرنے کے لئے: ایک اسکوپنگ جائزہ
اس جائزے کا مقصد کورونا وائرس کی بیماری 2019 (کووڈ 19) وبائی امراض کے دوران علاج کی حمایت اور برقرار رکھنے کے لئے نشے کی سہولیات کی طرف سے اپنائی گئی حکمت عملی وں اور اقدامات کی نشاندہی کرنا اور ان کی تشکیل کرنا تھا۔
Recommendations "Web outreach for people who use drugs"
The UNODC Regional Program Office for Eastern Europe (Kiev, Ukraine), in collaboration with the Humanitarian Action Fund (St. Petersburg, Russia), issues recommendations on web outreach for people who use drugs (PWUD), including people who...
Is telemedicine the answer to rural expansion of medication treatment for opioid use disorder? Early experiences in the feasibility study phase of a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Trial
Abstract
Telemedicine (TM) enabled by digital health technologies to provide medical services has been considered a key solution to increasing health care access in rural communities. With the immediate need for remote care due to the...
Telehealth during COVID-19: The perspective of alcohol and other drug nurses
This study aimed to explore the experiences of alcohol and other drug nurses transitioning to telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Best Practices for Integrating Medical Students Into Telehealth Visits
Abstract
Telehealth has become an increasingly important part of health care delivery, with a dramatic rise in telehealth visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth visits will continue to be a part of care delivery after the...
Virtual Twelve Step Meeting Attendance During the COVID-19 Period A Study of Members of Narcotics Anonymous
Abstract
Objectives:
Face-to-face meetings are key components of Twelve Step (TS) fellowships’ support of members’ abstinence. Home confinement during COVID-19 made this less feasible. Our objective was to ascertain whether a...
Use of Technology in Psychosocial Treatment for Methamphetamine Use
This webinar describes how telephone, mHealth (text-messaging and apps), and computer-based interventions are used in the treatment of methamphetamine use. Key elements of the webinar include
- the research supporting each modality ...
Providing addiction services during a pandemic: Lessons learned from COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures have made in-person mutual help groups inaccessible to many individuals struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs). In this paper, we share our experience training volunteers to facilitate SMART Recovery groups and SMARTline
At the forefront of a pandemic: COVID-19 through the eyes of psychotherapist at a drug treatment facility
The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions associated with it have changed people’s lives in almost all countries. However, very few realize how the lives of people with drug use disorders – who are among the most vulnerable and in need of...
Telehealth Reading List
Looking to learn about telehealth or telemedicine and what it looks like in practice? Take a look at our latest reading list to find out more.
Experiences of Clinicians Transitioning to Telemedicine
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many practitioners to shift their practice online, using telemedicine to treat Opioid Use Disorder. This has allowed for the continuity of essential care whilst adhering to the social distancing guidelines...
کوویڈ 19 وبائی مرض کے دوران مریضوں کی دیکھ بھال
نشے کی لت کی خدمات کے لئے ٹیلی ہیلتھ تک رسائی کی حمایت: ریگولیٹری جائزہ اور عام مشق کے غور و فکر
اس دستاویز کا مقصد، جسے امریکن سوسائٹی آف ایڈکشن میڈیسن (اے ایس اے ایم) نے جمع کیا تھا، کووڈ 19 وبائی مرض کے دوران ٹیلی ہیلتھ کے استعمال سے...
Telehealth Learning Series for SUD Treatment and Recovery Support Providers
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network, the Center for Excellence on Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI), the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers, and the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse...
ڈبلیو ایچ او گائیڈ لائن: صحت کے نظام کو مضبوط بنانے کے لئے ڈیجیٹل مداخلت پر سفارشات
اس گائیڈ لائن کا بنیادی مقصد ابھرتی ہوئی ڈیجیٹل ہیلتھ مداخلتوں پر شواہد کے تنقیدی جائزے پر مبنی سفارشات پیش کرنا ہے جو صحت کے نظام کی بہتری میں حصہ ڈال رہے ہیں ، فوائد ، نقصانات ، قبولیت ، فزیبلٹی ، وسائل کے استعمال اور برابری کے خیالات کی...
Telehealth Tips from Turning Point
In the shadow of COVID-19, telehealth has been pushed to the forefront of service delivery. Everyone is working rapidly to establish quality telehealth systems to replace face-to-face therapeutic encounters with clients.
But for some...
ڈیجیٹل ہیلتھ: کوویڈ 19 کے دوران غیر متعدی بیماریوں کے ساتھ رہنے والے لوگوں کے لئے صحت کی دیکھ بھال کو برقرار رکھنے کی حکمت عملی
غیر مواصلاتی بیماریاں (این سی ڈی) دنیا بھر میں اموات اور معذوری کی بنیادی وجہ ہیں۔ ان دائمی حالات کا مؤثر انتظام بڑی حد تک مسلسل ، جوابدہ ، قابل رسائی ، اور معیار کی خدمات اور کامیاب مریضوں کی مصروفیت اور خود انتظام پر منحصر ہے۔
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