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Given the chronic nature of addiction, and the expected increase in insured patients under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Acts, it is expected that more patients will receive treatment for substance use disorders. This session looks at Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) integration within this new paradigm. SBIRT in adult primary care is cost-effective, but research on implementation is lacking. The ADVISe study examines whether non-physician (versus physician) delivery of SBIRT in primary care clinics increases implementation. Washington State was awarded one of the early SBIRT grants to develop SBIRT programs in 9 hospital emergency departments. Also examined is whether SBIRT alone might serve as an unintended intervention (assessment reactivity).

Session Objectives: Assess the impact of screening for substance use disorders in emergency departments. Describe SBIRT implementation strategies in an integrated care system. Compare the availability of substance use disorder screening and treatment services across New York state Federally Qualified Health Centers.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)