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UNH training program will increase access to addiction treatment

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Project ECHO participants hosting a PACT MAT training

Participants from UNH's department of nursing and Institute for Health Policy and Practice host the first Project ECHO MAT training for health providers in New Hampshire.

The 麻豆app has launched a听听鈥� a virtual learning model 鈥� to develop a Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) training program for community medical providers across New Hampshire and nurse practitioner students at UNH.

MAT is an evidence-based treatment approach that combines behavioral therapies and medications to treat substance use disorders. Its rollout across New Hampshire will help to increase the behavioral healthcare workforce capacity and improve access to care for the increasing number of people seeking treatment for opioid addiction.

The Project ECHO Hub is a joint effort between the (a program of UNH鈥檚 ) and the . The MAT program is working with 18 community practice teams in the first cohort, which launched in April, with more planned throughout听the upcoming year. Participants in this first cohort come from all corners of New Hampshire.

鈥淚 was not aware of the ECHO format prior to this experience,鈥� says John Burns, Director of the SOS Recovery Community Organization at Goodwin Health.听鈥淚 am tremendously excited to experience the collaboration of so many peers and experts in such an interactive and accessible format, and find that this kind of experience will have an outstanding impact on individuals in need of medically assisted recovery services.鈥�

UNH鈥檚 Project ECHO Hub is the first ECHO program in the world to incorporate nurse practitioner students in its training. Upon graduation they will leave UNH with the knowledge, skills and licensure to provide substance use disorder treatment and prescribe alternative medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies.

鈥淭he need for substance use disorder treatment in New Hampshire is staggering,鈥� says Jeanne Ryer, Director of the New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative. 鈥淭hrough our collaborative efforts with UNH鈥檚 high quality听nursing program, we are thrilled听to have听the ability to include students in this important training initiative.鈥�

The UNH ECHO program will welcome 20 nurse practitioner students in the June cohort and expects to train a total of 50 throughout the upcoming year of programming.听
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Are you interested in participating in UNH鈥檚 Project ECHO? Email them at听unhprojectecho@unh.edu.

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