Thursday, June 22, 2017: 1:30 PM
Tiber Creek AB (Grand Hyatt Washington)
In August 2015, we created a Shelter-Based Opioid Treatment (SBOT) program for adults in a family motel-shelter seeking treatment for opioid addiction, but unable to access traditional office-based opioid therapy. Between August 2015 and August 2016, our inter-professional team of case managers, behavioral health clinicians, nurses, and physicians enrolled ten patients in SBOT. We will review these patients’ demographic characteristics, co-morbidities, and clinical outcomes. We will demonstrate that SBOT is safe and feasible, increasing access to addiction treatment for vulnerable patients. We will also discuss remaining challenges, including how best to transition care for patients leaving the shelter.