Cross-posted from the HHS.gov Hepatitis blog


Opportunities to Improve Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Services: Integrating Responses to a Dual Epidemic

On January 23, 2020, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is hosting a webinar releasing a new report on the integration of opioid use disorder and infectious disease services.

The report explores:

  • Barriers to coordinating care for patients with opioid abuse disorder and infectious diseases
  • Programs that are already achieving integration and how new programs better integrate services.

Members of the expert committee will outline their findings, conclusions, recommendations and key messages including:

  • Carlos del Rio (committee chair), Emory University School of Medicine
  • Josiah D. Rich, Brown University Alpert Medical School
  • Sandra A. Springer, Yale School of Medicine

Register now to attend the webinar releasing the new report: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/report-release-committee-on-examination-of-the-integration-of-opioid-and-infectious-disease-tickets-89778266211

What: Report release webinar from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
When: Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 1:00pm ET
How: Click here to register.