Breakout Session: How to Initiate Group-Based Opioid Treatment (GBOT): The Nuts and Bolts of Starting and Running Group Visits for OUD

Led by: Randi Sokol, MD, MPH, MMedEd (Program Director, Tufts Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Cambridge Health Alliance, Director of Faculty Development and Pain/Addiction Curriculum. Cambridge, MA. ) 

This workshop will distill the “nuts and bolts” of starting group visits for opioid use disorder and the value they offer to patients, providers, and clinics. Those who attend will learn what key ingredients are involved to making group visits effective — and fun — and also learn what ingredients are mare malleable and can be adapted to your local culture and resources. 

Our experience running group visits for the past 10+ years has allowed us to see large numbers of patients, which has increased access for both patients and providers. Patients love the peer-to-peer support, and providers love the team-based collaborative approach to care. We look forward to sharing our pearls of wisdom with you.