Proactive Clinic-Based Substance Abuse Screening and Treatment: Helping to Advance in New Directions (Helping HAND)

Presentation Event
2020 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Organization
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Presenter(s)
Deborah Konkle-Parker, Benetra Johnson, Pamela Coker
Description

A clinic-based substance abuse screening and treatment program is described. Using the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment model, this provides annual proactive screening of alcohol/drug use, with a brief provider response and a follow-up motivational interviewing brief intervention, with treatment provided by an embedded provider.

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the value of proactive substance abuse screening in a clinical care setting.
  2. Describe the process of substance abuse screening for the Helping HAND program, as an example of proactive engagement with a high-risk population for hazardous substance use.
  3. Interact with the technology to understand the value of tablet-based screening tools.

Event Details

Event:
2020 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Track:
Innovative System-level Models for HIV Service Delivery
Group Name:
Methods Used to Effectively Address Substance Abuse
Abstract:
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