5 days ago · Boston Medical Center’s Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Program was established in 2003 and currently serves over 800 patients, making it the largest hospital-based addiction treatment program in New England. The OBAT team treats patients with approved medications for substance use disorders including buprenorphine, injectable ...

OBAT Program Leadership. Select your language: English; Español; Colleen LaBelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN Director, Boston Medical Center OBAT ... Alicia Ventura, MPH Director, Research and Special Projects, OBAT. Joanna D’Afflitti, MD, MPH Medical Director, BMC OBAT. Karen Hannon, BSN, RN, LADAC II, CARN Nurse Manager and Corrections Liaison ...

BMC's Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) program helps patients access FDA-approved medications for substance use disorders within a primary care setting. Learn more. START. As part of the OBAT program, START treats people with stimulant use disorders using group therapy, physical activity, and more. Learn more

Mar 22, 2021 · BMC’s OBAT program, developed under the leadership of LaBelle in 2003 following FDA approval of buprenorphine to treat OUD, brought treatment for substance use disorder into primary care.

Boston Medical Center’s Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Program was established in 2003 and currently serves over 800 patients, making it the largest hospital-based addict…

Apr 8, 2021 · That year, under the leadership of Colleen LaBelle, MSN, RN-BC, BMC’s Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) program was established, integrating addiction treatment into primary care. The nurse care manager model of treatment helped increase access to medication treatment for OUD and decrease the stigma around addiction, reinforcing the ...

Oct 17, 2016 · Faster Paths, which is housed in BMC’s Yawkey Ambulatory Care Center, integrates and enhances BMC’s existing addiction services, including Project ASSERT (Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services, Education, and Referral to Treatment); Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) programs; the inpatient addiction consult service; and BPHC’s PAATHS ...

Colleen Labelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN, director of BMC’s Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) program, has dedicated the past 30 years to clinical experience in HIV and addiction care. This month, she was honored with the 2017 Betty Ford Award from the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA).

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Apr 7, 2022 · The two-year pilot program is funded by the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) as a state opioid response (SOR) grant that uses an evidence-based approach to addiction treatment — contingency management. It utilizes positive incentives to promote cessation or reduction of stimulant use and engagement in treatment.