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Addressing Addiction in Underserved Populations Including People Living with HIV

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Open Door Health
7 Central St. Providence, RI 02907
Starts at: April 16, 2026 12:00pm ET
Ends at: April 16, 2026 1:00pm ET
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Description

Ivan Wolfson, MD, a board-certified addiction medicine physician at the Brown University Health Recovery Center and a clinical assistant professor of family medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, provided an interactive presentation on "Addressing Addiction in Underserved Populations Including People Living with HIV" to general primary care providers at Open Door Health, to assist this PT site with progressing along the HIV care continuum.

Intended Audience

Medical Professionals

Contact

Person: Matthew Schiavo
Email: mschiavo@brownhealth.org

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Behavioral Prevention
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Treatment as Prevention
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV epidemiology
  • Linkage to Care
  • Retention and/or re-engagement in care
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Medication-assisted therapy for substance use conditions (e.g., buprenorphine, methadone, and/or naltrexone in combination with behavioral therapies)
  • Mental health disorders
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Substance use disorders, not including opioid use
  • Stigma
  • Social determinants of health
  • Care coordination
  • Community linkages
  • Legal issues
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Patient-centered care
  • Practice Transformation
  • Adolescents (ages 13 to 17)
  • Young adults (ages 18 to 24)
  • Older adults (ages 50 and over)
  • People with a mental health disorder or condition
  • People who inject drugs