Takeaway
Building a therapeutic relationship with people with substance use disorders is critical when supporting them on their journey to health.
Lifelong Learning in Clinical Excellence | December 11, 2019 | <1 min read
By Mike Fingerhood, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Treating people with opioid use disorder can be the most rewarding part of being a primary care clinician.
In this week’s podcast from “The Curbsiders” I talk about how to get comfortable with counseling patients with opioid use disorder, as well as highlighting important tips on pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder.
The key points I discuss in the podcast are:
1.)The importance of building a therapeutic relationship with people with substance use disorders.
2.)The differences between the three FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder (buprenorphine, methadone and extended-release naltrexone).
3.)The details of prescribing buprenorphine.