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MONTHLY |  November 2018
Maryland Addiction Consultation Service provides phone consultations, education, training, and support to primary care and specialty prescribers in addressing the needs of their patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain management.
1-800-MACS (6227)  |  www.marylandMACS.org |  tsommer@som.umaryland.edu
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The team took it to the MACS!
This October we tabled, spoke, and grew our community at the following events:
Maryland Rural Health Conference
CRISP User Conference
The Annual Telemental Health Conference

How to refer a patient with opioid-use disorder to a specialist
Read more here.


This article highlights one of the main services MACS offers.
  • We will send you a list of area resources including current wait times and accepted insurances
  • Call us with questions related to the treatment of substance use disorders and chronic pain management.
  • Check out our extensive resource pages here
  • You can always email questions & consults to Behavioral Health Consultant Tracy if you don’t have time to call
Online trainings.
MACS WEBINAR SERIES
Managing Opioid Use Disorders in Hospitalized Patients
Tuesday, December 11   |   12 - 1 pm ET
Presented by MACS Consultant Chris Welsh
Register here
Save the Date!
Next MACS Webinars:
February 14, 2019  |  12 - 1 pm
April 15, 2019  |  12 - 1 pm
 
SCOPE of Pain Webinars
Your questions answered, LIVE!
Friday, December 14, 2018 | 3:30 - 6:00pm
- OR -
Saturday, December 15, 2018 | 9:00 - 11:30am
 
Register here
Online 40 hour CME Course
Primary Care Providers Empowered to Treat Patients with Addiction
Register here
News.
MACS HOLIDAYS
phone line will be closed
Nov 12 - Veteran's Day
Nov 22 - Thanksgiving
Nov 23 - Thanksgiving
Dec 24 - Christmas Eve
Dec 25 - Christmas
Jan 1 - New Year's Day

Most Hospital ERs Won’t Treat Your Addiction. These Will.
MACS Consultant Eric Weintraub talks about treating patients with addictions at University of Maryland Medical Center ER and spreading the concept to other hospitals.
Read more....
Receipt of Timely Addiction Treatment and Association of Early Medication Treatment With Retention in Care Among Youths With Opioid Use Disorder:
Read more....

The Next Stage of Buprenorphine Care for Opioid Use Disorder
Many of the early practice recommendations for Buprenorphine were intentionally conservative.
Read more....

JAMA Podcast
Resources.
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Providers Clinical Support System 
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
MACS' Facebook Page
MACS' Twitter
MACS' Instagram
MACS' Website
MARYLAND ADDICTION CONSULTATION SERVICE
University of Maryland School of Medicine
737 W. Baltimore Street, 4th floor, Baltimore MD 21201
www.MarylandMACS.org
Phone: 1-855-337-MACS (6227)
Fax: 1-855-337-MACS (6227)

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