Hospitals as the Frontline for Addiction: Lessons from the START Study

Saturday, April 26, 2025

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Presenter(s)

ID

Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFASAM

Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
SR

Stephen Ryzewicz, MD, FACP, DFASAM

Medical Director, Addiction Consult Service; Academic Hospitalist
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield MA
Springfield, Massachusetts
SH

Sergio Huerta, II, MD, FASAM

Associate Professor
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
AO

Allison J. Ober, PhD

Senior Behavioral Science Researcher
RAND
Santa Monica, California
KO

Karen Osilla, PhD

Associate Professor
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

Hospitals are vital components of the treatment system for substance use disorders. Join our interactive workshop for healthcare professionals to explore the opportunities and challenges of implementing hospital-based addiction consultation services. Gain practical insights into delivering Addiction and Consultation Services, addressing key challenges, equipping you to enhance addiction care in your institution.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Upon completion, participants will be able to develop practical ideas for implementing or improving Addiction Consultation Services in their own institutions
Upon completion, participants will be able to address challenges involving funding stability and sustainability of Addiction Consultation Services
Upon completion, participants will be able to critically evaluate approaches to Addiction Consultation Services across different geographic and institutional contexts

Disclosure(s):

Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFASAM: Bexson Biomedical: Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Workit Health: Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing)

Stephen Ryzewicz, MD, DFASAM, FACP: No financial relationships to disclose

Sergio Huerta, MD, FASAM, II: No financial relationships to disclose

Allison J. Ober, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Karen Osilla, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose