Using Data to Inform and Improve Recovery Equity

Friday, April 25, 2025

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Presenter(s)

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Anika Alvanzo, MD, MS, FACP, DFASAM

Physician Principal
Health Management Associates
Baltimore, Maryland
Zina Rodriguez, MSW, MCAP, CDE

Director of Membership
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Kamala Greene Genece, PhD

Chief Clinical Officer
Behavioral Health Group
New York, New York
Annie Peters, PhD, LP

Director of Research and Education
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)
Louisville, Colorado

Due to marked racial and ethnic disparities in the physical and psychosocial consequences of substance use disorder (SUD), SUD treatment programs must ensure that the services they provide are effective for patients from diverse communities. The goals of this session are to help providers recognize the critical role of data in ensuring recovery equity in SUD healthcare and to incorporate culturally-responsive strategies so that every individual has an equal chance to recover from SUDs and related health issues.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Identify key metrics that can reveal recovery inequities in the treatment of people with SUDs;
Discuss how staff perceptions, as well as treatment outcomes, can reveal areas for growth in recovery equity;
Describe specific tools and practices that providers can implement to improve recovery equity in the care environment.

Disclosure(s):

Anika Alvanzo, MD, MS, FACP, DFASAM: No financial relationships to disclose

Zina Rodriguez, MSW, MCAP, CDE: No financial relationships to disclose

Kamala Greene Genece, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Annie Peters, PhD, LP: No financial relationships to disclose