Methadone Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department

Friday, April 25, 2025

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Presenter(s)

Rachel Haroz, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan Unversity
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
JD

Joseph D'Orazio, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MS

Matthew Salzman, MD, MPH

Research Director
Cooper University Health care
philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bill E. Soares, III, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Springfield, Massachusetts
Ryan P. McCormack, MD, MS

Associate Professor
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York

Non-presenting author(s)

Jessica Heil, MPH

Research Manager
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, New Jersey

Discover how emergency departments can play a critical role in addressing the opioid crisis by initiating methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). This engaging presentation will tackle common barriers to methadone use in EDs, debunk myths around regulatory challenges, and showcase collaborative models with opioid treatment programs. Attendees will leave equipped with actionable strategies and clinical pathways to effectively integrate methadone initiation, increase patient engagement, and save lives in the face of the opioid epidemic.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the pharmacologic properties, risks, and benefits of methadone treatment in OUD treatment.
Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the regulatory and geographic considerations of OTPs and their impact on ED-based methadone initiation.
Upon completion, participants will be able to apply ASAM Clinical Practice Guidelines to establish safe methadone dosing protocols for ED settings.

Disclosure(s):

Rachel Haroz, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Joseph D'Orazio, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Matthew Salzman, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Bill E. Soares, MD, MS, III: No financial relationships to disclose

Jessica Heil, MSPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Ryan P. McCormack, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose