Ensuring Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During Climate Disasters

Saturday, April 25, 2026

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM PT

Location: America's Cup, Level 4

Presenter(s)

MS

Matthew Salzman, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Camden, New Jersey

Slides
Cordelia Stearns, MD, AAHIVS

Chief Medical Officer
High Country Community Health
Boone, North Carolina
RH

Rachel Haroz, MD

Center Head, Cooper Center for Healing
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, New Jersey

Non-presenting author(s)

Elizabeth Cerceo, MD, DCM

Professor of Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

This workshop is designed for addiction medicine specialists, primary care and emergency medicine clinicians, OTP staff, pharmacists, policymakers, health system administrators, and community-based providers interested in building disaster-resilient systems for OUD treatment.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Upon completion, participant will be able to describe how climate disasters disrupt access to MOUD and the resulting risks for patients with OUD.
Upon completion, participant will be able to identify regulatory, infrastructural, and equity-related barriers that impede MOUD continuity during emergencies.
Upon completion, participant will be able to apply lessons learned from recent disasters to evaluate strategies for integrating MOUD into disaster preparedness plans

Disclosure(s):

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

Cordelia Stearns, MD, AAHIVS: No financial relationships to disclose

Rachel Haroz, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Elizabeth Cerceo, MD, DCM: No financial relationships to disclose