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Connecting Care Podcasts

Connecting Care, a new podcast by the Strengthening Systems of Care project, brings together our Boston Medical Center clinical partners who share their experiences on the frontlines providing integrated HIV and Opioid Use services. Through a series of case studies, they bring the very real stories of their patients to life by talking about the systems factors that influence the services they are able to provide on the ground.

 

Episode Details

Episode 20: Season Recap
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Nearly two years and 19 episodes later, we’re wrapping up the Connecting Care podcast.Read more ›
Episode 19: Harm Reduction Housing Part II: Meeting People Where They Are
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Having access to secure and safe housing can have substantially positive effects on the health and wellbeing of people with HIV and people who use drugs. Harm reduction housing programs have seen success when they prioritize the dignity, respect, and unique needs of each person seeking services.Read more ›
Episode 18: Harm Reduction Housing: Meeting People Where They Are
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Access to safe and reliable housing has an enormous influence on a person’s health outcomes and ability to meet their needs.Read more ›
Episode 17: Caring for People Living in Open Drug Scene Encampments: Challenges and Opportunities
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A collision of drug criminalization, inadequate and discriminatory housing policies, and insufficient mental health and substance use care services has fostered open drug scene encampments in communities around the world.Read more ›
Episode 16: Managing Risk among Youth: Delivering Substance Use Care during Emerging Adulthood
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Throughout our Connecting Care podcast series, we’ve focused on different communities of adults with HIV and/or substance use disorders (SUDs). One population we haven’t yet covered is the adolescent and young adult population.Read more ›
Episode 15: Pathways to Care: Improving Methadone Access Under Existing Regulations
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Methadone can be a life-changing treatment option for people with opioid use disorder. However, a number of federal and state regulations and logistical requirements can inhibit a person’s ability to start and/or maintain methadone treatment.Read more ›
Episode 14: What the Americans with Disabilities Act Means for People with HIV and Opioid Use Disorder
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights statute that was enacted in 1990 to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination by employers, state and local government, and public-serving entities.Read more ›
Episode 13: Caring for People Who Have Been Incarcerated: Substance Use Care in the Transition from Jail or Prison
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Building on last month’s episode about providing HIV and substance use care for people who are incarcerated, this month the Boston Medical Center Team talks with Dr.Read more ›
Episode 12: HIV and Substance Use Care in the Jail or Prison System: Spotlight on Care Delivery
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Navigating the HIV and substance use systems of care presents a number of unique challenges, many of which can become more complex depending on a person’s housing, employment, mental health, or economic situation.Read more ›
Episode 11: The Case for Safe Consumption Spaces: Reducing Fatal Overdoses and Increasing Linkage to Care
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In response to an increased risk of overdose, several communities in the U.S. are considering establishing spaces for people to use substances safely.Read more ›
Episode 10: Disclosing a New HIV Diagnosis and Starting HIV Antiretroviral Therapy in People with Active Substance Use
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The growing opioid crisis across the United States has resulted in an increase in new HIV diagnoses.Read more ›
Episode 9: Holistic Care for Hepatitis C: Experiences from Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
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This month’s Connecting Care episode is the second in a two-part series about treatment for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among people with opioid use disorder.Read more ›
Episode 8: Holistic Care for Hepatitis C: Prevention, Treatment, and Policy Considerations
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This month’s Connecting Care episode is the first in a two-part series about treatment for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among people with opioid use disorder.Read more ›
Episode 7: Strengthening Methadone Programs: Advancing Policy and Practice in the U.S.
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This month’s Connecting Care episode continues the conversation about barriers to methadone treatment for patients, stigma, and what we can learn from other countries to advance policy and practice for methadone in the US.Read more ›
Episode 6: Strengthening Methadone Programs: A Harm Reduction Perspective
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This month’s Connecting Care episode discusses the challenges associated with entering and staying in methadone treatment programs and opportunities to improve treatment experiences for all.Read more ›
Episode 5: Understanding Structural Racism within HIV and OUD Care
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This month’s Connecting Care episode discusses the impact of structural racism at the intersection of HIV and OUD care and opportunities to think outside of the box to effect change.Read more ›
Episode 4: Meeting Clients Where They Are: Providing HIV Prevention and Treatment on the Frontlines
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For Boston Health Care for the Homeless nurse Megan Sonderegger, providing client-centered care means literally meeting her clients where they are.Read more ›
Episode 3: Reaching those who need it most: HIV prevention for people who inject drugs
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There are so many factors that impact adherence and health outcomes. During this Connecting Care podcast, Drs. Alex Walley, Jessica Taylor, and Sim Kimmel discuss HIV prevention and treatment among people who inject drugs.Read more ›
Episode 2: HIV Services for People Who Inject Drugs
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When people learn there's a pill that's been available for many years, that will keep them safe from HIV. They are surprised and may want to know more. And when people are surprised and even upset, we know we need to do more.Read more ›
Episode 1: The intersection of HIV and opioid use disorder in the time of COVID.
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COVID-19 has changed the way society operates in countless ways. During our inaugural podcast, our team of addiction specialists and HIV providers, Drs. Alex Walley, Jessica Taylor and Sim Kimmel from Boston Medical Center, discuss how COVID-19 has not only increased vulnerability among our patient…Read more ›