Medical Considerations for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder-Presentation

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In this video, Dr. Jeanette Tetrault, a Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine, presents a module on Medical Considerations for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder. She discusses the prevention and treatment of opioid use disorder, as well as the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder. Dr. Tetrault emphasizes the importance of recognizing and treating the infectious complications associated with injection drug use, including skin and soft tissue infections and infective endocarditis. She also discusses the screening and treatment options for hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV in patients with substance use disorder. Dr. Tetrault highlights the effectiveness of addiction treatment as a form of prevention for both HCV and HIV transmission. She also emphasizes the importance of behavioral risk reduction counseling and the availability of antiviral-based interventions, such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. The video provides references and resources for further information on these topics.

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Keywords

Opioid Use Disorder

Prevention

Treatment

Substance Use Disorder

Infectious Complications

HCV

HIV

Addiction Treatment