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Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

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A collection of tools and resources for managing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, intended for use by providers, organizational leadership, other team members, and patients.

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Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities (PDF - 593 KB KB)

Looks at various barriers to accessing mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services in rural communities and describes how telehealth interventions may provide ways to overcome specific barriers

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

SBIRT: Sharing of Pearls for Clinical Practice Featuring Amanda Choflet

Strategies from a nurse practitioner for integrating SBIRT services into the clinic at Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology
Format
Web Page
Audience
Organizational Leadership
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Year
Resource Type
Video

SUMMIT: Procedures for Medication-Assisted Treatment of Alcohol or Opioid Dependence in Primary Care (PDF - 3.22 MB KB)

Provides an introduction to identifying and treating patients with substance use disorders in primary care settings, including the approach primary care providers (PCPs) should take in discussing alcohol or opiate dependence with their patients. Includes
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
RAND Corporation
Year
Resource Type
PDF

What's Your Take on EHRs and SBIRT? Featuring Jim Winkle

Webinar that helps organizations identify limitations of electronic health record software in facilitating SBIRT clinic processes, describe an ideal electronic health record-supported SBIRT workflow, and understand how electronic health record tools can be utilized to help facilitate SBIRT Clinic process

Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addiction
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

A Comparison of the Efficacy of Brief Interventions To Reduce Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Consumption Between European and Non-European Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

A systematic review that concludes that brief intervention is associated with reducing weekly alcohol consumption
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
Graduate Education
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Elzerbi C, et al.
Year
Resource Type
Article

A Guidebook of Professional Practices for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration: Observations From Exemplary Sites (PDF - 1.31 MB KB)

This Guidebook identifies the key professional practices prominent among exemplary integrated primary care organizations, with the goal of helping other sites integrate care more effectively. Findings are organized into two categories: Organization-Level Professional Practices, and Interpersonal and Individual Professional Practices.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
AHRQ
Year
Resource Type
PDF