Patient Engagement

The eQuality Toolkit is a training manual that helps healthcare providers build a foundation of inclusive clinical skills to competently care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified (LGBTQ) patients and individuals born with differen

This report presents feasible, evidence-based practices that health systems can take to improve patient engagement and safety during the transition from inpatient to outpatient care.

This webinar explored: - The demographics and health care needs of the LGBTQ+ population - Barriers to high quality health care for LGBTQ+ people and proposed solutions - A toolkit designed to train medical school students and current providers on clinica

This toolkit provides a compelling argument for upholding generally accepted standards of care and practical tools for implementing an effective appeal strategy, including appeal letter templates and insurance claim review talking points.

Understand the basics of addiction, including how it affects the brain, why some people are more susceptible to developing an addiction, and how addiction can be prevented and treated.

Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency.

This kid-friendly video explains how repeated substance use can hijack brain function, and the importance of delaying use until the brain has fully developed.

This pocket guide is intended for non-clinical drug court team members (e.g., court coordinators, judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, parole officers, case managers, peer mentors, recovery coaches). It will describe how the team member can support both the provider and those participants prescribed or considering medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

This webinar recording from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center on the implications of the opioid crisis in the U.S. Latino population is now available. This webinar discussed the implications of the opioid crisis in the Latino population in the US. It discussed social and cultural factors that cause substance misuse in Latinos. Additionally, barriers to services and treatments are discussed, along with strategies on how to increase engagement and use of services.

These are slides for a webinar which reviewed the basic concepts and skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and employed MI skills and tools, to illustrate the practical applicability of these tools in clinical practice for their addiction and other patient populations.