Community Care in Reach: Mobile Addiction Services Conference 2025

This is a virtual course

The second Community Care in Reach^® (CCiR) Mobilizing Addiction Services conference will highlight strategies & best practices around mobilizing clinical care and harm reduction services for people living with addiction. Subject matter experts from across the country will present their expertise & knowledge on topics spanning several aspects of mobile and addiction care, including safety & de-escalation in a mobile setting, the role of mobile programs in combatting stigma around addiction, and how to navigate providing addiction care in our evolving political and social landscape.

Target audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, social workers and other members of the healthcare team with specialties of addiction medicine & primary care.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the CCiR mobile addiction services model that uses cross-sector collaborations to reduce siloing of services, especially between harm reduction and clinical care.
2. Apply safety and de-escalation strategies for teams on mobile units.
3. Apply effective strategies for destigmatizing addiction care in mobile settings.
4. Assess elements of effective outreach and engagement.
5. Design an effective community engagement strategy in advance of mobile program launch.
6. Describe local, regional, and national trends, events, and contexts that may impact a mobile team’s ability to provide effective addiction and harm reduction services.
7. Use strategies to effectively provide and advocate for mobile addiction care considering new developments in the legal, political, and social landscape.

Registration instructions

A recording of the conference is now available in the course outline. To access it, please click the blue ‘Take Course’ button. 

Additional information

Kraft Center for Community Health, Massachusetts General Brigham Center for Community Health, RIZE Massachusetts & Mass General Brigham

Faculty credentials

	Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH – Course Director Chief Community Health & Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham Executive Director, Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital Conrad Taff Professor of Pediatrics in Nutrition, Harvard Medical School Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
	Erik Garcia, MD Associate Professor of Family Medicine & Community Health, UMass Memorial Health Team Physician, Road to Care Outreach Worcester, MA Erik Garcia, MD has been been providing healthcare to adults experiencing homelessness for the entirety of his career – starting when he completed his Internal Medicine residency in 1994.  He is married to a doctor (the research, PhD kind…”smarter than me” he says) who is incredibly supportive. They have 2 grown kids who (while they have avoided the medical field) have a wonderful sense of social consciousness.
	Sarah Mackin, MPH Division Director, Harm Reduction Services – AHOPE Needle Exchange Boston Public Health Commission Sarah Mackin, MPH is the director of AHOPE Needle Exchange at the Boston Public Health Commission, where she began her work in harm reduction and drug user health in 2010. She oversees the largest needle exchange and harm reduction program in New England, which provides comprehensive drug user health services to over 8,000 people each year. Sarah brings over 18 years of experience in the field of public health, substance use, harm reduction, HIV/AIDS, and homelessness to the work.
	Maritza Perez Medina, JD Director of Federal Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance Washington, D.C. Maritza Perez Medina manages DPA’s federal legislative agenda and advocacy strategy in Congress as well as DPA’s general engagement with the federal government on its policy priorities. Previously, Maritza was a Senior Policy Analyst for Criminal Justice Reform at the Center for American Progress (CAP). Prior to joining CAP, Maritza was a Legislative Staff Attorney at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) where she advocated on a range of civil rights issues impacting Latino communities. Originally from Nevada, Maritza obtained her B.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno with academic honors, graduating with double majors in journalism and Spanish and double minors in political science and economic policy. She earned her J.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, receiving the highest distinction upon graduation for her pro bono work, and is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and in the state of California. A criminal justice and drug policy expert, Maritza has been featured in various media outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Roll Call, The Boston Globe, CNN, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, NPR, Latino USA, and more.
	Kenneth Washington Assistant Director, AHOPE Needle Exchange Boston Public Health Commission Kenneth Washington is an accomplished assistant director of AHOPE Needle Exchange, driven by a passion for harm reduction that stems from his work with at-risk youth. His lived experience has instilled in him a deep understanding of the challenges of racism, classism, and substance use, inspiring him to become a leader in the field. Kenneth’s outstanding achievements in harm reduction have earned him a seat on the Massachusetts Harm Reduction Advisory Council, a testament to his unwavering dedication to public service. His desire to help his community has led him to excel in drug checking and introduce innovative safer smoking practices to the Boston area outreach. With his profound knowledge and expertise, Kenneth has made a significant impact on the lives of countless individuals and helped to shape policies that promote safer and healthier communities. His contributions have been widely recognized and admired by peers, colleagues, and stakeholders alike.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 3.25 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Mass General Brigham is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Mass General Brigham maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 3.25 continuing education credit.

Lifelong Learning Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM)

MOC COMPLETION CRITERIA

Participant completion for MOC points will be reported to the boards when credit is awarded for the session. 

MOC points can only be awarded if you attended the entire session. 

Lifelong Learning MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

Upon successful completion of this activity, if you wish to receive MOC Part 2 points you will need to enter your ABIM ID number and birthday (month/day) in your profile. The Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development will verify completion of the activity and report to the ABIM. . Diplomates are responsible for checking their ABIM Portfolio for confirmation of MOC Part 2 points.

 MOC RECOGNITION STATEMENT

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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