The Curbsiders Addiction Medicine Podcast
The Curbsiders Addiction Medicine Podcast
S2 Ep14: #25 Methadone in the Clinic with Dr Ruth Potee and Dr David Frank
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S2 Ep14: #25 Methadone in the Clinic with Dr Ruth Potee and Dr David Frank

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Make methadone a part of your practice. Learn how the methadone system in the US works and how you can play an active role in improving care for people with opioid use disorder treated with methadone. We’re joined by Dr. Ruth Potee @DrRuthPotee (website) and Dr. David Frank @highway_dave 
 
We are thrilled to produce Season 3 with support and partnership from The American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM)! 

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Show Segments

  • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
  • 5:00 Guest one-liner
  • 10:25 Case from Kashlak; Definitions
  • 11:19 Methadone pharmacology and evidence
  • 17:08 What an OTP feels like
  • 20:25 OTP intake
  • 24:45 Talking through methadone with a patient
  • 28:15 Personal impact of methadone
  • 30:20 Requirements at an OTP
  • 33:43 What your patient needs to access an OTP
  • 37:25 The line
  • 39:06 Dosing/Take homes
  • 44:48 Loss of take homes
  • 48:39 How to interact with an OTP as a PCP
  • 52:50 Methadone at STRs
  • 57:03 How to clinicians use their voice to improve things
  • 1:00:45 Take home points
  • 1:03:00 Plugs
  • 1:04:24 Outro
Credits

  • Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, Cover Art: Shawn Cohen MD 
  • Hosts: Carolyn Chan, MD. MHS and Shawn Cohen MD
  • Reviewer: Payel Jhoom Roy MD, MSc
  • Showrunner: Carolyn Chan, MD, MHS
  • Technical Production: PodPaste
  • Guest:  Ruth Potee MD, David Frank PhD

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