This presentation explores lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic as they relate to rural populations with substance use disorder (SUD), including discussion of the ways the pandemic affected barriers to SUD treatment and social coping strategies, as well as approaches toward addressing vaccine hesitance, and strategies for providing remote/virtual outreach to rural patients with SUD.
The Community Rounds Workshop Series features webinars offered by subject matter experts presenting evidence-based best practices and research on topics which are critical to rural providers, including physicians, advanced practitioners, and other behavioral health and substance use disorder professionals.