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Geisinger hupokea ruzuku ya serikali ili kushirikiana na Kituo cha Wright cha mafunzo ya ushirika ya Madawa ya Kulevya
Utawala wa Rasilimali na Huduma za Afya wa Marekani (HRSA), wakala wa Idara ya Afya na Huduma za Kibinadamu ya Marekani, ulimzawadia Geisinger $2,759,235 ili kupanua Mpango wake wa Ushirika wa Madawa ya Kulevya kupitia ushirikiano na The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education.
Pesa za ruzuku ya serikali zitatumika kuongeza na kuimarisha matibabu ya matatizo ya matumizi ya dawa katika eneo la Kati na Kaskazini Mashariki mwa Pennsylvania. Wenzake wa Madawa ya Kulevya watatoa mafunzo katika tovuti 16 katika maeneo yenye hitaji lililoonyeshwa kote Kati na Kaskazini-mashariki mwa Pennsylvania, ikijumuisha kaunti sita zilizo na viwango vya utumiaji wa dawa za kulevya zaidi ya wastani wa kitaifa wa 21.7 kwa kila watu 100,000. Hizi ni pamoja na kaunti za Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe na Montour.
"Tunashukuru kwa ufadhili huo, ambao utatusaidia kuajiri na kutoa mafunzo kwa madaktari ili kukidhi mahitaji ya wagonjwa wao wenye matatizo ya matumizi ya madawa ya kulevya popote wagonjwa hao wapo," alisema Margaret Jarvis, MD, Mkuu wa Madawa ya kulevya huko Geisinger. "Ruzuku hiyo inalenga hasa mazingira ya kijamii na afya ya simu, maeneo mawili ambayo yana uwezekano mkubwa wa kufikiwa na watu wa vijijini na wasio na huduma, huku ikishughulikia vipaumbele vyote vitatu vilivyotajwa na HRSA kama muhimu, ikiwa ni pamoja na kupambana na mzozo wa opioid, kubadilisha nguvu kazi na kupanua huduma za afya."
“Our local community is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. The Wright Center is dedicated to building a compassionate, highly qualified workforce that understands how to help vulnerable patients most at-risk of suffering from addiction, including pregnant women, the elderly, and veterans. We are grateful for the learning opportunities that will come from our strategic partnership with Geisinger,” said Jumee Barooah, M.D., Designated Institutional Official for The Wright Center.
Mradi uliopendekezwa utakuwa:
- Ongeza idadi ya madaktari wa dawa za kulevya walioidhinishwa na bodi inayotolewa na mpango wa Ushirika wa Dawa ya Kulevya ya Geisinger kila mwaka.
- Expand training opportunities in The Wright Center’s community-based clinical learning environments, including its Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence (OUD-COE), its Ryan White HIV/AIDS Clinic and its network of primary care practices that offer comprehensive, safety-net services including medical, dental, addiction/recovery and behavioral health. GHS addiction medicine fellows will learn with and from The Wright Center’s skilled physician-faculty, including Addiction Medicine board-certified providers; staff trained in OUD-COE best practices; and residents and fellows studying Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Dental and Behavioral Health. Fellows will care for patients served by The Wright Center’s OUD-COE and its related recovery support programs, including the Healthy MOMS (Maternal Opiate Medical Support) initiative; contribute to the community’s understanding of best practices in Addiction Medicine for underserved patient populations and their families; and lead Addiction Medicine-focused quality-improvement studies to identify real-time clinical solutions to substance use disorder workflow challenges.
- Reach new patient populations through geographic expansion, increased use of telehealth, and service delivery on rotations including obstetrics/gynecology.
Programu ya sasa inafunza wenzao wawili kwa mwaka, na mafunzo mengi yanatokea Kaskazini-mashariki. Kupitia upanuzi huu, Geisinger itatoa mafunzo kwa madaktari wa ziada 21 (kwa jumla ya 31) katika kipindi cha ruzuku ili kutoa huduma ya msingi ya ushahidi kwa wagonjwa walio na OUD na matatizo mengine ya matumizi ya dutu.
