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 

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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