Kate Chichester CCSME Executive Director What got you interested in addiction as a family practitioner? I spent some time away from Maine while serving in the military. When I moved back, I was looking for employment, and I happened to see that Merrimac, a methadone clinic in Portland and Lewiston, was looking for an interim …
Kate Chichester CCSME Executive Director What are some of the challenges you see from the provider’s perspective around recognizing and treating substance use disorders? I think as a provider, specifically a primary care physician, the biggest barrier was my misconceptions going into it. I thought this was going to be much more difficult to do …
Kate Chichester CCSME Executive Director When did your interest in addictions emerge? My interest started when I was a resident. During my residency at Maine Medical Center in Family Medicine, I met many people who had substance use disorder or unhealthy substance use. I enjoyed working with them and, in particular, people who had alcohol …
Volume 4 | February 2023 In this issue: Kristen Miller, MD Substance Use Disorder Journal Club Personal Recovery Story: Carly and Brinn Flagg Volume 3 | January 2023 In this issue: Lisa Miller, MD Substance Use Disorder Journal Club Personal Recovery Story: Becky Peasley Volume 2 | November 2022 In this issue: Gust Stephen Stringos, …
Imagine yourself sitting around table drinking morning coffee with your colleagues and talking shop. Reading this journal article review on your own is more than a smidge shy of that but you can do it in your soft pants so maybe it’s a decent trade. Hope you enjoy, Andrea Truncali Atomoxetine and OROS methylphenidate performed …
Western Maine Health Care (WMHC) and Maine Behavioral Healthcare (MBH) have partnered over the past year to develop a clinically and financially sustainable model for the delivery of much-needed integrated addiction medicine in primary care. The Western Maine Comprehensive Addiction Program (CAMP) was launched on October 3, 2022. This program is embedded in Western Maine …
Kate Chichester CCSME Executive Director What supported your interest in working in addictions after 18 years in family medicine? In 2016 I was practicing family medicine in a rural town in Maine. I had a thriving, overflowing panel of patients I looked forward to seeing and caring for daily. A local pain clinic closed its …
Gust Stephen Stringos, DO, FAAFP, FASAM, Medical Director Redington Fairview General Hospital (RFGH) and Medical Director RFGH Bridge Clinic for Opioid Use Disorder Kate Chichester CCSME Executive Director As a practicing family physician for many years, what led you to obtain your x-waiver and addiction medicine certification? I have always been interested in substance misuse …
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Interview with Rachel Solotaroff, MD, MCR, FACP, Penobscot Community Health Care’s (PCHC) new Executive Clinical Director of Behavioral Medicine and Community Wellness. Dr. Solotaroff joins PCHC having previously served as the President and CEO of Central City Concern in Portland, Oregon, an agency providing healthcare, housing, and employment services. (responses have been edited for brevity) …
