Broadening the Lens: Nursing Care for All Substance Use Disorders

Azure Bergeron, BSN, RN, CARN

Azure is a registered nurse at Boston Medical Center with over 20 years of experience in
trauma and intensive care. She is a graduate of the Grayken Addiction Nursing Fellowship
program, the first Addiction Nursing fellowship of its kind in the United States, where she
received specialized training in caring for patients with substance use disorder (SUD), co-
occurring disorders, educating individuals on harm reduction practices, and providing
trauma-informed care. She was also a Clinical Care Manager in an NIH-funded trial to
increase initiation and engagement in treatment for persons diagnosed with Alcohol Use
Disorder in primary care settings. Azure serves as a consultant for BMC's Grayken Center
for Addiction Training & Technical Assistance and has contributed to the development and
delivery of continuing education programs covering topics such as the management of
alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the ICU, SUD 101 for new graduate nurses, and supporting
healthcare professionals who have or are experiencing SUD. She holds a Bachelor of
Science in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Megan Hudson, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Meg is a clinical nurse educator for Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction
Training and Technical Assistance and a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at
Boston Medical Center. Her current clinical area of practice involves management of both
primary and substance-induced psychotic disorders. Prior to obtaining her MSN, she
worked as a nurse care manager in the Stimulant Treatment and Recovery Clinic (START)
clinic, where her work integrated harm reduction, infectious disease treatment, medical
addiction groups, and co-management of stimulant use disorders and mental health
conditions. Meg has supported the dissemination of the START clinic model across
Massachusetts, and she leads and participates in trainings related to stimulant use. Her
clinical interests and expertise include harm reduction, low barrier treatment, complex
care management, early identification and management of acute and persistent
substance-induced psychosis, and the dissemination of information regarding the
intersection of mental health and substance use disorders. Meg contributes to peer-
reviewed publications, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and the development of
resources for providers supporting patients with substance use disorders. She earned both
her BSN and MSN from Regis College.

Tehya Johnson, MSN, AGPCNP-BC

Tehya is a Clinical Nurse Educator for Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for
Addiction Training and Technical Assistance, where she contributes to the development
and delivery of continuing education programs, peer-reviewed publications, evidence-
based clinical guidelines, and other resources for providers supporting patients with
substance use disorders. She is also a Public Health Nurse Practitioner at Project Trust at
Boston Medical Center, providing low-threshold access to vital substance use treatment
and medical support services to people who use substances. She has expertise in
providing care for people at the intersection of experiencing homelessness and substance
use disorders, compassionate overdose response, changes in street supply that affect the
health of her patients, and low-barrier wound care. She has been deeply involved in
statewide advocacy for the development of overdose prevention centers in Massachusetts
with SIFMA Now and serves as a Board Member at the Material Aid and Advocacy Program
(MAAP) in Cambridge, MA. She began her nursing career as an RN and then a Primary Care
Provider and the Associate Medical Director of Harm Reduction Services at Boston Health
Care for the Homeless Program, providing medical care on street outreach for patients
experiencing homelessness. She has a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience
from Northeastern University, working in preclinical research related to substance use
prior to her training in nursing. She received her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in 2020
from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions.

Michael Yang, MD

Michael Yang is an Addiction Medicine Fellow at Boston Medical Center. He graduated
from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at
Boston Medical Center where he was part of the Primary Care Training Program and HIV
Pathway.

Michelle Whitaker BSN, RN, CARN

Michelle (Misch) Whitaker is the nurse manager of SPOT at Boston Health Care for the
Homeless Program (BHCHP) where she has been working for 19 years. She is currently a
Bloomberg Fellow in the focus area of Addiction and Overdose in the MPH program at
Johns Hopkins University.

Abigail M. Judge, Ph.D

Dr. Abigail Judge founded and co-directs Boston HEAT. She is a licensed clinical and
forensic psychologist who divides her time between HEAT, private practice, and expert
witness testimony throughout the country. As a faculty member at Massachusetts General
Hospital and Harvard Medical School, she teaches faculty, residents, and fellows and
speaks nationally on human trafficking and addiction. Her work bridges direct clinical care
and institutional change, helping systems respond more effectively to women navigating
trauma, exploitation, and addiction. Her scholarship has been recognized by the Radcliffe
Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the Harvard Center for Bioethics.
She received the 2024 FBI Community Leadership Award for her service to survivors of sex
trafficking.

Annie L. Potter, MSN, MPH, FNP-C, CARN-AP

Annie is a clinical nurse educator for Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for
Addiction Training and Technical Assistance, an assistant professor of medicine at Boston
University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and a nurse practitioner at Boston
Medical Center. Annie contributes to peer-reviewed publications, evidence-based clinical
guidelines, development and delivery of continuing education programs, and other
resources for clinicians supporting patients with substance use disorders. Annie is also
consultant and educator for the Massachusetts HEALing Communities Study, a multi-state
study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She is also the Medical Director for
the Massachusetts Community Health Center ECHO and an expert faculty member of the
Provider Clinical Support System Exchange (PCSS-X). Annie's other clinical interests
include treatment and prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C. Before joining Boston Medical
Center, Annie practiced at a community health center in Baltimore, MD, where she
established and directed the city's first walk-in HIV treatment and prevention program. She
holds specialty certifications for the treatment of HIV and Hepatitis C. Annie earned both
her Master of Nursing and Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.

Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuing nursing professional development by the American Nurses Association, Massachusetts, and is an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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