Location and hours
Visit our exhibit hall in the Reggie Lewis Center gymnasium to check in, browse a variety of abstract posters, check out the mock overdose prevention center pop-up, and enjoy your lunch.
1350 Tremont Street
Boston, MA
7:30am - 5:30pm
Overdose prevention center pop-up
A mock overdose prevention center pop-up will be on display to demonstrate the benefits and the harm-reduction approach behind the concept. This is a model, and any individuals in the simulation are actors/volunteers. No drugs are part of this simulation.
Abstract posters (Friday)
Breaking the stigma of addiction recovery: Stories from The Phoenix volunteers
Beth Collinson, PhD, MRes, The Phoenix
Comparing recovery community centers (RCCs) serving Black, Hispanic, and other communities: an exploratory secondary data analysis of a nationwide survey of RCC directors
Bettina Hoeppner, PhD, MS, Massachusetts General Hospital
Coverage of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Medicaid Managed Care After the 2018 SUPPORT ACT
Sage Feltus, MS, Brandeis University
Decreasing Risk and Stigma Among Patients Who Use Drugs: Implementation of an ED-Based Harm Reduction Program
Karrin Weisenthal, MD, Boston Medical Center
A community-engaged approach to identifying barriers and facilitators of substance use disorder treatment in Ghana
Alex Werekuu, MPH, RN, Boston University
A qualitative exploration of the perspectives of school-based health center staff about providing opioid overdose prevention education and treatment of opioid use disorder
Moriah Wiggins, Boston Medical Center
Helping the Helper: Substance Use Disorder in Healthcare Professionals
Azure Bergeron, BSN, RN, CARN, Boston Medical Center
Adapting post-overdose programs to be responsive to people who use cocaine and methamphetamine and Native, Black, Latino, Hispanic and youth populations in Massachusetts
Moriah Wiggins, Boston Medical Center
Addiction as Disability: Implications for Treatment
John T. Maier, PhD, LICSW, Lesley University
An OBAT clinic evolving from addiction to chronic pain to meet its changing demands
Maelys Amat, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boosting Recovery through a Mind-body intervention: A Neurofeedback pilot study
Maria Anayali Estudillo-Guerra, MD, MPH, Hope House Addiction Services
Challenges and Opportunities in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with Sublocade
Maelys Amat, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clinical Outcomes Improve in Patients with Injection Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis After Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Care Team
Ryan Wexler, BS, Boston University
Engaging Affected Family Members in Substance Use Disorder Care: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Addiction Care Teams
Moriah Wiggins, Boston Medical Center
Deadly Batch Alerts (DBA)
Jessica Brager, The SOAR Initative
Ethical issues in studying buprenorphine discontinuation
Roger Weiss, MD, Mclean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Exploring the impact of an Addiction Consult Service on Care Metrics in Drug Use Associated Endocarditis
Yoel Benarroch, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Harvard Medical School
Hospital Based Bridge Clinics: Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in overdose mortality
Lucille Jordan, LICSW, Mass General Brigham
How to Engage Young Adults in Substance Use Treatment Using Group Work
Ariel Allena Botta, PhD, MSW, LICSW, Boston Children's Hospital
Integrating multiple innovative treatment modalities into Office Based Addiction Treatment to enhance a person centered care model
Gene DiVincenzo, BSN, RN, CARN, Holyoke Health Center
Mortality and acute care utilization following prison release among individuals with substance use disorders
Peter Treitler, PhD, Boston University
Murine Models of Comorbid Pain and Addiction as a Method of Developing Novel Therapeutic Strategies
Venetia Zachariou, PhD, Boston University
Promoting healthy mother-child relationships: A pragmatic clinical trial for women in opioid treatment and their infants
Ruth Paris, PhD, LICSW, IMH-E, Boston University
Recommendation for Updated Clinical Naloxone Dosing Guidelines for Overdose Response
Michelle Whitaker, BSN, RN, CARN, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program
Recruitment and research engagement among English and Spanish speakers for a SUD prevention study in behavioral health
Adriana Salome, BSA, Boston Medical Center
The Impact of Barriers to Care on HIV-related discrimination, HIV Stigma, and Depression in MSM living with HIV who use substances
Deja Clement, MS, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Understanding and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in substance use disorder care: Perspectives from overdose survivors and healthcare providers
Ranjani K. Paradise, PhD, Institute for Community Health
Understanding Recovery Pathways from Alcohol Use Disorder in a Black Community
Shanesha Christmas, BA, Brandeis University
Utilizing a culturally responsive, population-based approach to engage and treat Alcohol Use Disorder and risky drinking among Latinx primary care patients
Vikki Salinas, LICSW, Boston Medical Center
Shame and stigma in association with the HCV cascade to cure among people who inject drugs
Abigail W Batchelder, PhD, MPH , Boston University
"Meeting Patients Where They're at": Patient Perspectives on Integration of Family Planning Services into Office-Based Addiction Treatment
Sarah O'Connor, MD, Boston Medical Center
Use of Telehealth to Assure Access to Treatment for Opioid-Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Provider and Patient Perspectives on Facilitators and Barriers to Engagement
Justeen Hyde, PhD, Bedford VA Healthcare System and Boston University
Tobacco's Relationship with Substance Use Disorder, Treatment, and Recovery
Kristina Fenn Silver, MA, Institute for Health and Recovery
Getting Moving on Stimulant Use Disorder
Shirah Burgey, PT, DPT, Boston Medical Center
Non-pharmacological Approaches to Treating Newborns Diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Evidence for Acupressure
Elizabeth Sommers PhD, MPH, LicAc, Boston Medical Center
Harm reduction acceptability as a predictor of substance-related stigma among health professionals
Rebekah Halmo, MSW, LCSW, Simmons University
Abstract posters (Saturday)
Evaluation of a Drug Deactivation System for Safe Disposal of Excess Opioids Post-Day Surgery
William Oles, Harvard University
Exploring Harm Reduction Housing in the Greater Boston Area: A Comprehensive Overview
Joseph Silcox, MA, Brandeis University
112 Southampton Street Shelter: Harm Reduction & Low Threshold Site (Friends Floor) Efforts for People with SUD
Sophia Neirman, MPPA, Boston Public Health Commission
"This Is the Longest I've Ever Stayed Here": Implementation of Specialized Complex Addiction Teams in a Medical Respite Facility
Joanna D'Afflitti, MD, MPH, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program
Analyzing the Carceral Resource Index in Massachusetts Cities: Identifying Priority Cities for Advocacy in National Opioid Settlement Allocation
Katie McCreedy, MPH, Northeastern University
Clinical and economic outcomes of approaches to encampments of individuals experiencing homelessness in Massachusetts: A modelling approach
Hana Zwick, MSc, Boston Medical Center
Data-driven program design: Utilizing an EHR dashboard to design and refine SUD-focused services
Andrea Stone, MS, Boston Medical Center
Enhancing Parenting Support Provided by Peer Recovery Support Specialists Working with Families Affected by Substance Use Disorder
Sara Buscher, BS, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Feasibility and acceptability of fixed-location devices for detecting and responding to solitary drug overdoses in housing and clinical facilities in Rhode Island
Joseph Gregory Rosen, PhD, John Hopkins University
Feasibility data for a stigma-based intervention to reduce harms related to substance use among Black primary-care patients
Christina S. Lee, PhD, Boston University
First Year of WRAP Without Walls: Assertive Community Outreach for Young Adults with Substance-Induced Psychosis or Psychosis with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
Ellie Reagan, BS, Boston Medical Center
Harm Reduction without the BUT...
Mary Wheeler, HROW, Health Innovations/Healthy Streets
Identifying Areas of Improvement for Low Threshold STI Testing in People Who Use Drugs in Boston, MA
Tehya Johnson, BSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program
Improving Access to Harm Reduction Services for Black and Latinx people in Boston: Perspectives from Professional and Clinical Key Informants
Evelina Ragutshteyn, BS, Boston University
Leveraging Photovoice to gain perspectives from people with lived substance use experience on drivers of the opioid epidemic, what can help, and using the medium to share insights with lawmakers
Peter Balvanz, GIM, Boston Medical Center
Overdose safety helplines--an evolving intervention to reduce unmonitored drug use and fatal overdose
Kimber King, Boston Medical Center
Post-Overdose Outreach Programs in Massachusetts Since the Onset of COVID-19
Clara To, MPH, Boston Medical Center
Real Time, On-Site Drug Checking in Low-Threshold Housing Communities
Charlie Summers, BA, Brandeis University
Skills for Survival: Implementation of Harm Reduction Through Occupational Therapy Practice
Anna Giannantonio, MS, OTR/L, Project Renewal, Inc.
Status Neutral Psycho-Behavioral Capacity Building in Low-Threshold Settings for People Who Use Drugs in Boston
Abigail W Batchelder, PhD, MPH, Boston Medical Center
Supporting Massachusetts Municipalities with Opioid Abatement Fund Utilization: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Miriam Harris, MD, Boston Medical Center
Tailoring SUD interventions to adults experiencing homelessness: A unique continuum model of care
Andrea Farina, PhD, St. Francis House
Use of safer smoking facilities within a supervised consumption service shaped by socio-structural factors: A qualitative study
Tracy Oosterbroek, PhD, University of Lethbridge
Access to Recovery (ATR): A Model of Community Collaboration
Erin Allain, MS, Advocates for Human Potential
Longitudinal Investment in Research Experiences for Minoritized Trainees: Qualitative Evaluation of the Providence Boston Center for AIDS Research Learning Community Summer Program
Amanda Fitzpatrick, MPH, Boston Medical Center
RecoveryWorks--a Program Enhancing a Pivotal Axel of Addiction Recovery: Conceptual Review & Program Description
Estee Sharon, PsyD, Massachusetts General Hospital
A sober active community, The Phoenix, bridges support from during treatment to discharge
Beth Collinson, PhD, MRes, The Phoenix Multisport Inc.
Characteristics of callers who use cocaine, methamphetamine and opioids on an overdose prevention helpline
Ashley Thompson, PsyM, Boston Medical Center
Changing the Shelter Dynamic to Address Community Substance Use and Homelessness
Elise Howell, LICSW, Pine Street Inn
The utilization and delivery of safer smoking practices and services: a narrative synthesis of the literature
Abigail Tapper, MPH, SmokeWorks
The Three Pillars of Effective Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders in a Comprehensive Service System
David R Selden, LICSW, Square Medical Group
"Not done for clinical purposes, but for forensic purposes": Pediatric providers' perception of the utility of newborn meconium toxicology testing
Brianna Wright, BA, Harvard Medical School
Systemized Approach to Equipping Medical Students with Naloxone: A Student-driven Initiative to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Sienna Li, BS, Harvard Medical School
A community-engaged approach to identifying barriers and facilitators of substance use disorder treatment in Ghana
Alex Werekuu, MPH, RN, Boston University