The article titled “What SUD Treatment Providers Can Learn from Oncology Care” written by Ashleigh Hollowell and published on Behavioral Health Business explores how strategies from oncology can enhance substance use disorder (SUD) treatment.
It emphasizes the importance of structured follow-up care, similar to oncology survivorship plans, to improve long-term recovery outcomes for individuals with SUD.
Key insights include:
- Structured Follow-Up Care: Implementing organized post-treatment plans, similar to those in oncology, can help maintain recovery and prevent relapse.
- Integrated Care Models: Adopting multidisciplinary approaches that address both physical and psychological aspects of SUD can lead to more comprehensive treatment.
- Patient-Centered Approaches: Focusing on individualized care plans and considering patients’ preferences and needs can enhance engagement and outcomes.
By learning from oncology’s holistic and structured care models, SUD treatment providers can develop more effective strategies to support sustained recovery.
PursueCare’s Medical Director, Dr. Jason Kirby, DO, MBA, DFASAM, is quoted in the article saying:
“Bringing addiction care fully into the fold of traditional medical settings, where every hospital has a dedicated department for this type of treatment work working to make addiction treatment as a standard medical specialty is one way forward,” Dr. Jason Kirby told BHB.
“The field is going to have this stigma when we continue to put addiction medicine and addiction treatment, in general, in the shadows and behind the walls. People are going to fear that they’re lesser, and we need to break through that. That’s why I’m a proponent of putting addiction medicine in every hospital. Let’s get privileges for everybody. Let’s normalize this disease. Let’s have grand rounds. Let’s get over the fact that we all know somebody is battling this. So let’s work together and try to do something good.”
