JOHN BRUMSTED, MD, CEO, The University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington)
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“A clear example of the pressing need for collaboration — and one in which we’ve made progress — is the opiate addiction crisis.
At the University of Vermont Medical Center, we have been leveraging the resources of Vermont’s academic medical center, in conjunction with many partners, to better address this crisis both in Chittenden County and beyond. In January, the Day One Clinic at UVMC began taking stable addiction patients from the Hub at the Howard Center, and transitioning them into the primary care setting. In addition, Steve Leffler, MD, chief medical officer at the UVMC, and Charlie Maclean, MD, from Area Health Education Center, have been working on guidelines that can help guide physicians across the state as they prescribe opiates to patients. We are bringing our collective resources to bear on this issue, and together, I am confident that we will meet the need of Vermonters struggling with this difficult disease.”
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