Expanding access to addictions care: Implementation of a 24-hour healthcare provider support line in British Columbia, Canada
The impact of the 24/7 Addiction Clinician Support Line was widespread, and the service increased accessibility to evidence-based addictions treatment across a range of care settings. Clinicians expressed a high degree of satisfaction with the service. To our knowledge, this province-wide program is the first of its kind in North America, offering a scalable and adaptable model to support access to evidence-based addictions care in under-resourced settings.
Authors
- Paxton Bach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2413-9133)
- Amanda Giesler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9085-1866)
- Anjali Sergeant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-8901)
- Nirupa Goel
Institutions
- University of British Columbia Hospital (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00508-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54