Provision of a remote telehealth opioid substitution therapy clinic in a regional Victorian community

With local coordination, the clinic has reviewed and commenced 23 patients on OST, all via telehealth consultations with addiction medicine specialists based remotely. The clinic's preliminary successes supporting patients on OST locally demonstrates an innovative solution to a longstanding problem. The small sample size requires that further study is necessary; however, the feasibility of this model shows how patients in regional and rural areas can have similar access to OST as their metropolitan counterparts.