This episode is part of a special series on improving hospital and clinic-based buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder.

In this episode of ASAM Practice Pearls, Dr. Stephen Holt and Dr. Shawn Cohen welcome addiction medicine expert Dr. Catherine Trimbur. They explore the delicate balance between protecting patient confidentiality and fulfilling legal responsibilities when responding to requests from parole officers, child welfare agencies, and other external entities.

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Stephen Holt, MD, MS, FACP, FASAM

Dr. Stephen Holt has been an attending physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital since 2008 and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Yale Addiction Recovery Clinic and the Associate Program Director for Yale's Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is board-certified in Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine. He has published and lectures frequently on a variety of addiction medicine topics and has won numerous teaching awards at the local, regional, and national levels.

Shawn Cohen, MD

Dr. Shawn Cohen is an addiction medicine doctor at Yale New Haven Hospital. He provides care on a hospital-based addiction consult service and is interested in lowering barriers to MOUD, improving the care of patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal, and making the hospital a more person-centered and less stigmatizing place for people who use substances.

Catherine Trimbur, MD, MPH

Dr. Catherine Trimbur, triple board-certified in internal medicine, addiction medicine, and palliative care, is an assistant professor at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School. She leads Brown’s Transitions Clinic, providing comprehensive care for formerly incarcerated individuals with serious illnesses and substance use disorders. Dr. Trimbur also offers pain management and palliative care at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute. Committed to medical education, she has developed a curriculum to help residents enhance empathy and reduce stigma in marginalized patient care. She serves on several university and hospital committees related to primary care and health equity.

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