Speaker: Michael Mancino, M.D.
During this webinar, Dr. Mancino helps attendees become more familiar with the opioid crisis in AR, understand medications used to treat OUD, and help participants understand the goals of pharmacotherapy for OUD. Information is provided on resources in Arkansas for primary care clinicians to consult with SME via the Matriarc Program and subsequent Project Echo. This includes the conception of the program, who is on the team, and how services are rendered/ how primary care clinics can make consulting with the program a natural workflow to help treat those in rural areas.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Michael Mancino, M.D.
Dr. Mancino graduated from medical school at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine. He trained for several years in neurological surgery and eventually completed his training at UAMS in psychiatry in 2004. He is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as the American Board of Preventive Medicine with a specialization in Addiction Medicine. He is a professor at the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute and is currently the Program Director for the Center for Addiction Services and Treatment. He was previously the Medical Director of the Recovery Centers of Arkansas. He focuses his clinical practice on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Dr. Mancino also has an interest in conducting clinical trials for medication development for patients with psychostimulant and opioid addictions and is funded by the Clinical Trials Network on a project designed to improve retention in MOUD treatment for patients with opioid use disorders as Co-I with Dr. Alison Oliveto. Dr. Mancino is passionate about increasing access to MOUD across the state of Arkansas. He works in conjunction with the Arkansas Division of Behavioral Health Services to support prescribers in managing patients with opioid use disorder across the state.
