Community Rounds
May 31, 2023

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants as Buprenorphine Providers: Facilitators and Barriers

Joanne Spetz, PhD
Jackie Bray, DNP; FNP-C

Speakers

Joanne Spetz, PhD
Dr. Spetz is Director and Brenda and Jeffrey L. Kang Presidential Chair in Health Care Financing at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS), University of California San Francisco. Her research focuses on the economics of the health care workforce, organization of health care services, and quality of health care. She is an internationally known expert on the nursing workforce, leading studies of nurse supply, demand, education, earnings, and contributions to the quality of care across healthcare settings. She is an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Jackie Bray, DNP; FNP-C
Dr. Jacqueline Bray is a Family Nurse Practitioner and buprenorphine prescriber. She completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree at University of Vermont, where she received the American Nurses Association of Vermont Clinical Excellence Award. She holds a BA in Psychology from University Maryland Baltimore County and has a background in clinical research investigating substance use disorders with a focus on developing interventions and policies to promote healthy behaviors. Her approach to clinical care is based on harm reduction and trauma informed perspectives.