What We Do
About CORA
UVM CORA leverages innovative technology and telehealth strategies to deliver support to providers in rural counties. Our patient-focused approaches are sensitive to the demographics and needs of rural populations, which have been disproportionately impacted by Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
Uses epidemiological methodologies to identify substance use treatment needs and barriers in rural communities with direct input from providers, patients, families, and other community members.
This core leverages this information to identify and deliver best practices for dissemination and provides ongoing assistance to those interested in monitoring and understanding their own state- and regional-level activity.
Here’s some of what we do:
- Conduct needs-assessment that combines quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and synthesis in each state
- Develop reporting templates for each phase of the project, and maintains quarterly reports for each site
- Maximize real-time data sharing and progress reports to inform implementation efforts
- Offer broad consultation and technical support to those who are interested in monitoring and understanding their own state- and regional-level activity, including understanding patterns of drug use among specific vulnerable populations
Offers ongoing in-person and remote support in the implementation and use of scientifically supported assessments and interventions. Provides further training in new or expanded models of care and treatment.
Here’s some of what we do:
- Evidence-based assessment instruments and opioid-related overdose interventions
- Evidence-based practices to address co-occurring issues among rural patients receiving OUD treatment
- Consultation and support in expanded models of care, including the hub-and-spoke system and emergency department BUP-treatment initiation approaches being used to expand OAT capacity in Vermont
Serves as a liaison between CORA and rural providers and offers expertise and consultation in evidence-based treatment and patient-centered care coordination through web-based consultation, in person Scholarship Programs, and more.
We can help providers who:
- Are new to addiction treatment
- Want to pair a new patient with appropriate treatment intensity/services
- Are managing complex patients or patients needing multidisciplinary care coordination (e.g., medical, psychiatric, pregnancy, unremitting other drug use)
- Are interested in new or expanded models of care (e.g., hub-and-spoke system, ED BUP treatment initiation)
- We also offer the Clinical and Translational Scholarship Program to support rural practices from Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Northern New York for in-person training and consultation at UVM in any science-based methods of interest.
Develops and disseminates resources on effective treatment and prevention approaches through multiple portals: a learning collaborative for providers; a community rounds workshop series; and, community-wide webinars.
Here’s some of what we do:
- Community Rounds Workshop Series, free live webinar series provided by experts with direct experience in evidence-based best practices in treating SUD and OUD. Please visit our Community Rounds Workshop Series page for a full archive of recordings and information.
- In-person or virtual presentations by our faculty, staff, and clinicians to any audience interested in learning more about evidence-based best practices in SUD and OUD treatment.
As an example, UVM CORA’s staff and clinicians spoke about the important role of intranasal naloxone for preventing opioid overdoses in rural areas. They shared an interactive discussion about “Adolescence, Kindness, and What to Know About Substance Use Disorders and Their Treatment” at a high school in Vermont.