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BRONX TIMES R 32 EPORTER, JULY 17-23, 2020 BTR
Dr. Shadi Nahvi, director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship program at Montefi ore and Einstein,
and associate professor of medicine, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein.
Courtesy of Montefi ore
Montefi ore gets $4 million grant
To help with Substance Abuse
BY JASON COHEN
Studies show that every six hours,
a person dies from a drug overdose in
New York City, with more deaths in
the Bronx than any other borough.
COVID-19 has made the overdose
epidemic even more dangerous because
many people feel isolated and
uncomfortable going to hospitals to
get care.
To ensure people get the substance
use disorder treatment they
need, Montefi ore Health System
and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
have been awarded a $4 million
grant from the United States Department
of Health and Human Services
(HHS) to train physicians in addiction
medicine and strengthen relationships
with community partners.
The Montefi ore-Einstein Addiction
Medicine Fellowship, started in 2019,
continues to expand its commitment
to advancing substance use disorder
treatment in the Bronx.
“We are proud of our long-established
programs, but now more than
ever, we need to increase the number
of physicians equipped to treat those
with substance use disorders and
our presence in community-based
settings,” said Dr. Shadi Nahvi, director
of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship
program at Montefi ore and
Einstein, and associate professor of
medicine, psychiatry and behavioral
sciences at Einstein.
The fi ve-year HHS grant will fund
an Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education (ACGME)
addiction medicine fellowship program
to train new doctors on a team
approach, which includes nurses,
counselors, social workers, nursing
homes, pharmacists and community
based organizations so treatment
can start as early as possible,
regardless of where people are seeking
help.
Training will occur at clinical
settings like the Montefi ore Einstein
Division of Substance Abuse and the
Montefi ore Buprenorphine Treatment
Network.
The fellows will then complete
their training at organizations like
New York Harm Reduction Educators,
which provides safe syringes
and engages people who use drugs.
Additionally, the fellows will partner
with community groups, including
BronxWorks, the Harm Reduction
Coalition, the Osborne Association,
the Drug Policy Alliance and the
NYC Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene.
By having clinicians in community
locations that provide services
like food and shelter, Montefi ore doctors
can prescribe buprenorphine to
prevent withdrawal and block the
pleasurable effects of using opioids
and be primary care doctors when
needed, treating conditions such as
HIV and Hepatitis C.
“Our hope is that by partnering
closely with our community, our addiction
medicine fellows can become
change agents and rethink how to
deliver the best care possible during
this pandemic and well into the future,”
Dr. Nahvi said.