S2E34 - Integrated care vans with Kathleen Page
Published: May 9, 2024
Duration: 26:10
In this episode, Ben Scher talks to Dr Kathleen Page about her evaluation of an integrated care van that ran in Baltimore offering healthcare interventions and buprenorphine prescribing. Dr Page discusses using a cluster randomised trial to compare outcomes in different neighbourhoods (those where the van did and didn't go) and to explore whether the van was effective at improving health outcomes for people who inject drugs.
Dr Page also talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the research as well as the specific needs of people who accessed the van.