SBIRT in Emergency Care Settings: Are We Ready to Take it to Scale?

This article summarizes a panel discussion on “SBIRT in the emergency care setting: are we ready to take it to scale?” Dr. Edward Bernstein commented on the historical developments of emergency department (ED) screening, brief intervention (BI), and referral to treatment (SBIRT) research, practice, and knowledge translation. Dr. Jack Stein addressed SBIRT grant program progress to date, the reimbursement stream, SBIRT lessons learned, and...