Harm Reduction in the Hospital

AMERSA Talks

Episode 2: Harm Reduction in the Hospital: Meeting People Where They Are
Featuring:
Marlene Martin, MD
Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco
Director of Addiction Care Team, San Francisco General Hospital
Director of Addiction Initiatives, Latinx Center of Excellence

Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Yale School of Medicine

Hosted by:
Amelia Goff, NP
Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland Oregon. Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT), HRBR Clinic

Episode two highlights how hospitalization is a known opportunity to offer addiction services, including harm reduction. The philosophy of harm reduction and harm reduction supplies can be incorporated into healthcare settings. We describe two approaches to implementing harm reduction in a hospital setting, with a focus on obtaining support, implementation, challenges, and lessons learned. The two resources presenters wished to share with listeners can be found at: lawatlas.org & nextdistro.org .

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