Listen "Season 2 Episode 2: Short interviews from the Together for Hope Boston Addiction Conference, March 15–16 2024"
Episode Synopsis
“Behind the Evidence" is the addiction medicine podcast of the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center, and a project of the Center’s free bimonthly newsletter Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence (AODH). This episode was recorded 15-16 March 2024 and features six short interviews with presenters at the first-annual Together for Hope Boston Addiction Conference:Miriam Komaromy, MD: Medical Director, Grayken Center for AddictionThe Civil Right to MOUD. Ruchi Shah, DO, Boston Medical Center, and Amelia Caramadre, JD, MPH, Kaplan and Grady LLCDecreasing Risk and Stigma Among Patients Who Use Drugs: Implementation of an ED-Based Harm Reduction Program. Karri Weisenthal, MD, Boston Medical CenterRecovering Safety: A Pilot Study of a Women's Empowerment Group for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with Substance Use Disorders. Amanda Sedgewick, DO, McLean HospitalHow can we make addiction treatment more appealing, effective, and equitable for Black patients? Corinne Beaugard, PhD, MSW, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Boston Medical CenterSubstance use and pain curriculum innovation: establishing a student-faculty partnership for lasting curricular change. Rory Vu Mather, MS, Harvard Medical SchoolHosts: Honora L. Englander, MD and Marc R. Larochelle, MDProduction: Raquel Silveira, MBAEditing: Casy Calver, PhDMusic and cover art: Mary Tomanovich, MAMiriam Komaromy, MD is the Medical Director of the Grayken Center for Addiction, and co-Editor-in-Chief of AODH, together with David Fiellin, MDLearn more about AODH and subscribe for free at www.aodhealth.org“Behind the Evidence” is supported by the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center. It is intended for educational purposes only, and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own, and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.***If you like BTE, you might also enjoy Addiction Practice Pod, a podcast of the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use about approaches to addiction and substance use care. Hosted by award-winning journalist David P. Ball and rotating clinical co-hosts, Addiction Practice Pod offers practical tips and guidance to health care providers seeking to improve their skills in addiction care. In the series, you’ll hear from clinicians, policy makers, and people with lived and living experience of substance use. Topics range from considerations for alcohol withdrawal management to improving care for racialized people who use substances. Listen now wherever you listen to podcasts! Learn more: https://bcechoonsubstanceuse.ca/podcasts/
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