Presentation Details:
January 2024 Addiction Medicine Webinar:
Addiction Medicine for People at Risk for HIV in the Emergency Department
Objectives:
Describe the epidemiology and temporal trends of addiction-related presentations to the emergency department.
Explain the initiation of treatment for substance use disorders in the emergency department.
Review screening protocols for infectious diseases in people who use drugs presenting to the emergency department.
Identify future opportunities for integrating harm reduction for people at risk for HIV in the emergency department.
Presented by:
Callan Fockele, MD
Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Washington
Lauren Whiteside M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Washington
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