Quality Medical Care for People Who Use Drugs
Presenter
Brad Finegood, MA, LMHC, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County; Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, Physician, UW Medicine; Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, Physician, UW Medicine; Richard Waters, MD, Physician, Site Medical Director – Housing & Street Outreach, Neighborcare Health.
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, specialty care physicians, allied professional staff, and program administrators.
Webinar Description
Leading Seattle-area physicians discuss how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. Learn how medical providers have advanced opportunities for recovery from substance use disorders by providing compassionate care to people who use drugs and partnering with harm reduction services providers.
Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  • Examine the intersection between quality medical care and harm reduction philosophy and practice
  • Identify partnership opportunities for physicians and harm reduction providers to provide compassionate care to people who use drugs
Summary
Availability:
Retired
Cost:
FREE
Credit Offered:
No Credit Offered
Recommended
 
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Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

The development of this educational resource (in part) was originally funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Providers Clinical Support System-Medications for Opioid Used Disorder (PCSS-MOUD), cooperative agreement no. 1H79TI086770, with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), ending September 29, 2026.

 
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