Under the medical direction of Megan Gussick, MD, the FDA-approved medication will help those struggling with opioid addiction…
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Emergency medicine faculty share expertise: January 2023
BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on topics within emergency and prehospital care and research…
Emergency physician Dr. Collin Michels on the rising number of overdoses seen in UW Health emergency departments
At UW Health and nationally, emergency departments have witnessed a seemingly unceasing number of visits related to opioid overdoses…
Shapiro program scholars present projects at annual medical student research forum
Four M1 medical students who were mentored by emergency medicine faculty recently presented their scholarly poster and oral abstracts at the 2022 Medical Student Research…
New study in collaboration with UW School of Pharmacy uses game-based learning to teach opioid safety
Prescription drug misuse is one of the fastest growing drug problems in the United States today. The misuse of prescription opioids in particular is a challenging problem…