A new federal investment seeks to improve emergency care for individuals with opioid use disorder and strengthen recovery pathways across Dane County…
Opioid Use
New harm reduction vending machine placed outside BerbeeWalsh Emergency Department
Stocked with free supplies like naloxone, the machines aim to lower barriers to life-saving care by placing resources directly where they’re most needed.
UW levels up opioid misuse prevention among teens, adolescents with innovative mobile gaming
Dr. Allie Hurst will serve as the lead site investigator for a study testing MedSMA℞T Mobile in pediatric emergency care settings…
Madison Fire ambulances, community paramedics to carry Buprenorphine
Under the medical direction of Megan Gussick, MD, the FDA-approved medication will help those struggling with opioid addiction…
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…