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SUMMARY: Lewis Health Policy Symposia 2017: Opioid Crisis
DESCRIPTION: The opioid epidemic took front and center state as our #1 Publ
ic Health crisis when it was reported that more than 50\,000 people died of
drug overdoses in the US last year\, more than handgun homicides and MVC’s
combined. The blame game started and emergency physicians appear to often
be in the center of the controversy. […]
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The opioi
d epidemic took front and center state as our #1 Public Health crisis when
it was reported that more than 50\,000 people died of drug overdoses in the
US last year\, more than handgun homicides and MVC’s combined. The blame g
ame started and emergency physicians appear to often be in the center of the controversy.
This multi-disc
iplinary symposium will bring experts from Mental Health and Emergency Medi
cine along with public officials to discuss the opioid crisis and several p
otential clinical and political approaches to begin to address it.
Th
e symposium will occur August 22nd from 9AM – 12PM at the Eric P. Newman Ed
ucation Center located on Washington University School of Medicine campus.
The symposium is free\, so please come – bring a friend- and share your ide
as and concerns. Questions or ideas for the symposium\, please email Lisa H
ayes at hayesl@wustl.e
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