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Webinar: Addressing Addiction in Acute Care Settings

October 17, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

This webinar aims to describe programs that are currently underway including the supportive evidence to capitalize on the time that a patient spends in the acute care setting to promote health and therapeutic engagement while minimizing future harm.

Presenter Dr. Michael Lynch is a board certified emergency physician and medical toxicologist. He is the medical director of the Pittsburgh Poison Center and works clinically in two level one trauma center EDs and as a clinical toxicologist at 5 hospitals. He has led efforts to improve care for patients with substance use disorders both in the ED and in the hospital coupled with connection to ongoing treatment.

Learn more and register at the event’s website listed below

Venue

Web-Based

Organizer

IRETA: The Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions