It’s all about Tommie.

Way back in March we discussed how “The Game has Changed” with Dr. Dr. Gail D’Onofrio and Dr. Josh Elder (https://twitter.com/joshuawelder).  They discussed how emergency departments can be a positive part of the opiate epidemic by offering buprenorphine (suboxone). In this episode we find out how the program is going and how the human element (aka Tommie, our substance use counselor) is helping it succeed.

Send us your questions and continue the conversation on social media @empulsepodcast or at ucdavisem.com.

Hosts:

Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Dr. Sarah Medeiros, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Guest:

Dr. Aimee Moulin, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis and President of California ACEP

Resources:

ED Bridge (https://ed-bridge.org) emergency department support for development and implementation of buprenorphine treatment

AMA END the EPIDEMIC (https://www.end-opioid-epidemic.org/resources/california-acep-safe-prescribing-guidelines/) multi-specialty resources 

California ACEP (https://californiaacep.site-ym.com/forums/posts.aspx?group=&topic=1427775&page=1&hhSearchTerms=%22buprenorphine%22#post_1427775) Dr. A Moulin’s message on Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the ED-stay tuned for more resources at this website

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November 6-10, 2018. Registration is now open at www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/confreg/?confid=960

Thank you to the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at OM Audio Productions for audio production services.