Upcoming HHS Live Event Webcast
Watch the live webcast of Hidden Casualties:The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious Disease on October 23, from 10:00-11:30 am ET at https://www.hhs.gov/LIVE. This presentation will provide an overview on how the opioid epidemic has led to increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose deaths, and infectious diseases.
Speakers include:
Don Wright, MD, MPH, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health
Rear Adm. Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vice Adm. Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, Surgeon General
Richard Wolitski, PhD, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy
Capt. Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Vanila Singh, MD, MACM, Chief Medical Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Health Professionals Outreach Source Type: news
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