About this episode

The episode features a discussion with paramedic Peter Canning about the opiate epidemic and best practices for caring for OUD patients.

We're lucky to have a special guest on this podcast episode to discuss a topic that, unfortunately, all of us in emergency care encounter all too frequently: the opiate epidemic. Peter Canning is a paramedic who has lived through the epidemic while working on the ambulance in the New England epicenter. This discussion navigates Peter's progression through newer terminology like stigma and harm reduction in an effort to provide compassionate and best-practice care for our OUD patients. REFERENCES 1. https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12438/killing-season?srsltid=AfmBOopOX3Wpf9blJDuiJbwOCKyNCACoxU2IixIMtLg1N1a-wYTGeEmr 2. https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53796/friends-and-family-guide-opioid-overdose-epidemic

People in this episode

Host: Montgomery County Hospital District

Guest: Peter Canning

Topics covered

• opiate epidemic
• emergency care
• harm reduction
• stigma
• OUD patients

Keywords

• opiate epidemic
• emergency care
• harm reduction
• stigma
• OUD
• paramedic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montgomery County Hospital District

Places: New England

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