Podcast

Ethics Talk: Street Health Care as Harm Reduction

Description

Dr Jim Withers and Dave Lettrich join Ethics talk to discuss how street outreach programs help mitigate harms of drug use among people experiencing homelessness. 

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Jim Withers, MD is the medical director at Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net and the medical director and founder of the Street Medicine Institute.

Dave Lettrich is the founder and executive director of Bridge to the Mountains and the Bridge Outreach program. 

Recorded February 21, 2024.

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewees disclosed no conflicts of interest.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.