Narratives of North Broad Podcast - Stories From Temple Health
Welcome to the Narratives of North Broad Podcast! We believe in stories. We believe stories heal, inspire, build community, and can change the world.This podcast will celebrate the stories of those at Temple Health. We will ask our guests about their paths to medicine, what they are most passionate about in medicine today, the challenges and rewards of working at Temple, how they find balance in their lives, and what advice they have for students and trainees. There are so many people throughout our community who help make this an incredible place in North Philadelphia. Hosts are Hank Davis, a medical student at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM) at Temple University in Philadelphia, and Michael Vitez, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who is now the Director of the Narrative Medicine program at LKSOM. Instagram: @narrativesofnorthbroad
Narratives of North Broad Podcast - Stories From Temple Health
#3: Dr. Joseph D'Orazio - Addiction Medicine and the Opioid Epidemic
February 12, 2020
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Hank and Michael with guest Dr. Joseph D'Orazio
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Season 1
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Episode 3
In this episode, Hank and Michael speak with Dr. Joseph D'Orazio.
Board certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Addiction Medicine - he is an expert on the current Opioid Epidemic. We discuss why he thinks the opioid crisis is so prevalent today, possible ways to combat it – and the right ways for physicians to prescribe opioids in the first place. We also talk about the language and proper terminology surrounding substance use disorder. Finally, we discuss what we can all be doing to help.
(Note: this episode was recorded on September 17, 2019)
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