Syringe Service Programs in Federal Facilities | February 7, 2024
Date of Presentation: February 7, 2024
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Hepatitis C
Keywords: #federal #harm reduction #sup #veterans health administration
In this presentation, Beth Dinges, PharmD, Minh Q. Ho, DO, FIDSA, and Tessa Rife-Pennington, PharmD, BCGP, discuss expansion of harm reduction services and implementation of syringe services programs (SSP) within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and key lessons learned from three federal health facilities. Beth, Minh, and Tessa share how Veterans Affairs facilities in Danville, Illinois, Orlando, Florida, and San Francisco, California, worked to clarify legal considerations, address barriers, and implement syringe services programs that are integrated in the healthcare systems.
Recording:
Presented by:
Beth Dinges, PharmD | Minh Q. Ho, DO, FIDSA | Tessa Rife-Pennington, PharmD, BCGP
Beth Dinges, PharmD, is the Harm Reduction Coordinator and Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at the VA Illiana Healthcare System
Minh Q. Ho, DO, FIDSA, is an Infectious Disease Physician at the Orlando VA Healthcare System and Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Tessa Rife-Pennington, PharmD, BCGP, is the Harm Reduction Coordinator and Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at HUD-VASH Integrated Substance Use Care Team, San Francisco VA Health Care System and a Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, at the University of San Francisco, California, School of Pharmacy
Resources Provided:
- To claim CE
- Expanding Harm Reduction Services and Implementation of Syringe Services Programs (SSP) within Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Date added: February 1, 2024