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Innovative Strategies in Harm Reduction: Text-Based Care | March 1, 2022

Date of Presentation: March 1, 2022

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  Community  

Program: Advancing Pharmacist Roles in Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Teams  

Keywords: #harm  #hr  #kit  #naloxone  #narcan  #reduction  #text  #text-based  

In this presentation, Dr. Samantha Gustafson, PharmD, describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on harm reduction strategies, and identifies promising practices in text-based, contactless care.

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Dr. Samantha Gustafson, PharmD

Dr. Samantha Gustafson, PharmD, received her pharmacy degree from North Dakota State University in 2008. She began a career in retail pharmacy, and transitioned to a clinical position in 2014 with the Indian Health Service on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Red Lake, MN. She currently serves as the Red Lake Harm Reduction Services Lead, where she is responsible for the naloxone co-prescribing initiative, and has coordinated the deployment of naloxone for the first responders and community members of the Red Lake Nation. She has also contributed to several national opioid projects and committees. She is passionate about providing community education on harm reduction strategies and available treatment resources.

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Date added: February 28, 2022