Valued Voice

Opioid deaths in the U.S. are on track to top 100,000 this year and the WHA quality team has been very active in filling the needed gaps in this space. In collaboration with the Superior Health Quality Alliance, WHA Physician Improvement Advisor Dr. Bobby Redwood has been training providers on initiating medications for opioid use disorder and in addressing substance use disorder stigma among providers. The stigma awareness work is particularly exciting as we have paired up with the Wisconsin Voices for Recovery Project and put out a podcast on the topic.
 
Access Dr. Redwood's two-part podcast on stigma among medical providers below:

•  “Shine a Light on Stigma: Stigma and Substance Use Disorder” Part 1 (Sept. 21)
• “Shine a Light on Stigma: Stigma and Substance Use Disorder” Part 2 (Oct. 25).

Dr. Redwood's recent RHeSUS Lunch & Learn session on stigma and unconscious bias will be posted soon on the RHeSUS Series archive page. The session features Wisconsin Voices for Recovery Community Liaison Christopher Zahn.