Nothing like waiting until the very last minute for inspiration! The last few weeks I have been mulling over topics for this month’s post. Nothing had really stuck until I was out on a hike this morning with a friend. He was talking about how after a slow day at his job he often has […]
With over 450 patients on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) engaged in our primary care-based programs we have learned a thing or two about how to do this work in primary care. We are fiercely passionate about this work and have been leading voices in the design of programs that promote health and wellbeing […]
I walk through an empty cobblestone plaza, once bustling with vendors, the infectious smell of al pastor tacos, and fresh leather sandals. This plaza has been vacant since the period of time in the early 2000s when Tijuana became violent, even dangerous, and Americans didn’t visit. I climb the snaking stairwells and tunnels leading me across […]
I decided to write a piece in response to the CFHA listserv discussion on detecting and addressing trauma in primary care. As I watched the messages from my colleagues trickle in about how to address medical providers’ unease discussing trauma with their patients I paused and knew my contribution would be forthcoming. I have done […]
