Department news | September 30, 2019
This past June, the American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM) and the Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Executive Office of the President convened leaders from medical education, national medical organizations, large integrated health systems, and key federal agencies, as well as emerging addiction medicine fellowship programs and interested institutions. Richard Ries, MD, […]
Department news | September 30, 2019
We recently launched a new service to help providers in Washington State who want advice regarding adult patients with mental health and/or substance abuse disorders. Funded by the Washington State Legislature, the UW Psychiatry Consultation Line (PCL) connects community providers to psychiatrists at the University of Washington. Please help us spread the word! Providers call 877-WA-PSYCH (877-927-7924) and after a […]
Department news | September 30, 2019
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new perinatal behavioral health provider training program, UW Moms’ Access Project ECHO (MAP ECHO), led by UW Perinatal Psychiatrists Amritha Bhat, MD, MPH, and Deb Cowley, MD, and administered by Jamie Adachi, MPH. The program will use the well-established ECHO model to connect providers in the community with a […]
KOMO News | September 26, 2019
Researchers at UW Medicine will receive $19 million to study opioid addiction. The funds are part of a massive initiative by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to address opioid addiction. Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, is quoted.
Juvenile Justice | September 20, 2019
An opinion piece written by Sarah Walker, PhD, and Lars Almquist discusses how social determinants of health, such as housing stability, are critical assets for supporting youth emotional and physical health but are rarely addressed as part of court services.
King5 News | September 20, 2019
For people who find themselves in the depths of addiction, it can be almost impossible to recover without proper intervention and treatment. That’s because, in a simple sense, heroin hijacks your brain even with very little use. “It’s changing the plasticity of the brain.” Susan Ferguson, PhD, is quoted.
UW School of Public Health | September 17, 2019
The University of Washington School of Public Health’s Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) has once again been awarded funding as part of a select group of national prevention research centers. Mark Snowden, MD, MPH, is quoted.
The Huddle | September 17, 2019
During its 2019 session, Governor Jay Inslee and the Washington State Legislature took decisive and badly needed action to address the state’s behavioral health crisis.
Puget Sound Business Journal | September 13, 2019
Washington has earmarked record funding for behavioral health, such as a behavioral health teaching hospital and a telepsychiatry program that connects doctors to UW psychiatrists. Matt Iles-Shih, MD MPH, Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, Jim Vollendroff, MPA, and Ian Goodhew, JD, are quoted. Note: you must have an account with PSBJ to read the article.
Nature | September 11, 2019
US efforts to control opioid prescriptions are having unintended effects on people with chronic pain. Although the debate about the benefits of opioid prescription controls is set to continue, there is broad agreement that the US health-care system as a whole has failed people with chronic pain. Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, is quoted.
