Substance Use Disorder as a Public Health Issue - PAs as Part of the Solution

Dr. Lisa Alexander joins PA Connections to discuss the opioid epidemic and what PAs can do within their own communities and practices. Dr. Alexander recently retired from GW after being on the faculty for nearly 40 years and holding multiple different leadership positions within the department and PA program. In addition to her academic preparation in PA studies and education, she has a masters of public health. She has served in various leadership positions in the PA profession including as the president of the PAEA in 2018. During that time she was very involved in PA education around opioid use.

This podcast features the song “Reach For Success” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…Reach_Success) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license.