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Combatting the Opioid Epidemic: Insights From the Front Lines
September is National Recovery Month, and we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In this first episode, we speak with Michael Lynch, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and an attending emergency physician and medical toxicologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
To help celebrate and recognize National Recovery Month, we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode and our discussion with Michael Lynch, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and an attending emergency physician and medical toxicologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
In our conversation, Dr. Lynch addresses what happens when an individual overdoses and what substances beyond fentanyl may be to blame for high rates of opioid use disorder. He also speaks to potential reasons behind the excessive overdose mortality rate in Pennsylvania—in 2022, the state came in at #4 for drug overdose mortality in the US—shares his thoughts on OTC naloxone, and provides insights from his work with the UPMC Toxicology Telemedicine Bridge Clinic.
We hope you learn something new from this series, and we look forward to bringing you future episodes. Please tune in each Monday in September for a new episode drop.
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AI in Health Care: Balancing Governance, Innovation, and Trust
September 2nd 2025In this conversation with Reuben Daniel, associate vice president of artificial intelligence at UPMC Health Plan, we dive into how UPMC Health Plan builds trust with providers and members, discuss challenges of scaling AI effectively, and hear about concrete examples of AI's positive impact.
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Driving Healthier Outcomes Through Comprehensive, Team-Based Care: Q&A With Marisa Rogers, MD, MPH
September 11th 2025In 2025, each issue of Population Health, Equity & Outcomes will feature a profile of a health system leader transforming care in their area of expertise. This issue spotlights a conversation with Marisa Rogers, MD, MPH, chief medical officer at Oak Street Health.
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