As the first clinic to implement syringe exchange services in Utah, Martindale Clinic will present their preliminary information on the incorporation of expanded harm reduction services for patients and community members at a primary care facility. These new clinic services include sterile syringes and injection materials, safer injection education, naloxone kits for overdose reversal, and safer sex supplies, offered in complement to existing services of MOUD, PEP/PrEP, hormonal contraception, Hep C treatment, etc. Listeners will understand the need for harm reduction philosophy in the treatment of PWUDs, the processes by which syringe exchange can be incorporated into traditional healthcare settings, and the impact of syringe exchange services on patient care through case studies and initial data analysis.
Once participants have completed this session, they will be able to:
1) Describe the evidence, efficacy, and need for expanded harm reduction programs in clinical settings; and,
2) Discuss implementation and findings of harm reduction and syringe exchange services embedded in a local primary care/addiction clinic.
