In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Auditorium
525 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21205
525 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21205
In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids
Travis Rieder, PhD
Assistant Director of Education Initiatives and Director of the Master of Bioethics Program
Berman Institute of Bioethics
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Reception
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Rieder will discuss his journey of opioid dependence that began with a motorcycle accident and his profound suffering when seeking support and guidance on tapering off the powerful pain killers from the providers who prescribed them. He advocates for health provider education, policies and alternate treatments as a path to resolving our national opioid crisis.