Alyssa Lambrecht, DO
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Conditions and diseases
My pager beeps as I walk through the hospital doors. It is a familiar message, "Your patient wants to leave." We admitted John four days ago for opioid withdrawal and he is not yet ready to stop using opioids. When…
My pager beeps as I walk through the hospital doors. It is a familiar message, “Your patient wants to leave.” We admitted John four days ago for opioid withdrawal and he is not yet ready to stop using opioids. When I walk in the room, I see him packing his bags. “So, John,” I say. “When you leave, your body cannot tolerate the same amount of opioids because you have …
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Harm reduction effectively treats substance use disorder
Conditions and diseases
Despite an ongoing shift in medical training across the country to enhance physician communication skills, there remains limited formal training communicating with patients who have tracheostomies. With over 100,000 tracheostomies performed every year in the United States, clinicians in every…
Despite an ongoing shift in medical training across the country to enhance physician communication skills, there remains limited formal training communicating with patients who have tracheostomies. With over 100,000 tracheostomies performed every year in the United States, clinicians in every field will encounter patients who have individualized communication needs. These patients often experience isolation, depression, and anxiety due to an inability to interact and communicate with others. Clinicians can and …
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Tracheostomy communication barriers: a gap in medical training
Health policy
The Kensington community is still reeling after the deaths of Amanda Cahill and Joey Gabor, who both died in custody shortly after being arrested during the area's controversial narcotics sweeps at the end of 2024. While we don't know the…
The Kensington community is still reeling after the deaths of Amanda Cahill and Joey Gabor, who both died in custody shortly after being arrested during the area’s controversial narcotics sweeps at the end of 2024. While we don’t know the details behind these deaths, they are alarming and depict the vulnerability of those incarcerated with substance use disorder. We as physicians working to curtail the opioid epidemic must advocate for …
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Deaths in custody highlight crisis in Philly prisons
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