Using Supervised Injection Facilities to Reduce Harm and Improve Access to Care
Sharon Stancliff, MD, FAAFP, FASAM
Sharon Stancliff, MD, FAAFP, FASAM
Medical Director
Harm Reduction Coalition, New York, NY
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Sharon Stancliff is the Medical Director of the Harm Reduction Coalition where she provides training and capacity building services on issues related to drug user health in New York, nationally and internationally. Currently she focuses on overdose prevention and on expanding buprenorphine services. Dr. Stancliff graduated from the School of Medicine at University of California at Davis, did her Family Practice residency at the University of Arizona and completed the AIDS Institute-sponsored Nicolas Rango HIV Clinical Scholars Program. She is board certified in Family Medicine, and in Addiction Medicine.
At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
- Understand the evidence for the effectiveness of Supervised Injection Facilities (SIFs) in reducing overdose, HIV and HCV transmission, and other harms of injection drug use.
- Appreciate how existing SIFs fit into a continuum of care.
- Know several models of SIFs.
- Be aware of legal barriers to these facilities in the United States.
This PRN CME activity is funded in part by unrestricted educational grants from:
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Merck & Co, and ViiV Healthcare.
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