Shine a Light on Stigma Podcast
This podcast series explores ways to eliminate stigma and help people with substance use disorders access the medical care they need. Produced by Superior Health Quality Alliance and Telligen Quality Improvement Network.
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Send your questions, feedback and ideas to stigmapodcast@telligen.com.
Episode 8 – The Lived Experience of Stigma – One Family’s Journey
In this episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle welcome Janice and Darren, who, after the overdose death of their son Andrew, began working in their community to de-stigmatize addiction and prevent overdose emergencies.
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Episode 7 – Stigma and Substance Use Disorder – A Conversation with ED Physician Bobby Redwood (Pt.2)
In this episode, part two of our two-part conversation with emergency medicine physician and opioid use disorder (OUD) expert Dr. Bobby Redwood, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez, and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle talk with Dr. Redwood about the challenges, strategies and resources to bring stigma-free, person-centered language to daily interactions with patients with OUD in health care settings.
Resources from this episode:
- Superior Health Shine a Light on Stigma Campaign
- Telligen Opioid Misuse Resources
- Telligen Words Matter Badge Reel Card
Episode 6 – Stigma and Substance Use Disorder – A Conversation with ED Physician Bobby Redwood (Pt.1)
In this episode, part one of a two-part conversation, emergency medicine physician and opioid use disorder (OUD) expert Dr. Bobby Redwood talks with Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle about the overlap of emergency and preventive medicine and the role of the emergency department in offering stigma-free services and resources to help people with OUD achieve recovery.
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Episode 5 – Stigma and Harm Reduction – A Conversation with Shred the Stigma’s Drew Cook
In this episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle talk with Drew Cook, executive director and board president of Shred the Stigma, a harm-reduction nonprofit based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma about their work eliminating stigma and creating positive health outcomes in the community.
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Episode 4 – The Lived Experience of Stigma – A Conversation with Certified Peer Recovery Coach Gresha Eberly
In this episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle welcome Gresha Eberly, a Certified Peer Recovery Coach and public advocate with almost 10 years in recovery. Gresha shares her lived and professional experience with de-stigmatizing addiction treatment within health care settings.
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Resources from this episode:
- Medication-Assisted and Abstinence-Based Treatment Approaches Can Share Common Ground (hmpgloballearningnetwork.com)
- Beating the Odds: Mom vs. Opioid Addiction (fox17online.com)
Episode 3 – Stigma and Addiction: A Pharmacist Perspective, with Denton Chancey, PharmD
In this episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle welcome guest Denton Chancey, PharmD, as he shares personal stories and professional history of the evolution and real-life effects of opioid prescribing guidelines and substance use disorder treatment.
Episode 2 – Resources to Decrease Stigma
In our second episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle walk through some of the resources that have already been developed and gathered between their two organizations and next steps you can take to help eliminate stigma of substance use disorders.
Episode 1 – Why Stigma?
In our first episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle discuss their backgrounds and what brought them into the work of reducing stigma in health care.