HeyJaredStreet Side: The Street Medicine Institute Podcast
Conversations at the intersection of health care, homelessness and humanity, Street Side explores the themes involved in providing street-level medical and mental health care to our unhoused neighbors, the "rough sleepers." We explore the care philosophy of street medicine,…
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Disability Care with Max Hurwitz, D.O. & Julia Lam, O.T. (opens the original)
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Disabilities disproportionately effect rough sleepers. Mental illness, cognitive impairments, traumatic brain injuries, and amputations are commonplace. While not every street med team can have an embedded Occupation Therapist, Max & Julia provide useful guidance on how to think about and address disability issues among the unhoused. Additional Resources:Hurwitz, M., & Lam, J. (2024). Unmet needs: Bringing physical rehabilitation to people experiencing homelessness. Pm & R, 17(4), 445. https://d
A Pre-Med's Perspective with Sophia Smith (opens the original)
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With fresh eyes and an open heart, UC San Diego pre-med student Sophie Smith spent the summer volunteering with the street med team in Rochester, NY. With her youthful enthusiasm she fully engaged with the work on the streets, and shares her reflections on the transformative nature of street medicine along the academic journey to becoming a physician. The His Branches Community Health Center website is HERE
Reflections on the Street Med Movement with Jim Withers, MD (opens the original)
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Jim Withers has been a catalyst of the Street Medicine Movement for more than 30 years. He offers his insights into the past, present and future of the movement, with penetrating clarity about the philosophy of care, and the centrality of humility, gratitude and joy in this work. He inspires and reminds us all that this work is an integral piece of the symphonic global movement towards social justice. The Street Medicine Institute website HERE Pittsburgh Mercy's Operation Safety Net website HERE
Trafficking & Intimate Partner Violence: Insights & Interventions with Corinne Feldman, PA (opens the original)
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Los Angeles has more than 70,000 unhoused individuals. With her husband Brett Feldman, Corinne is a founder of the USC Street Medicine Program in Los Angeles (2018). She is a clinician and educator with a wealth of experiential knowledge. In this episode, Corinne shares her perspectives on workforce development, and guides us through a street level approach to both trafficking and intimate partner violence. USC Street Med Website: HERE
In-Patient Consult Services & Comprehensive Care in Chicago with Theresa Nguyen, MD (opens the original)
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Dr. Nguyen shares the Loyola program's wrap-around care model that incorporates street outreach, emergency services, in-patient care, and medical respite. She also details the history taking acronym of HOUSED BEDS for rough sleepers, and tells some remarkable patient stories. Loyola Street Medicine Program, HERE HOUSED BEDS history taking, HERE
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