(OHSU)

OHSU has long been defined by its ability to create and grow partnerships. Whether those are collaborations between researchers on opposite sides of the globe or with community organizations close by, partnerships are crucial to OHSU’s ability to teach, heal and discover.

A community of healers, OHSU has embraced the opportunity to change the narrative and promote healing and hope in a time of fear and uncertainty. Just as Dr. King did, OHSU believes in respect for all and stands firm in its commitment to equity and inclusion.

OHSU 2020 Mark O Hatfield Lecture 

A project at OHSU addresses the opioid epidemic through an innovative approach. Known as Project IMPACT, or the Improving Addiction Care Team, the program brings together physicians, social workers, peer-recovery mentors and community addiction providers to tackle the root causes of addiction when patients are admitted to the hospital for conditions such as endocarditis or severe joint or spinal infections related to their addiction.

Program director Honora Englander, M.D., an associate professor of medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine; peer-recovery counselor O’Nesha Cochran; and Melissa Weimer, D.O., an adjunct professor of medicine at OHSU, describe how the program works in this video.

The Senate and the House both unanimously passed a resolution honoring Dr. Joe Robertson for his service to OHSU and the people of Oregon. 

Susan Tolle, M.D., director of the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care, talks about differences in end-of-life care.