Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar
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Expert on addiction treatment and public health responses to increasing rates of addiction and overdose.
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health School of Medicine and Public Health — Home and cell phones available upon request elizabeth.salisbury-afshar@fammed.wisc.edu Home page Twitter: @salisburyafshar
Topics
- Opioid use disorder (addiction) treatment
- Opioid overdose prevention
- Public health response to the overdose crisis
- Access to addiction treatment in jails, prisons, and community supervision
Achievements
- Health and Medicine Policy Research Group “Under 40 Years of Service” Award (2021)
- Illinois Academy of Family Physicians President’s Award (2020)
- Distinguished Fellow, American Society for Addiction Medicine (2019)
- National Healthcare for the Homeless Council Karen Rotondo Award for Outstanding Service (2016)