Conference to ‘holistically’ treat those affected by opioid misuse
The University of Tennessee College of Nursing will host an opioid conference, “Serving Families Affected by Opioid Misuse” at the FedEx Event Center at Shelby Farms Friday. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo file)
“The opioid crisis affects every single person in Tennessee, even those who don’t have personal or family issues related to opioid misuse disorder.”
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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center UTHSC College of NursingAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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