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By Hannah McCollum

On April 19, Dr. David Tauben, clinical professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Chief of Pain Medicine at the University of Washington, will present on chronic pain treatment and the opioid epidemic. Dr. Tauben is “one of the country’s top experts in pain medicine,” according to Darryl Potyk, M.D., who will be giving opening remarks.

“The Opioid Epidemic” is part of a series of free lectures called “Next Generation Medicine,” presented by the UW School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Regional Health Partnership. Opening remarks will be made by Dr. Potyk, chief of medical education for the UWSOM-GU Partnership, and Courtney Law, Ph.D., director of the partnership.

Admission is free but prior registration is required. The lecture will be held on April 19 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Historic Davenport Hotel in Spokane.

Hannah McCollum
Hannah McCollum
Hannah McCollum hails from Everett, but has recently made Spokane her home. She graduated from Whitworth University in 2017 with a degree in English and Spanish, and now works for the city of Spokane as a clerk. Hannah comes from an evangelical Christian background and enjoys church-hopping across denominations when she gets the chance. Her favorite book is “The Order of Odd Fish” by James Kennedy. She blogs infrequently at hannahshouldbeblogging.blogspot.com. Hannah’s life goals are to blog more often, eat more dark chocolate and one day get a dog.

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