Cammie Wolf Rice: Training Life Care Specialists to Prevent Addiction Before It Starts
In this episode, Matt Shedd speaks with Cammie Wolf Rice, founder of the Christopher Wolf Crusade, an organization she launched in honor of her son Christopher, who lost his life after a long struggle with opioid addiction.
Cammie shares her personal story and the groundbreaking solution she’s building: the Life Care Specialist, a new hospital role designed to provide patients with non-narcotic pain management education, advocacy, and support at the bedside. She explains how this initiative began at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, where it’s already making an impact, and how it’s poised to expand nationwide.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
How one family’s loss sparked a movement to transform hospital care
What Life Care Specialists do and why they fill a critical gap in patient care
The importance of prevention in combating the opioid epidemic
How hospitals and technical schools are collaborating to scale this new role
The urgent need for education around fentanyl and opioid tapering
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