Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
Bridget R. Durkin, MD, MBE is trained in addiction medicine and bioethics, and is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in Palliative Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.
There, she serves on the Opioid Use Disorder Workgroup of the Penn Medicine Opioid Task Force. She is also a member of the multidisciplinary hospital Ethics Committee. She completed a fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. She trained in Internal Medicine and Palliative Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she also obtained a master’s degree in Bioethics. Her interests include interdisciplinary medical education on clinical ethics, substance use disorders, and palliative care. She is passionate about supporting vulnerable patients, especially those living with substance use disorders and comorbid serious illness.
Treating Tranq: Practical Lessons from the Epicenter of the Xylazine Crisis
Friday, April 5, 2024
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Treating Pain in Hospitalized Patients on MOUD
Saturday, April 6, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM