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Bob Goldstein, MD, Interviewed by NBC29 About UVA Health Drug Take-Back Initiative

October 3, 2023 by jta6n@virginia.edu

Spark Competition Drug Take-Back partners

Dr. Goldstein (front row, second from right) and UVA Health partners in the drug take-back initiative.

Bob Goldstein, MD, an associate professor of anesthesiology, was featured on NBC29’s Community Conversations series where he discussed UVA Health’s drug take-back initiative. Dr. Goldstein recently partnered with many stakeholders across UVA Health to increase the number of drug take-back receptacles available, making them more accessible, and educating the community about the safe disposal of unused and expired medications.

Read more about UVA Health’s initiative to increase drug take-back receptacles — an idea that was submitted through UVA Health’s Spark Innovation Competition, which takes ideas for making improvements and transforming the culture at UVA Health and implements them.

 

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