Presentation by Dr. Raagini Jawa, an assistant professor and clinician investigator at the Center for Research on Health Care at the University of Pittsburgh. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Addiction Medicine and provides treatment for substance use disorders and complex endovascular infections. She also is a wound care provider at Prevention Point Pittsburgh.

She leads NIDA-funded research on the development and implementation of harm reduction services within traditional health settings for individuals who use substances. She has several research projects exploring ways to provide compassionate and evidenced-based care to persons who use drugs throughout the care continuum to mitigate drug-related harms including those from xylazine and other adulterants. She serves as a clinical harm reduction educator with Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance and is on the board of directors at Prevention Point Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Network.