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March 16, 2021
Dr. Jim O’Connell
SPOKANE, Wash. Dr. Jim O’Connell, president of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and assistant professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School, will give two virtual presentations on Wednesday, March 31, as part of WSU Health Sciences Spokane’s Robert F.E. Stier Lecture in Medicine.
O’Connell will virtually present
Medicine in the Streets: A team-based approach to caring for Boston’s Rough Sleepers, live on YouTube at noon on March 31. O’Connell will:
Detail a model of street medicine that is integrated into the community as well as the hospital;
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Vaccinating Boston s Homeless Community Extends To Those Living On City Streets
Volunteers talk to a sleeping homeless man in South Station duing the annual point-in-time homeless census.
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It s been about a month since those experiencing homelessness started getting vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Dr. Jim O Connell, president of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, said his organization has vaccinated about 1,800 people since the vaccine became available. That includes those experiencing homelessness in shelters and shelter staff.
O Connell said there s been good buy-in from shelter residents, but the challenge becomes accessing and getting buy-in from those living on city streets. He said BHCHP has a van that they plan to use to store doses as they drive to areas in the city where they know people live and sleep to get them vaccinated.