Lindsey
Yates,
DDS
IPE Assistant Director; Associate Professor
University of Colorado
Lindsey Yates is a general dentist and Associate Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. She also serves as Assistant Director for the CU Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. Prior to moving to Colorado, Dr. Yates practiced interprofessionally in Chicago and directed the dental department within a large multi-specialty not-for-profit health center, and served as an attending in the Department of Dentistry at Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The opioid epidemic is a current public health emergency. Opioid overdoses caused over 100,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2022 alone and continues to rise. Addressing this epidemic takes a collaborative and interprofessional approach. At the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus, students from dental medicine, medicine, undergraduate nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and physician assistant programs engage in the Interprofessional Healthcare Ethics & Health Equity (IPHE) course that brings together over 650 students to learn about healthcare ethics and equity by examining the…