Shannon Smith-Bernardin, PhD, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Email:shannon.smith-bernardin@ucsf.edu

Overview

Shannon Smith-Bernardin, PhD, MSN, RN, is an Associate Professor in the UCSF School of Nursing, co-founder of the National Sobering Collaborative, and faculty at the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative.

PhD, 07/2016 - Nursing, Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco

MSN, RN, CNL, 06/2007 - Nursing, Western University of Health Sciences

BA, - , Dartmouth College

Scoping review of managed alcohol programs. (Harm reduction journal)

Changing the Care Environment for Acute Intoxication: Providing Intoxicated Adults With an Alternative to the Emergency Department and Jail. (Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs)

Successful implementation of managed alcohol programs in the San Francisco Bay Area during the COVID-19 crisis. (Substance abuse)

COVID-19: A catalyst for change in telehealth service delivery for opioid use disorder management. (Substance abuse)

EMS Can Safely Transport Intoxicated Patients to a Sobering Center as an Alternate Destination. (Annals of emergency medicine)

Low-threshold extended-release naltrexone for high utilizers of public services with severe alcohol use disorder: A pilot study. (Journal of substance abuse treatment)

Utilization of a Sobering Center for Acute Alcohol Intoxication. (Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine)

Identification and Practice Patterns of Sobering Centers in the United States. (Journal of health care for the poor and underserved)

Safe sobering: San Francisco's approach to chronic public inebriation. (Journal of health care for the poor and underserved)

For Patients Experiencing Homelessness, Sobering Centers Offer Path to Stability

Managed Alcohol Programs: An Innovative and Evidence-Based Solution for Adults with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder Who Are Experiencing Homelessness

Scoping Review of Managed Alcohol Programs