Podcast Episode 26: Teaching Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders: Early Conversations, Big Impact

Host: Anna Morgan-Barsamian, MPH, RN, PMP, Senior Manager, Training & Education, NaRCAD

A conversation with Susan Fithen, MSW, LSW, OCPSA, Senior Community Outreach Coordinator, Hamilton County Public Health
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Tag: Podcast Series, ​Opioid Safety

What if the conversations we have with students today could shape the care patients receive tomorrow?

In this episode, we explore a creative adaptation of clinician outreach education—bringing the academic detailing model into the classroom to reach future clinicians before they enter practice. Through open, real-world conversations about overdose prevention, stigma, and patient-centered care, students begin building skills and perspectives they’ll carry into the field.

Tune in to unpack the opportunities and challenges of this approach, including measuring long-term impact, maintaining connections over time, and tailoring content across disciplines to meet the needs of medical, nursing, and pharmacy students.

If you would like to connect with Susan about her work, feel free to reach out to her at [email protected].

Click here for the audio transcription.


"We've taken a non-traditional [detailing] approach to reach out to students to
have conversations around overdose prevention, caring for people with use disorder,
​and improving outcomes for those that they will be serving."
-Susan Fithen, MSW, LSW, OCPSA
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Biography. Susan Fithen is a Senior Community Outreach Coordinator at Hamilton County Public Health. In her role, she brings education and awareness of overdose prevention tools to the community. Prior to her work at HCPH, Susan was a substance use counselor working in adult treatment. She also has experience working with youth through school-based prevention. She has a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Cincinnati and received her master’s in social work from Northern Kentucky University.






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