Injectable Opioids Treatment: Evidence to support its expansion in BC

Lecture Event

Audience: General Public

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: St. Paul's Hospital, Large Lecture Theatre, Providence Level 1

Dr. Scott MacDonald, MD
Physician Lead, Providence Crosstown Clinic

Dr. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC

This talk is open to the public
A light lunch will be served

Dr. Scott MacDonald is the physician lead at the Providence Crosstown Clinic in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. He began his work with substance use disorders in the Canadian Navy at CFB Halifax. For the past decade he has worked on the NAOMI and SALOME studies investigating intensified treatment options for street opioid and heroin users.

Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes is an Associate Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Her main research area is in Public Health and Addictions, focusing on testing alternative approaches to expand and diversify treatments for vulnerable populations. She currently leads a clinical trial testing injectable opioids in supervised clinics for long-term opioid dependency.

For more information, please contact education@cfenet.ubc.ca / local 66255

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St. Paul's Hospital 608–1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 1Y6
Tel: 604-806-8477 | Fax: 604-806-9044
General inquiries: info@bccfe.ca
Media inquiries: communications@bccfe.ca
(Please do not use any of these email addresses to send personal information or book an appointment. To book appointments or contact the H2H clinic, please call 604-416-1517 or fax: 604-564-4893. Do not send your or your client's personal information via email.)

Our work serves clients and communities across British Columbia on lands and waters cared for and nurtured by the many distinct First Nations across the province. The BC-CfE humbly and gratefully acknowledge the stewards of these lands, particularly the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) on whose unceded, traditional and ancestral territories our offices are located.

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