Preventing Overdose Deaths due to Fentanyl in the Drug Supply

Dr. Mark Lysyshyn
Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health
Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia


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

The Forefront Lectures are accredited for 1.0 Mainpro-M1 credit (College of Family Physicians of Canada)

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


Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, works for Vancouver Coastal Health as the Medical Health Officer for the North Shore and the Medical Health Officer lead for Vancouver Coastal Health’s Harm Reduction program. Mark completed medical school at Queen’s University, a Masters of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health and residency programs in Internal Medicine and Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of British Columbia. He has previously worked at the Public Health Agency of Canada and at St. Paul’s Hospital in the Internal Medicine, HIV and Addictions programs.



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During the Canada Post strike announced September 25, 2025, the following measures will be undertaken to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory has transitioned to private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. Results required urgently can be faxed upon request. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
  • The BC-CfE Drug Treatment Program (DTP) will fax outgoing forms and documents to the provider’s office. (DTP Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8515; FAX 604-806-9044)
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy has transitioned to private courier for delivery of medications. We recommend requesting medication at least 2 weeks in advance in case of delivery delays, particularly to rural/remote parts of BC. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

During the Canada Post strike, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service

The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
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