Date

  • January 20, 2016

Start

  • 12:00

End

  • 13:00

Supervised drug consumption in Vancouver: History, evolving practices and next steps

Dr. Thomas Kerr
Co-Director, Urban Health Research Initiative, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

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. Thomas Kerr, is Co-Director of the Urban Health Research Initiative at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), and a Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Kerr is a principal-/co-investigator of studies involving people who use drugs and individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Vancouver and elsewhere internationally, including in Thailand, the U.S., Russia and Australia. Dr. Kerr was a principal investigator of the scientific evaluation of Insite, North America’s first safer injecting facility.


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  • The BC-CfE Laboratory has transitioned to private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. (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. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

During this time, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service.

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