Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Virtual Conference
The conference will focus on practice approaches and public health policies to address opioid use disorder and the crisis in opioid-related overdoses (poisonings) and deaths.
Type of Event:
Summits, Symposiums & Conferences
Date:
March 26, 2021
Time:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Virtual
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Event Overview
The conference will focus on practice approaches and public health policies to address opioid use disorder and the crisis in opioid-related overdoses (poisonings) and deaths.
Topics will include public health and treatment approaches, harm reduction strategies, clinical guidelines and new evidence in the field of opioid use disorder, and the experiences of people using opioids during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keynote address: MySafe - Why people should get their drugs from a machine, by Mark Tyndall
Dr. Mark Tyndall, MD, ScD, FRCPC, is an infectious diseases specialist, epidemiologist and researcher. He is a Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia and was formerly the Director of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. His current work focuses on harm reduction and innovative solutions to prevent drug overdoses through decriminalization and a safer drug supply. Dr. Tyndall is a strong advocate for public health and human rights and has led a number of community-based harm reduction initiatives.
CAMH will organize this conference in collaboration with the Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, part of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System. The conference will be supported by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.