Patterns in substance use care among drug toxicity deaths in Ont
From 11:30 AM on 05 Mar
to 12:30 PM on 05 Mar
The
ODPRN has produced a series of reports alongside people with lived and living
experience of substance use and Public Health Ontario, to support
community-based programs responding to the province's growing drug toxicity
crisis. This webinar focuses on the second report in the series, which examines
patterns in substance use diagnosis, prescribing and treatment engagement among
people who use drugs in Ontario. The first report, released last year, explored
the role of polysubstance use in overdose deaths. This webinar presents the
report's findings on previous substance use disorder diagnoses, recent
non-fatal overdoses and treatment access among people who have lost their lives
to accidental deaths involving opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants and/or alcohol.
People with lived and living experience will discuss how these findings can
inform harm reduction interventions and improve access to healthcare and other
supportive services for people who use substances. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s7MpHr8kTOynIkOHl6EyZQ?ct=t%28Mail+Chimp%29#/registration
Moderator: Christopher Hoy, associate director, Ontario Hepatitis C and Harm
Reduction Program, CATIE Speakers: o Tara Gomes, program director, ODPRN o
Ashley Smoke, Lived Experience Advisory Group, ODPRN o Tom Regehr, Lived
Experience Advisory Group, ODPRN This webinar is hosted by CATIE, which is
supported by the Ontario Ministry of Health to deliver hepatitis C information
and education for service providers in Ontario.
