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Dismantling Stigma through Clinical Innovation for PWUD in ERs

  • Faculty Club - University Of Toronto · Toronto
  • From CAD 28.25
Dalla Lana School of Public Health Publisher / Host Dalla Lana School of Public Health
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Dismantling Stigma through Clinical Innovation for PWUD in ERs Positive conversations meets actionable alterations to the way we see and treat patients who use drugs in the ER
About this Event

Please join us for a day of honesty, learning, and shifting perspectives as we dive into topics such as;
-What is the street drug supply and why it matters
-Order sets and Clinical management of SUD in ER settings
-Triage, Equity & Stigma Reduction
-Implementing recommendations from research and lessons learned from successful Peer support/Navigation in ER settings

This training will account for CME. Accredited for 5.5 hours of MAINPRO CME credits

Who should attend?

*Clinicians who currently work in an ER setting
*Interested hospital staff seeking to expand their knowledge and skills
*Clinicians working with, new to working with, or aspiring to work with PWUD

*ED leaders, including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and allied health care providers

*Individuals who are interested in learning more about implementing a ED based peer-support program for people who use substances

For more information please contact: Mahima Sethi at [email protected]


Agenda

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE

Info: Check-in, collect your badge, and enjoy morning refreshments.


🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
OPENING REMARKS

Info: Welcome, introductions, and overview of the SUAP Emergency Care Project.


🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
LIVED EXPERIENCE PERSPECTIVE

Info: Insights from lived experience.


🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
DRUGS 101

Info: Practical information about the current street supply. (Val Fuhrmann)


🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 1

Info: Pick ONE:
• From paper to practice: clinical pearls for translating evidence to practice for SUD in the ED (Dr Isabelle Miles)
• Reducing stigma to improve care at triage for ED patients with SUD (Dr Vicky Bungay)
• The substance use navigator role: Overview of the California BRIDGE program integrating peer-based substance use navigation in the ED (Arianna Campbell and Kari Herbert).


🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
NETWORKING LUNCH

Info: Enjoy a buffet lunch, connect with peers, and network.


🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 2

Info: Pick ONE:
• From paper to practice: clinical pearls for translating evidence to practice for SUD in the ED (Dr Isabelle Miles)
• Reducing stigma to improve care at triage for ED patients with SUD (Dr Vicky Bungay)
• The substance use navigator role: Overview of the California BRIDGE program integrating peer-based substance use navigation in the ED (Arianna Campbell and Kari Herbert).


🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 3

Info: Pick ONE:
• From paper to practice: clinical pearls for translating evidence to practice for SUD in the ED (Dr Isabelle Miles)
• Reducing stigma to improve care at triage for ED patients with SUD (Dr Vicky Bungay)
• The substance use navigator role: Overview of the California BRIDGE program integrating peer-based substance use navigation in the ED (Arianna Campbell and Kari Herbert).


🕑: 03:00 PM
REGROUP & EVALUATION

Info: Discussion, reflections, and workshop evaluation.


🕑: 03:30 PM
WRAP-UP

Info: Practical takeaways, closing remarks, and thank you.


Event venue

Faculty Club - University Of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Canada

Tickets CAD 28.25
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