A new study from British Columbia sheds light on virtual care: it’s kind of a double-edged sword. What is the study about? The move to virtual forms
Tramadol blasts from the past
The world looks different today than in August 2020. Hunkered down, some of us took the time to look into the evidence on opioid analgesic
Study recommends moving beyond opioid sparing
BC learns lessons from opioid prescribing portraits, new primary care study says. What is the study about? This study was part of a rigorous
20 years qualitative research interviewing
I first interviewed a person with lived experience of substance use twenty years ago. Today, I wanted to pause and reflect on the key points in this
Sending prescribing feedback won’t curb opioid use disorders
REDONNA was a single-blinded, two-arm clinical trial of a prescribing Portrait for eligible family physicians in British Columbia, Canada. It examined
Shifting Focus, Accelerating Innovative Vending Machines
Shifting focus on accelerating innovative solutions and clarifying roles can help reduce unregulated drug deaths. Bardwell and colleagues(1)
I’m almost opioid-a-phobic: Family medicine residents perceive
Over the past two decades, Canadians’ use of opioid analgesics has substantially grown, making the nation the second-largest user of opioid analgesics
Why inequality hinders effective pain relief for opioid naive people
Equitable access to care is problematic; some people get it, most are left out. The REDONNA study (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106462) began
Can online training uplift opioid sparing strategies?
Opioid analgesic prescribing has been in trouble for decades in North America. Things are changing, though. Still, there’s room to adjust care,