[April 27] The ongoing opioid crisis continues to inflict serious harms on thousands of British Columbians. Some harms are due to initiation of opioid
Mentoring helps physicians publish more peer-reviewed papers, study says
Physician scientists help advance the science of addiction medicine, yet prior studies have not looked at better ways of increasing publication
Where science meets meditative solutions
Tired, overwhelmed, or stressed out? Worried about the future and what it may bring? Then join us for the Spring Session of an 8 week meditation
Framework for implementing physician education in substance use disorders
Education should be a window, not a wall. One would expect latest developments in research and science to move straight into practice, but it often
Individualized prescribing portraits to reduce inappropriate initiation of opioid analgesics to opioid naïve patients in primary care, REDONNA trial
REDONNA is a mixed-methods randomized study testing the effectiveness of individualized prescribing Portraits to reduce inappropriate initiation of
Maybe there were four training hours in total, study
There has been a noticeable deficiency in the implementation of addiction science in healthcare practice. Many physicians and healthcare providers
Educational studies: What can Medical Trainees learn in an Inner-City Hospital?
Gaps in addiction medicine training are a reason for poor substance use care in North America.
Moving on: helping young people
In this 2009 Insight article, Gemma Turner, Cobh Community Based Drugs Worker, provides a brief history of the project while Jano Klimas gives a sense
Irish Canadian project highlights global issue
This toolkit is based on a study that aimed to establish the feasibility and accessibility of training primary care practitioners in addiction