The BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) has worked with provincial and regional partners to develop new provincial clinical guidance – effective immediately – for health-care providers to stem the spread of COVID-19 and respond to the ongoing overdose emergency.
The guidance supports people who are at risk of COVID-19 infection, people who have a confirmed infection or a suspected case pending diagnosis, and people who have a history of substance use, including opioids, stimulants, alcohol, benzodiazepines, or tobacco. The guidance and other resources being developed by BCCSU are available at: www.bccsu.ca/covid-19
To support implementation of the new guidance, the BCCSU has created the following webinars:
Housing, Homelessness, Safer Supply and Pandemic Prescribing during COVID-19
Presenters: Dr. Sharon Vipler, Dr. Bernie Pauly, Patrick Pouponneau, Guy Felicella
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Innovative Approaches to Keep People Safe in the Context of COVID-19 and the Overdose Crisis: The Role of Nurses
Presenters: Samantha Robinson, Marilou Gagnon, Corey Ranger, Tim Gauthier, Meaghan Thumath, Guy Felicella
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What Prescribers Should Know About COVID-19, Substance Use, and Safe Supply.
Presented by Dr. Christy Sutherland, Dr. Rupi Brar, and Guy Felicella
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COVID-19, Substance Use, and Safer Supply: Clinical guidance to reduce risk of infection and overdose.
Presented by Matthew Bonn, Guy Felicella, Cheyenne Johnson, and Dr. Andrea Sereda
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What Pharmacists Should Know About COVID-19, Substance Use, and Safe Supply.
Presented by Dr. Mona Kwong, Ann Johnston, and Guy Felicella
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COVID-19, Substance Use, and Safer Supply:
Clinical Guidance to Reduce Risk of Infection and
Overdose in Fraser Health Region
Presented by Dr. Christy Sutherland and Dr. Sharon Vipler
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COVID-19, Substance Use, and Safer Supply:
Clinical Guidance to Reduce Risk of Infection and
Overdose in Interior Health Region
Presented by Dr. Christy Sutherland, Dr. Megan Hill, Dr. Nick Baldwin, Dr. Hancke de Kock and Zak Matieschyn
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Is Safe Supply a Viable Option to the Overdose Crisis?
Presented by Guy Felicella at TEDxBearCreek
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