Check out these upcoming webinars to learn and connect with community!
Prescribed Safer Supply: Background and Busting Myths
Harm reduction is a foundational component of nursing practice. Harm reduction is a philosophy that has a set of core principles and values, such as justice, dignity, compassion and autonomy — that shape how we work. It involves policies, programmes and practices that aim primarily to reduce the adverse health, social and economic consequences of the use of substances without necessarily reducing consumption. Join the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario to learn about the evidence around safer supply programs as part of a harm reduction approach and analyze the role of the nurse in this work. August 15th. 8:30 AM Pacific time.
Women’s experiences in injectable opioid agonist treatment programs in Vancouver, Canada
Research Spotlight Webinar: Injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) has recently been expanded in some geographical contexts as part of a response to the escalating overdose crisis. The overdose crisis and drug treatment are shaped by complex gendered dynamics, including power differentials, violence, and social norms, that can adversely impact women’s experiences. August 21st, Noon Pacific time.
Understanding the impact: Safer Supply Program Models and Nursing Practice
Prescribed safer supply is a harm reduction approach that involves providing pharmaceutical grade drugs of known quantity and quality to people with opioid use disorder who are at high risk of overdose and other harms. This approach has become highly politicized with a lot of misinformation circulating in the media, despite proven positive impacts for people. Join the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario to learn about the evidence around safer supply programs as part of a harm reduction approach and analyze the role of the nurse in this work. August 22nd, 8:30 AM Pacific time.