Learning Objectives:
- To learn about the landscape of untreated chronic pain, opioid prescribing, and the crisis of opioid use disorder and overdose deaths
- To understand the risks inherent to both prescription opioid use and government opioid policy
- To consider recent federal and provincial developments in prescription opioid policy and CAMH's recommendations for reducing harm
Presenters:
Jean-François Crépault, MA Senior Policy Analyst, Communications and Partnerships, CAMH
As Senior Policy Analyst at CAMH, Jean-François Crépault leads CAMH’s public policy efforts in the area of substance use, communicating evidence-based public policy to government and other stakeholders as part of CAMH’s organizational commitment to “driving social change.” He is the lead author of the CAMH Cannabis Policy Framework, which made the case for legalization and health-focused regulation of cannabis and has shaped debate around public health approaches to substance use in Canada.
Andrew Smith, MDCM
Andrew Smith is the Medical Lead of CAMH's new Interprofessional Pain and Addiction Recovery Clinic (IPARC). A neurologist with added specialization in pain and addiction medicine, he is a founding executive and hub member of ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship. This is a telementoring initiative which demonopolizes expertise and knowledge, and enhances care of patients with complex pain and substance use conditions in their own communities by their own primary clinicians.
Webcast available: http://camh.adobeconnect.com/a...tionsrounds01202017/
CME Credits: Addictions Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of
Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Continuing Education Credits for Professionals: Addictions Rounds may be used to apply for CE credits—please consult your certification bodies, professional societies, or governmental licensing boards whether it would be accepted as part of your professional development
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