Alcohol consumption, harms, and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Event type: Single day (a day or less)
Alcohol consumption, ensuing harms, and treatments for harmful alcohol use have all changed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of government-enforced shutdowns and policies to encourage social distancing.
Join our panel of experts to learn about emerging research on these significant changes. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A period.
Presenters:
- Kevin Shield & Ivneet Sohi, CAMH: Alcohol consumption during the pandemic
- Liudmila Husak & Tracy Johnson, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI): Changes in emergency department visits and hospitalizations during the pandemic and potential implications for policy beyond the pandemic era
This webinar is co-hosted by Evidence Exchange Network (EENet), within the Provincial Support Program at CAMH, and by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA).