by Nicolas Mertens | Jun 11, 2021 | Addiction Medicine, Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Equity Work, Medical Education, Uncategorized |
Identifying challenges when treating patients with concurrent substance use disorders and cancer pain ISSUES IN PracticE Stigma surrounding substance use creates significant barriers for people who use drugs (PWUD), particularly cancer treatment and palliative care....
by Marcus Greatheart | Feb 25, 2021 | Addiction Medicine, Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Equity Work, Medical Education |
People who use drugs (PWUD) deserve same access to primary care as everyone else One of my biggest frustrations as a doctor are the “care-silos” patients get stuck in. A colleague who’d taken a gig at a methadone clinic told me she was reprimanded for prescribing...
by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 14, 2020 | Addiction Medicine, Blog, Medical Education |
Last year, I was invited to speak at the Catholic Health Association of BC annual conference about a novel and, for some, controversial pilot project we’re undertaking at our long term care facility in Vancouver. We’ve invited patients taking methadone and other...
