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CASE STUDY: My patient with opioid use disorder (OUD) has terrible cancer pain.

CASE STUDY: My patient with opioid use disorder (OUD) has terrible cancer pain.

by Nicolas Mertens | Jun 11, 2021 | Addiction Medicine, Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Equity Work, Medical Education, Uncategorized | 0 comments

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....
Treating cancer pain in patients with Opioid Use Disorder: FREE Resources

Treating cancer pain in patients with Opioid Use Disorder: FREE Resources

by Marcus Greatheart | Feb 25, 2021 | Addiction Medicine, Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Equity Work, Medical Education | 0 comments

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...
How Do We Address Addiction in Long Term Care Facilities?

How Do We Address Addiction in Long Term Care Facilities?

by Marcus Greatheart | Dec 14, 2020 | Addiction Medicine, Blog, Medical Education | 0 comments

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...

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