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Case 4 : Opioid Crisis In The Windsor-Essex Community: Time For Responsible Opioid Prescribing?, Debasree Deb, Nicole Dupuis, Eric Nadalin, Mark Speechley
Case 4 : Opioid Crisis In The Windsor-Essex Community: Time For Responsible Opioid Prescribing?, Debasree Deb, Nicole Dupuis, Eric Nadalin, Mark Speechley
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Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis, with the number of opioid-related harms and overdose cases increasing rapidly over the past few years. The opioid crisis involves a rising number of opioid-related deaths and overdoses, either from prescription opioids or from the increased availability of illegal, adulterated forms of potent opioids such as fentanyl. Today, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues have been reported to be the major drivers of the opioid crisis in the country, accounting for approximately 73% of accidental opioid-related deaths. Opioid-use disorders are increasingly prevalent in patients with chronic pain who have received opioids for management …
Case 1 : Mobilizing Knowledge Into Action: Best Practices In Responding To Urgent Refugee Health And Resettlement Service Needs, Meriem Benlamri, Yogendra Shakya, Shannon L. Sibbald
Case 1 : Mobilizing Knowledge Into Action: Best Practices In Responding To Urgent Refugee Health And Resettlement Service Needs, Meriem Benlamri, Yogendra Shakya, Shannon L. Sibbald
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The Syrian Civil War has displaced 6.5 million people internally within Syria (UNHCR, 2016) and has led 5 million to flee the country and live as refugees in Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and other North African countries (UNHCR, 2017). In 2015, the Canadian government and Canadian citizens stepped in with a nationwide commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. Due to community-based rallying, the commitment expanded to a total of 40,000 Syrian refugees by mid-2017 (Government of Canada, 2017). In response to this urgent and unprecedented arrival of refugees, hundreds of community agencies and many community groups across Canada banded …