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Opioid Agonist Therapy Decision Aid Tool

A tool for patients to use with their health care providers to help them decide what opioid agonist therapy (OAT) option would be best for them: sublingual buprenorphine (Suboxone), depot buprenorphine (Sublocade), methadone, or slow-release oral morphine (Kadian).
Authors: Karan Cheema, Meldon Kahan, Jason Rodgers, Ashley Smoke, Suzanne Turner, Jennifer Wyman, Maria Zhang
Reviewers: Lisa Bromley, Katie Dunham, Caryn Green, Janelle Hannon, Christina Henry, Cassandra Huck, Laura Jones, Kate Lazier, Andrew McLeod, Charlotte Munro, Patrick Nowak, Lori Regenstreif, Michael Roach, Elizabeth Shouldice, Anita Srivastava
Design: Brent Logan
Version date: 01 November 2023

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Pasero Opioid-Induced Sedation Scale (POSS) with Interventions

Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management, by C. Pasero and M. McCaffery, 2011, St. Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier. Copyright (1994) by Chris Pasero.

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Slow-release oral morphine as opioid agonist therapy: Plain language summary

A plain-language summary of the document “Recommendations for the use of slow-release oral morphine as opioid agonist therapy”, intended for patients interested in learning about slow-release oral morphine (SROM, brand name Kadian) as opioid agonist therapy (OAT).
Authors: Karan Cheema, Meldon Kahan, Jason Rodgers, Ashley Smoke, Suzanne Turner, Jennifer Wyman, Maria Zhang
Reviewers: Lisa Bromley, Katie Dunham, Caryn Green, Janelle Hannon, Christina Henry, Cassandra Huck, Laura Jones, Kate Lazier, Andrew McLeod, Charlotte Munro, Patrick Nowak, Lori Regenstreif, Michael Roach, Elizabeth Shouldice, Anita Srivastava
Design: Brent Logan
Version date: 01 November 2023

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Recommendations For Use of Slow-Release Oral Morphine as Opioid Agonist Therapy

Bringing together published evidence and both clinical and experiential expertise, these recommendations are intended to guide prescribers in the use of slow-release oral morphine (SROM, brand name Kadian) as opioid agonist therapy (OAT).
Authors: Karan Cheema, Meldon Kahan, Jason Rodgers, Ashley Smoke, Suzanne Turner, Jennifer Wyman, Maria Zhang
Reviewers: Lisa Bromley, Katie Dunham, Caryn Green, Janelle Hannon, Christina Henry, Cassandra Huck, Laura Jones, Kate Lazier, Andrew McLeod, Charlotte Munro, Patrick Nowak, Lori Regenstreif, Michael Roach, Elizabeth Shouldice, Anita Srivastava
Design: Brent Logan
Version date: 01 November 2023

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The Healing Journey: Qualitative Study on Recovery from Opioid Use in a Remote Community

Slides presented by Maria Suganaqueb, and Ruben Hummelen
META:PHI Conference 2023
22 September 2023

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Caring for Populations with Complex Health and Social Needs

Slides presented by Monica Forrester and Kavita Maharaj
META:PHI Conference 2023
22 September 2023

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Care Connections in the Emergency Department

Slides presented by Laura Hill and Dan Brunet
META:PHI Conference 2023
22 September 2023

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New Guidelines for the Use of Slow-Release Oral Morphine as Opioid Agonist Therapy

Slides presented by Jason Rodgers, Ashley Smoke, and Suzanne Turner
META:PHI Conference 2023
22 September 2023

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Chart Review: Referral to Addiction Medicine in Patients with Substance Use Disorder

Slides presented by Zayya Zendo and Robert McKay
META:PHI Conference 2023
23 September 2023

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Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing ED-initiated Buprenorphine

Slides presented by Ceire Storey
META:PHI Conference 2023
23 September 2023

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Not Sending People to Jail for Having an Addiction: A Review of New Legislative Initiatives to Address Addiction

Slides presented by Laurence Batmazian
META:PHI Conference 2023
23 September 2023

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Increasing Accessibility to RAAM Services

Slides presented by Kristin Kerr and Katie Dunham
META:PHI Conference 2023
23 September 2023

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