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UBC DEM Provincial Round – Impacts of Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing on Health Outcomes

Posted on May 28, 2025

 

Presenter: Dr. Jake Hayward MD FRCPC MPH

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta

 

Date: Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025

Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Learning Objectives

This session will help participants:

  1. Understand recent trends and changes in opioid prescribing practices within emergency departments.
  2. Evaluate the risks associated with emergency department opioid prescriptions, including hospital admissions, long-term opioid use, and ED revisit rates.
  3. Identify patient populations at increased risk of adverse opioid-related outcomes.
  4. Implement evidence-informed clinical strategies for safer opioid prescribing practices in emergency medicine.

Zoom ID

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/91366217076?pwd=UUVSOTVYanNMRUo5Q0hQd2E2bW1rQT09

Zoom ID: 91366 217076 | Passcode: 217076

Locations (in person)

  • Kelowna – KGH CAC 235
  • New Westminster – RCH 0025
  • Victoria – RJH CA 219
  • Vancouver – DHCC 2264
  • Vancouver – SPH 2200

 

 

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