Elaine Hyshka
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Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation @UAlbertaSPH. Substance use and public health. She/her. Treaty 6 Land.
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http://ichwp.ca 12-02-2010 22:05:58
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Register for the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy 2024 Houston Lecture, April 24/2024 in person U of Saskatchewan or online.
This year's speaker is Dr. Patricia O'Campo, speaking on 'What has 30 years of research on the social determinants of health taught us about housing and the housing crisis?'
'Examining inequities in access to opioid agonist treatment (OAT) take-home doses (THD): A Canadian OAT guideline synthesis and systematic review' by Cayley Russell et al (2024) via International Journal of Drug Policy...does your country have standard OAT guidelines?
Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
#OAT
'I will continue to do all I can to advocate for a regulatory framework that does not impede our ability to secure federal funding + operates in a manner consistent with the university’s core commitment to academic freedom' Bill Flanagan
ualberta.ca/the-quad/2024/…
Volume 115, Issue 2 is now available. New Editor in Chief, Dr. Laura Rosella Laura Rosella writes 'In this new chapter of CJPH, we recognize the critical imperative to promote scholarship that supports action to improve health equity and social justice.' link.springer.com/article/10.172…
Interesting research from my University of Alberta colleagues via Common Ground.
Public support for supervised consumption services is relatively stable in Alberta (has hovered ~ 50% since 2020). Yet most Albertans dramatically underestimate this level of support. #ableg
Drug #decriminalization is not to blame for all of our social woes. #Addiction , #homelessness , social disorder, violence and more can't all be blamed on a single policy, by André Picard theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion #ToxicDrugCrisis