Researching and addressing mental illness, chronic pain, and opioid use.
Researching and addressing mental illness, chronic pain, and opioid use.
Researching and addressing mental illness, chronic pain, and opioid use.
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JCEHP Emerging Best Practices in CPD (podcast): From Two Dimensions to Multidimensions
In this podcast, we explore how continuing professional development (CPD) interventions work – delving into the often overlooked mechanisms that drive their success or failure in improving health professional behaviour and patient outcomes.
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Reframing conceptualizations of primary care involvement in opioid use disorder treatment
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SKY-PTSD RESEARCH STUDY: Webinar Series
Join us monthly for opportunities to learn about key topics with peers and experts in the field of Veterans’ health and well-being!
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STRENGTH IN CONNECTIONS
In the third video in our series, we explore the stigma that may be experienced from or by the families, friends and peers of people who use opioids.
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NURTURING CIRCLES OF CARE
In our second video, let’s explore the compounding effects of colonialism and institutional racism on the experience of stigma for Indigenous peoples with opioid use disorder.
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BEYOND STIGMA
Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder.
In our first video, join us as we explore the impacts of stigma and how we can work together to overcome it.
RESEARCH STUDY
Canadian Veterans with PTSD
Our team is looking for Canadian Veterans to participate in a study exploring alternative treatments for PTSD.
Get InvolvedRecent Publications
Reframing conceptualizations of primary care involvement in opioid use disorder treatment
Federal opioid agonist therapy policy: interrupted time series analysis of the impact of the methadone exemption removal across eight provinces in Canada
Attending to Marginalization in The Chronic Pain Literature: A Scoping Review
An international comparative policy analysis of opioid use disorder treatment in primary care across nine high-income jurisdictions
Methadone Prescribing Regulation for Opioid Use Disorder in Canada: Evidence for an East/West Policy Divide
More of Our Work
Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Noncancer Pain in Patients Prescribed Opioid Agonist Therapy or With Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review
A poster presentation for the CPS 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting of a systematic review that summarizes evidence on the efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of opioid analgesics alone or in combination with opioid agonist therapy to manage chronic non-cancer pain in people with opioid use disorder.
Addressing the Needs of Women Veterans in the UK – Nov 2024
Danielle Dryden and Gavin Campbell discuss the ENHANCE+ project, which aims to mobilize professional’s knowledge on the needs and experiences of women veterans and increase clinical capacity through the provision of Cognitive Processing Therapy training.
Complementary and Alternative Medicines for Mental Health in Veterans – Oct 2024
Dr. Abhimanyu Sud discusses the existing evidence of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) for improving the mental health of Veterans.
Opioid Analgesics to Treat Chronic Noncancer Pain among Patients Prescribed Opioid Agonist Therapy or With Opioid Use Disorder
This systematic review explores the safety of opioid analgesics alone or in combination with opioid agonist therapy for the management of chronic pain for patients with opioid use disorder or with a history of opioid use disorder.
Sahaj Samadhi Meditation versus a Health Enhancement Program for depression in chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial
A poster presentation for the CPS 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting of a randomized clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of Sahaj Samadhi Meditation (SSM) in people with chronic pain and depression.