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November 3, 2023

Beyond Stigma: Strength in Connections

Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores the stigma that may be experienced from or by the families, friends and peers of people who use opioids.

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November 3,
2023

Au-delà des préjugés : la force des liens

Des préjugés sur chacun des aspects du traitement des personnes ayant un trouble lié à l’utilisation d’opioïdes. Cette vidéo a été créée pour illustrer la stigmatisation subie ou infligée par les membres de la famille, les ami.e.s et les pair.e.s des personnes qui consomment des opioïdes.

Apr 12, 2023

• presentation

Impacts of PTSD on Veteran Families – Oct 2023

A panel discussion about the impacts of PTSD on family members and support persons.

June 22,
2023

Cheng DK, Ullah MH, Gage H, Moineddin R, Sud A

• publication

Chronic pain trials often exclude people with comorbid depressive symptoms: A secondary analysis of 346 randomized controlled trials

Apr 12, 2023

• presentation

SKY-PTSD Research Study Webinar Series

A conference presentation by Dr. A Sud, Dr. R Parker, & Sr. S Hickcox from the Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Conference 2021

March 30,
2023

Unudurthi SD, Wright KD, Klimpel JK, Sud A, Tan A, Warren BJ

• publication

Sudarshan Kriya Meditation Reduces Substance Abuse Cravings and Improves Physical and Emotional Well-Being of Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder: A Pilot Study

March 7,
2023

Gamage KK, Chiu K, Ryk J, Grundy Q, Sud A

• publication

An international scientometric analysis of the French Model of opioid use disorder care

January 18,
2023

McGee M, Chiu K, Moineddin R, Sud A

• publication

The Impact of Suboxone’s Market Exclusivity on Cost of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

January 10,
2023

Grundy Q, Imahori D, Mahajan S, Garner G, et al.

• publication

Cannabis companies and the sponsorship of scientific research: A cross-sectional Canadian case study

November 11,
2023

McEwen V, Esterlis M , Lorello GR, Sud A, et al.

• publication

A scoping review of gaps identified by primary care providers in caring for patients with chronic non-cancer pain

November 10,
2023

Beyond Stigma: Nurturing Circles of Care (Captions in Inuktitut, Mi’kmaq, English, and French)

Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores how the impacts of stigma are further compounded for Indigenous peoples due to the effects of institutional racism and colonialism, and how we can work together to move beyond stigma.

November 10,
2023

Améliorer les cercles de soins (sous-titres en inuktitut, micmaq, anglaise, française)

Les préjugés affectent tous les aspects du traitement des personnes ayant un trouble lié à l’utilisation d’opioïdes. Cette vidéo d’animation explore comment leur incidence est encore plus grave pour les peuples autochtones en raison des effets du racisme institutionnel et du colonialisme, et comment nous pouvons travailler ensemble pour aller au-delà des préjugés.

November 9,
2023

Cheng DK, Ullah MH, Gage H

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The exclusion of people with comorbid depression from chronic pain clinical trials: a secondary data analysis

A poster presentation for the NAPCRG 50th Annual Meeting of a secondary analysis of trials reporting depression outcomes in chronic pain trials.

October 26,
2023

Ryk J, Simpson R, Hosseiny F, Notarianni M, et al.

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Virtually-delivered Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) for Canadian veterans with PTSD: A study protocol for a nation-wide effectiveness and implementation evaluation

October 14,
2023

Webster F, Connoy L, Sud A, Rice K, et al.

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Chronic Struggle: An Institutional Ethnography of Chronic Pain and Marginalization

August 2,
2023

Sachidanandan G, Bechard LE, Hodgson K, Sud A

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Education as drug policy: A realist synthesis of continuing professional development for opioid agonist therapy

August 1,
2023

Kankanam Gamage K, Tejpar S, Majid U, Dixon K, et al.

• publication

Bridging the Macro-micro Divide: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis on the Perspectives and Experiences of Health Care Providers on the Extramedical Use and Diversion of Buprenorphine

July 12,
2023

Sud A, Strang M, Buchman DZ, Spithoff S, et al.

• publication

How the Suboxone Education Programme presented as a solution to risks in the Canadian opioid crisis: a critical discourse analysis

May 26,
2023

Sud A, McGee M, Mintzes B, Herder M

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Permissive regulation: A critical review of the regulatory history of buprenorphine formulations in Canada

Ongoing

SKY for Canadian Veterans with PTSD Study

An ongoing study evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of virtually delivered Sudarshan Kriya Yoga for Canadian veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

April 26,
2023

Panelists: LeBlanc S, Dixon K, Sud S, and Ellis-MacDonald K

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CPHA Substance Use Webinar Series: Beyond Stigma Panel Discussion

A panel discussion of the Beyond Stigma video, presented by the Canadian Public Health Association and the Canadian Substance Use Resource and Knowledge Exchange Centre (SURE)

April 21,
2023

Tafreshi S, Steiner A, Sud A

• publication

Shifting interpretations in evidence and guidance in pain and opioids research: A bibliometric analysis of a highly cited case series from 1986

A bibliometric analysis of Portenoy and Foley’s 1986 landmark case series and its impact on opioid research.

March 1,
2023

Salamanca-Buentello F, Cheng DK, et al.

• publication

Mal/adaptations: A qualitative evidence synthesis of opioid agonist therapy during major disruptions

February 15,
2023

• infographic

Treating Opioid Addiction During Major Disruptions to Care – Action Items

February 10,
2023

Sud A, Buchman DZ, Furlan AD, Selby P

• publication

Chronic Pain and Opioid Prescribing: Three Ways for Navigating Complexity at the Clinical‒Population Health Interface

January 10,
2023

Beyond Stigma

Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores these impacts and how we can work together to move beyond stigma.

January 10,
2023

Au-delà des Préjugés

Les préjugés affectent tous les aspects du traitement des personnes ayant un trouble lié à l’utilisation d’opioïdes. Cette vidéo d’animation explore leur incidence et les façons de les combattre, ensemble.

November 18,
2023

• infographic

Structured Opioid Therapy

Structured Opioid Therapy is a team-based approach to opioid therapy that involves patients, prescribers (physicians and nurse practitioners), and pharmacists. It can be useful when the current opioid therapy is out of sync with the goals for function and pain control.

October 28,
2023

Sud A, Salamanca-Buentello F, et al.

• publication

Beyond Harm-Producing versus Harm-Reducing: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of People Who Use Drugs’ Perspectives of and Experiences with the Extramedical Use and Diversion of Buprenorphine

October 12,
2023

Sud A, Cheng DK, Moineddin R, et al.

• publication

Time series-based bibliometric analysis of a systematic review of multidisciplinary care for opioid dose reduction: exploring the origins of the North American opioid crisis

August 28,
2023

Sud A, Hodgson K, Bloch G, Upshur R, et al.

• publication

A Conceptual Framework for Continuing Medical Education and Population Health

August 9,
2023

Cheng DK, Lai KSP, Pico-Espinosa OJ, et al.

• publication

Interventions for Depressive Symptoms in People Living with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses

July 17,
2023

Sud A, Harris M, Hodgson K

• publication

Adapting Pain and Opioid Prescribing Continuing Education to the Virtual Environment: Optimizing Program Factors While Navigating Context

June 1,
2023

Sud A, Molska GR, Salamanca-Buentello F, et al.

• publication

Evaluations of Continuing Health Provider Education Focused on Opioid Prescribing: A Scoping Review

March 26,
2023

Presented by Dr. A Sud, Dr. R Parker, & Dr. S Hickcox

• presentation

OUDPC 2021: A Health Systems Approach to OUD Care During COVID-19 and Beyond

A conference presentation by Dr. A Sud, Dr. R Parker, & Sr. S Hickcox from the Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Conference 2021

March 26,
2023

Presented by Darren K Cheng

• presentation

CPS ASM 2021: Interventions for depressive symptoms in people with chronic pain: a systematic review of meta-analyses

A conference presentation by Darren Cheng from the Canadian Pain Society 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting

March 26,
2023

Presented by Dr. Matthew Herder

• presentation

OUDPC 2021: How should we pay for buprenorphine products in Canada?

A conference presentation by Dr. Matthew Herder from the Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Conference 2021

March 26,
2023

Presented by Dr. Quinn Grundy

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OUDPC 2021: History repeating itself? Understanding the role of industry in education related to opioid use disorder

A conference presentation by Dr. Quinn Grundy from the Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Conference 2021

March 26,
2023

Presented by Dr. Daniel Buchman

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OUDPC 2021: Synthesis of qualitative literature on the perspectives of PWUD on extramedical use of buprenorphine

A conference presentation by Dr. Dan Buchman from the Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Conference 2021

February 12,
2023

Sud A, Doukas K, Hodgson K, Hsu J, et al.

• publication

A Retrospective Quantitative Implementation Evaluation of Safer Opioid Prescribing, a Canadian Continuing Education Program

January 1,
2023

Sud A, Lai KSP, Cheng DK, Chung C, et al.

• publication

Mind-Body Interventions for Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses

November 22,
2023

Salamanca-Buentello F, Cheng DK, et al.

• publication

A Rapid Review of Opioid Substitution Therapy During Major Disruptions to Medical Care

July 27,
2023

Sud A, Armas A, Cunningham H, Tracy S, et al.

• publication

Multidisciplinary care for opioid dose reduction in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic realist review

June 8,
2023

Webster F, Connoy L, Sud A, Pinto AD, Katz J

• publication

Grappling with Chronic Pain and Poverty during the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 7,
2023

Sud A, Nelson MLA, Cheng DK, Armas A, et al.

• publication

Sahaj Samadhi Meditation versus a Health Enhancement Program for depression in chronic pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial and implementation evaluation

January 16,
2023

Webster F, Rice K, Sud A.

• publication

A Critical Content Analysis of Media Reporting on Opioids: The Social Construction of an Epidemic

Results expected Spring/Summer 2023

Chronic Pain and Depression Study

An ongoing clinical trial investigating non-pharmacological interventions for depression in people with chronic pain.

Ongoing
(expected Summer 2022)

Treating Depression in People with Chronic Pain

Systematic review of effectiveness of clinical interventions on depressive symptoms in people with all types of chronic pain.