Collaborative Mentorship Network for Chronic Pain and Addiction

Title: Opioid Use in Older Adults – Ideal vs Actual Patient Journeys
Speaker: Dr. Lara Nixon MD CCFP (COE) FCFP, and Pharmacist, Mareiz Morcos, PharmD

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Critically reflect on older people’s experiences in accessing appropriate pain management supports, pharmacological and nonpharmacological
2. Compare the principles of geriatric patient centered care and harm reduction
3. Describe strategies for reducing opioid-related harms within our care and system environments; look beyond individual behaviours and opportunities for harm reduction in various environments
4. Identify opportunities to leverage environmental risk reduction across care contexts

March 24, 2022

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