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Q&A about recent evidence on risk mitigation prescribing

February 7 @ 9:00 am 10:30 am

Bohdan Nosyk, PhD, MA
Scientist, Advancing Health
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU
Adjunct Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, SFU

Q&A about recent evidence on risk mitigation prescribing

This seminar is a follow-up to the recently published study in the BMJ on the effect of opioid and stimulant Risk Mitigation Guidance dispensations on mortality (Slaunwhite et al., BMJ 2024;384:e076336).

This seminar is aimed at care providers and will be led by Dr. Bohdan Nosyk, who will answer pre-submitted and live questions on the analysis and its interpretation.

Please submit questions in advance to Michelle Zanette at mzanette@advancinghealth.ubc.ca.

This is a hybrid event, you may attend in person or virtually. Attendees must register and indicate their preference.

Hurlburt Auditorium at St. Paul’s Hospital

1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC Canada