Harm Reduction

Opioid-specific harm reduction in the emergency department: how staff provide harm reduction and contextual factors that impact their capacity to engage in harm reduction practice

Opioid-specific harm reduction in the emergency department: how staff provide harm reduction and contextual factors that impact their capacity to engage in harm reduction practice

Authors: Sunny Jiao, Vicky Bungay, Emily Jenkins and Marilou Gagnon Publication: Harm Reduction Journal Volume: 21 What we know Emergency department staff are most directly involved in the care of people who use unregulated substances. As a result, they are ideally positioned to provide harm reduction interventions. Through self-administered staff surveys and one-on-one interviews, we […]

Exploring the perceived impacts of safer supply program engagement on criminalized income-generating activities: Perspectives of program clients and service providers

Exploring the perceived impacts of safer supply program engagement on criminalized income-generating activities: Perspectives of program clients and service providers

Presented by: Dr. Katherine Rudzinski on October 19, 2023 from 12-1pm PST. The presentation will be online through Zoom Meetings. Click on the title for more details.

How an emergency department is organized to provide opioid-specific harm reduction and facilitators and barriers to harm reduction implementation: a systems perspective

How an emergency department is organized to provide opioid-specific harm reduction and facilitators and barriers to harm reduction implementation: a systems perspective

Congratulations to PhD candidate Sunny Jiao on this amazing work in the area of harm reduction and healthcare. Read this excellent analysis of policy shaping care in emergency departments.

Peer work as precarious

Peer work as precarious

Authors: Alissa Greer, Vicky Bungay, Bernie Pauly, Jane Buxton Publication: International Journal of Drug Policy Volume: 85   What we know There is limited knowledge in the literature about the experiences of people who use drugs and are engaged in peer work in harm reduction settings across BC. This is an important avenue of research […]

Behind the scenes at Capacity with Sunny Jiao

Behind the scenes at Capacity with Sunny Jiao

Sunny Jiao is a Graduate Research Assistant at Capacity Research Unit and has been a part of our team since September 2016. She is currently a PhD student at the UBC School of Nursing. Having previously worked as a psychiatric liaison nurse in an emergency room, she saw the need for improved service provision, especially for individuals who experience mental health and substance use challenges.