Addiction Practice Pod
by BC Centre on Substance Use
Latest episode
Supporting Substance Use Care Away From Home
Supporting Substance Use Care Away From Home
About this podcast
Addiction Practice Pod is a podcast series on addiction and substance use care for health care providers, offering practical tips and guidance to improve addiction care.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 40 episodes
- Supporting Substance Use Care Away From Home · 46 min · Season 7 Episode 3In this episode, In this episode, David P. Ball and Dr. Alison Hamilton are back to discuss the coordination and planning required when people with substance use disorders must…
- Virtual Substance Use Care, Part 2: Considerations for Rural & Remote Virtual Care · 26 min · Season 7 Episode 2In this episode, host David P. Ball and Dr. Alison Hamilton are back to talk to returning Season 2 guests, research scientist Dr. Geoff Bardwell, and nurse practitioner Kate…
- Virtual Substance Use Care, Part 1: OAT Telehealth & Virtual Substance Use Care Delivery · 38 min · Season 7 Episode 1In the first episode of Season 7, host David P. Ball is joined by Dr. Alison Hamilton to highlight the work done by clinicians as part of the Provincial Opioid Treatment Access…
- Inquiring about alcohol use in clinical practice · 38 min · Season 6 Episode 6In this episode, host David P. Ball explores how clinicians can more effectively identify and inquire about alcohol use in primary care. He’s joined by Tom Stere, a Tofino…
- Managing benzodiazepines in primary care · 34 min · Season 6 Episode 5In this episode, host David P. Ball dives into the topic of managing benzodiazepine use in primary care. He’s joined by Bill Nelles, a former AIDS nurse and counsellor with lived…
- Connection and collaboration for substance use care · 25 min · Season 6 Episode 4In this episode, host David P. Ball speaks with Peer Addictions Worker, Heather Edward, and Registered Social Worker, Chelsea Tetrault, who share insights about the role of…
- Respectful engagement in substance use care · 33 min · Season 6 Episode 3In this episode, David P. Ball speaks with Peer Support Specialist Chad Ellsworth and primary care addictions physician Dr. Jacob Sussman about what respectful, person-centred…
- Initiating and stabilizing clients on treatment for opioid use disorder · 29 min · Season 6 Episode 2In this episode, host David P. Ball speaks with Marjory Ditmars, a nurse practitioner with over a decade of experience in low-barrier addiction care, and Dominik, who shares…
- Speaking to youth about cannabis use · 36 min · Season 6 Episode 1In this episode, host David P. Ball speaks with guests Apollo Collin-Gray and Dr. Anees Bahji about how clinicians can engage youth in meaningful, non-judgmental conversations…
- Indigenous cultural humility in substance use care · 44 min · Season 5 Episode 6In this episode, journalist David P. Ball and outreach primary care physician Dr. Terri Aldred discuss the importance of culturally safe and trauma informed substance use care…
- Gender affirming substance use care for trans and gender diverse youth · 37 min · Season 5 Episode 5In this episode, journalist David P. Ball is joined by Dr. Marcus Greatheart, a family physician, registered social worker, and author. Together, they explore how clinicians can…
- Culturally tailored care for South Asian people who use substances · 35 min · Season 5 Episode 4In this episode of the Addiction Practice Pod, journalist David Ball and addiction medicine physician, Dr. Nitasha Puri, discuss the importance of culturally tailored care…
- Rural and remote substance use care and innovation · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 3In this episode, journalist David P. Ball and rural generalist physician and current addiction medicine fellow, Dr. Alison Hamilton, discuss the most challenging and rewarding…
- Person-centred perinatal substance use care · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 2In this episode of the Addiction Practice Pod, journalist David P. Ball and perinatal addiction medicine specialist Dr. Eric Cattoni discuss the unique challenges facing people…
- Navigating substance use care for construction workers · 38 min · Season 5 Episode 1In this episode of the Addiction Practice Pod, journalist David P. Ball and occupational addiction medicine physician and supreme court expert Dr. Deborah Kason discuss how to…
- Understanding and challenging stigma related to alcohol use and Indigenous people · 34 min · Season 4 Episode 6In this episode, award-winning journalist David P. Ball and First Nations Health Authority’s Medical Officer, Mental Health and Wellness, Dr. Nolan Hop Wo discuss the impact of…
- Indigenous perspectives on supporting young people who use substances · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 5In this episode, award-winning journalist David P. Ball and award-winning family physician Dr. Robert Fox speak with Kali Sedgemore, the president of the Coalition of Peers…
- Indigenous culture as medicine · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 4In this episode, award-winning journalist David P. Ball and family physician Dr. Esther Tailfeathers speak with Maura Gowans, a counselling consultant for Indigenous people…
- Strengths-based approaches to healing and wellness in rural and remote Indigenous communities · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 3Addressing the health needs of individuals in remote and rural Indigenous communities, as well as Indigenous people living in urban areas, requires a shift from Western-centric…
- Addressing the complexities of abstinence-based perspectives within Indigenous communities by emphasizing cultural strengths · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 2Navigating abstinence-based perspectives in substance use care can be complex. Within Indigenous communities, these complexities also intersect with the impacts of colonialism…
