Reducing drug-related deaths in Scotland:
learning from the Canadian experience
1300 – 1630. Mon 18 June. Glasgow Caledonian University.
Glasgow Caledonian University, in association with the Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS), was delighted to host the internationally renowned Professor Jane Buxton for a special half-day seminar on reducing drug-related deaths. Jane is harm reduction lead for the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). She is engaged in quantitative, qualitative, and participatory research with marginalised populations ensuring people who use drugs are involved in developing priorities for research, policy, and harm reduction program evaluation.
Thanks to speakers for sharing copies of their presentations with delegates. Slides are available by clicking on session titles.
Programme and presentations
Session 1. Take-home Naloxone: comparing and contrasting the Scottish and Canadian experiences
Dr Andrew McAuley, GCU & HPS:
Kirsten Horsburgh, Scottish Drugs Forum:
Dr Rebecca McDonald, Kings College London (please contact admin@drns.ac.uk to access these slides):
Intranasal Naloxone: Latest developments and evidence
Prof Jane Buxton, University of British Columbia & British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (please contact admin@drns.ac.uk to access these slides):
Naloxone perspectives from British Columbia, Canada
Session 2. Lessons from British Columbia’s Drug Overdose and Alert Partnership (DOAP): enhanced surveillance and utilisation of overdose data
Prof. Jane Buxton, Univeristy of British Columbia & British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (please contact admin@drns.ac.uk to access these slides):
Drug Overdose & Alert Partnerships: Collaboration and data sharing in an opioid overdose crisis
Lee Barnsdale, NHS National Services Scotland, Information Services Division (please contact admin@drns.ac.uk to access these slides):
Utilisation of overdose data in Scotland