Webinar | Delivering Community-based Supports for Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Location: Virtual
Date: March 22, 2021
Date: March 22, 2021
Location: virtual
Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. EST
The National Alcohol Forum is hosting a series of three webinars exploring evidence-informed alcohol policy and responses relating to alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Accessible community-based supports for people living with alcohol use disorder, such as managed alcohol programs (MAPs) and mobile withdrawal management support (MWMS), are crucial during the pandemic when access to in-person care can be limited. MAPs aim to reduce the harms of severe alcohol use by providing prescribed doses of alcohol while increasing access to housing, health and social services. MWMS provides mobile withdrawal management services to clients who can choose to be seen in their home, an accommodation or central location in the community.
This final webinar of the series will explore how these community-based services are supporting people living with alcohol use disorders during the pandemic.
Speakers:
Dr. Bernie Pauly, Scientist, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
Dr. Bernie Pauly is a Professor of Nursing Scientist at the University of Victoria and a Scientist with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. She is a lead of the Canadian Managed Alcohol Program Study (CMAPS) and Co-Lead of the British Columbia Substance Use Community Laboratory (BC Co/Lab).
Dr. Andrew Lodge, Medical Director, Klinic Community Health
Andrew is the Medical Director at Klinic Community Health, a community health centre in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Physician Lead for Klinic’s Mobile Withdrawal Management Service. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
Please note that this webinar will be presented in English.