20180602 CSCC 2019 Opening Keynote: |
Keynote Address: Infectious Diseases & Substance Use Disorders; Converging Public Health Crises
Presenter: Dr. Duncan Webster, MD, MSc, FRCOC, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Horizon Health Network, Saint John NB
At the end of the session participants will be able to:
1. Participate collaboratively with harm reduction programs, effectively combatting blood-borne infections and the rising rates of endocarditis observed in the context of the current opioid crisis.
2. Engage with other healthcare teams as a partner in the current HCV elimination strategy
3. Engage as a partner in the movement to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic
1. Participate collaboratively with harm reduction programs, effectively combatting blood-borne infections and the rising rates of endocarditis observed in the context of the current opioid crisis.
2. Engage with other healthcare teams as a partner in the current HCV elimination strategy
3. Engage as a partner in the movement to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic