The inner city health elective, designed specifically for early medical trainees, is all about providing future physicians with the information, understanding, and experience necessary to critically analyze major health issues in the inner city. Given the incredibly urgent and unacceptable levels of mortality and harm caused by the drug poisoning crisis, this issue is the main focus for our elective. Although decriminalization is, in some ways, a legal concept and for some may fall out of their area of familiarity, we hope to discuss why it matters to future physicians and how we can translate our realm of expertise into advocating for evidence-based, compassionate, and just policy and healthcare for inner city communities.
Time: Feb 3, 2022 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/95557958726?pwd=bVJ2YnZ3OUlUbXhwQlhaZFUwY1hEdz09Meeting ID: 955 5795 8726
Passcode: 867840
Panelists:
Dr. Elaine Hyshka - Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health and Canada Research Chair
Corey Ranger - Clinical Nurse Lead for AVI Health & Community Services' Safe Supply Project and President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association
Shanell Twann - Outreach and Supervisor at Streetworks and Co-Facilitator of AAWEAR (Alberta Addicts Who Educate Advocate Responsibly) and Board Member of CAPUD (Canadian Association of People Using Drugs)
Donald MacPherson - Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
The event will be taking place on Feb 3, 2022 at 12pm-1:30pm MST. It's open to the public and the last 30 mins will be open to audience questions.
