ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In 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 leave their rural and/or remote communities to receive health care. They first speak with Dr. Pier-Maude Lanteigne, a primary care physician in Nunavut with expertise in addictions medicine. Dr. Lanteigne provides clinical insights and strategies to support patients receiving care away from home. David then hears from Dr. Mona Kwong, a Vancouver-based pharmacist who speaks to how health care providers can support transitions between rural and/or remote communities and urban settings. Finally, David is joined by returning guest from Season 2, Shawn Wood, an advocate for people who use substances and research associate, who shares unique perspectives about enhancing healing supports in rural and remote or Indigenous communities that could reduce the need for travel to urban areas.
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