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Alberta opioid response surveillance report : First Nations Peoples in Alberta [2024]

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This surveillance report presents emergency department visits, hospitalizations, prescription drug dispensing from community pharmacies, emergency medical services and mortality data associated... More ≫

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This surveillance report presents emergency department visits, hospitalizations, prescription drug dispensing from community pharmacies, emergency medical services and mortality data associated with opioids and other drugs in Alberta. Results are subject to change. The time period covered in this report is January 2016 to December 2022.

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Ministerial Order 702/2023 [Mental Health and Addiction]

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This Ministerial Order enables more workers to administer injectable naloxone as part of their job duties, provided they are authorized and trained as per the requirements. It is an organization's... More ≫

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This Ministerial Order enables more workers to administer injectable naloxone as part of their job duties, provided they are authorized and trained as per the requirements. It is an organization's choice to add the ability to inject naloxone to a worker's job duties.

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Recovery-oriented supervised consumption services standards

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These Standards establish the licensing requirements to provide supervised consumption services set out by the Government of Alberta under the Mental Health Services Protection Act and its Regulation. More ≫

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These Standards establish the licensing requirements to provide supervised consumption services set out by the Government of Alberta under the Mental Health Services Protection Act and its Regulation.

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Community protection and opioid stewardship standards

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The Community Protection and Opioid Stewardship Standards, along with the Mental Health Services Protection Regulation and the Mental Health Services Protection Act, set the minimum requirements... More ≫

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The Community Protection and Opioid Stewardship Standards, along with the Mental Health Services Protection Regulation and the Mental Health Services Protection Act, set the minimum requirements that a licensed narcotic transition service provider must comply with in the provision of narcotic transition services.

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Supervised consumption services : critical incident vs. duty to notify decision process

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This decision process document was created to assist providers of supervised consumption services determine when to use the Duty to Notify or Critical Incident Form. The Mental Health Services... More ≫

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This decision process document was created to assist providers of supervised consumption services determine when to use the Duty to Notify or Critical Incident Form. The Mental Health Services Protection Act and its Regulation require the reporting of situations that have caused serious harm or death (critical incidents), as well as situations that may prevent service providers from delivering their services and/or situations that may be injurious (duty to notify).

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Residential addiction treatment services : critical incident vs. duty to notify decision process

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This decision process document was created to assist providers of residential addiction treatment services determine when to use the Duty to Notify or Critical Incident Form. The Mental Health... More ≫

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This decision process document was created to assist providers of residential addiction treatment services determine when to use the Duty to Notify or Critical Incident Form. The Mental Health Services Protection Act requires the reporting of situations that have caused serious harm or death (critical incidents), as well as situations that may prevent service providers from delivering their services and/or situations that may be injurious (duty to notify).

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Alberta opioid response surveillance report : First Nations People in Alberta [2021]

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This surveillance report presents emergency department visits, hospitalizations, prescription drug dispensing from community pharmacies, emergency medical services, naloxone kit dispensing,... More ≫

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This surveillance report presents emergency department visits, hospitalizations, prescription drug dispensing from community pharmacies, emergency medical services, naloxone kit dispensing, supervised consumption service visits, and mortality data associated with opioids and other drugs in Alberta. Results are subject to change. The time period covered in this report is January 2016 to December 2020.

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Recovery-oriented overdose prevention services guide

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The guide has been developed to support service providers who offer or provide supervised consumption services in Alberta to meet licensing requirements set out by the Government of Alberta under... More ≫

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The guide has been developed to support service providers who offer or provide supervised consumption services in Alberta to meet licensing requirements set out by the Government of Alberta under the Mental Health Services Protection Act and Regulation. It also provides guidance for operators who wish to apply for provincial funding.

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Alberta opioid response surveillance report

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This surveillance report presents emergency department, prescription, and mortality data associated with fentanyl, other opioids and other substances of misuse in Alberta. Results are subject to... More ≫

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This surveillance report presents emergency department, prescription, and mortality data associated with fentanyl, other opioids and other substances of misuse in Alberta. Results are subject to change based on differences in reporting schedules and updates from the various data systems. The surveillance report was replaced by the Alberta Surveillance Substance Use System in December 2020.

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Fentanyl-related occupational health risks for police officers

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Presents findings of a survey conducted with members of the Edmonton Police Service and the Calgary Police Service to better understand the physical and psychological effects that responding to... More ≫

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Presents findings of a survey conducted with members of the Edmonton Police Service and the Calgary Police Service to better understand the physical and psychological effects that responding to calls for service related to the opiate crisis may be having on police officers. Researchers assessed how aware police officers are of opioid-related training and the emergency services available to them, and how officers believe those services might be improved. Funding for the study was provided by the OHS Futures Research Funding Program.

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