The Opioid Crisis: Lessons From Ground Zero

10/30/2019

Vancouver, Canada is the hotbed of the opioid crisis in America. To date, the province of British Columbia has experienced more than 2,000 opioid deaths and 24,000 saved. In this session, we will explore the various methods the British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) used to combat this epidemic, from taking extra care of our paramedics, to placing a mobile hospital in the middle of downtown, to lobbying governments to curb drug imports and changing the response model.

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