Harm Reduction Strategies for Patient Alcohol and Drug-Use
Identifying Harm Reductions Strategies for Alcohol and Drug-Use in In-Patient Care Settings and Emergency Departments: A Scoping Review
Project Status:Complete
Knowledge User(s)
Unity Health Toronto
Patient/Public Partner(s)
Caroline Jose, Morgan Joudrey
Project Trainee(s)
Mari Somerville
Collaborator(s)
Alexander Caudarella
Funding Source(s)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
- Unity Health Toronto
Project Objectives
To identify and synthesize reported harm reduction strategies that have been implemented in in-patient settings and emergency departments for people who use alcohol and/or drugs.
Research Approach
Scoping Review
Project Lead(s)
Janet Curran
Janet Curran is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University. She is Co-Director of the Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: Joanna Briggs Centre in the School of Nursing and holds a scientific appointment in pediatrics and emergency medicine at the Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre.
Dr. Curran’s program of research is focused on developing and evaluating interventions to improve transitions in care for children and their families/caregivers. She received the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Terry Klassen Young Investigator Award and the Dalhousie University Faculty of Health Professions Early Career Research Excellence Award in 2015. Her program of research is supported by a CIHR New Investigator Award in Knowledge Translation and her research is directly informed by the inclusion of multiple stakeholders (patients, caregivers, clinicians, and administrators). She currently leads a CIHR-NSHRF funded multi-centred national study exploring best practice strategies for discharge communication in paediatric emergency practice settings.
Janet Curran
Dalhousie University, Maritimes SPOR SUPPORT Unit
Janet Curran is an Associate Professor in the School of...