“The opiod epidemic in Canada-using administrative databases from 2000 and 2017”
Presented by
Dr. Wasem Alsabbagh
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmacy
Thursday, September 24, 2020 3- 4pm EST
Abstract:
Available assessments of opioid-related mortality and morbidity are dependent on provincial databases, while national assessments generally do not provide information before 2016. Administrative databases can be used to examine national time trends in opioid-related mortality and trends in opioid-related hospitalization and emergency department visits. In addition, opioid prescribing rates can be examined. We found that opioid mortality rate increased 8 times between 2000 and 2017. The highest increase was from 2015 to 2016. Opioid hospitalizations and emergency department visits doubled from 2000 to 2012. Case-fatality was overall 2.3% and was mainly constant over the study period
Learning Objectives:
RSVP to receive link to join us LIVE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5041022623914818315
(this session will not be posted)
DSECT-DSEN-Monthly-Seminar-Sep-23-2020.PNG
View Attached File