Implementation of a nurse-led overdose prevention site in a hospital setting: lessons learned from St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada

• Published in: Harm reduction journal Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 13
• Main Authors: Dogherty, Elizabeth, Patterson, Carlin, Gagnon, Marilou, Harrison, Scott, Chase, Jocelyn, Boerstler, Jill, Gibson, Jennifer, Gill, Sam, Nolan, Seonaid, Ryan, Andy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.02.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Addiction; Advanced practice nurses; Brief Report; Canada; Care and treatment; COVID-19; Data collection; Drug abuse; Drug overdose; Drug Overdose - epidemiology; Drug Overdose - prevention & control; Drug treatment centers; Drugs; Emergency medical services; Ethics; Harm reduction; Hospital; Hospitals; Humans; Injection drug use; Management; Medical ethics; Medical personnel; Mental health care; Naloxone; Naloxone - therapeutic use; Nurse's Role; Nursing care; Overdose; Overdose prevention; Pandemics; Patients; Prevention; SARS-CoV-2; Social aspects; Canada; British Columbia Canada; Vancouver British Columbia Canada; Substance use; Injection drug use; Addiction; Harm reduction; Overdose; Hospital; Overdose prevention

In May 2018, St. Paul's Hospital (SPH) in Vancouver (Canada) opened an outdoor peer-led overdose prevention site (OPS) operated in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health and RainCity Housing. At the end of 2020, the partnered OPS moved to a new location, which created a gap in service for SP...