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Opioid Exposure in Pregnancy and Neonatal Period: A Harm Reduction Approach

November 19, 2020 @ 5:00 am. - 6:00 am.

This webinar will cover the impacts of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) on the health of mothers and their infants; how to prevent and/or reduce its impact; how to address stigma; and ways to work with women and infants affected by NAS.

The Registration for this webinar is now full. The webinar will be recorded and will be available for anyone to view on this site under ‘Learning Opportunities’, then ‘Recorded Webinars’. The recording will be posted by November 26.

Details

Date:
November 19, 2020
Time:
5:00 am. - 6:00 am.
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Organizer

Temi Haastrup
Phone:
306-651-4324
Email:
thaastrup@skprevention.ca

Presenters

Dr. Mahli Brindamour MD, FRCPC
About:

Dr. Brindamour is a general paediatrician with a special interest in global health, refugee and Indigenous health. She provides care to newborns living in Sanctum 1.5, a transitional, supportive home for mothers and their infants facing challenges such as homelessness, addictions and HIV.

Dr. Kali Gartner
About:

Dr. Gartner is a Family Physician working at the Saskatoon Community Clinic and Westside Clinic in an interdisciplinary team-based care setting. Her practice includes caring for people during pregnancy, in labour and birth and caring for families postpartum and beyond. She completed Enhanced Clinical Skills at the University of British Columbia Department of Family Medicine in Addictions Medicine and HIV Care at the St. Paul’s Immunodeficiency Clinic, Vancouver, BC. She previously practiced in Vancouver at Sheway, a pregnancy outreach program for women with substance use in pregnancy in the Downtown Eastside as well as Maxxine Wright Health Centre in Surrey, BC along with providing family practice maternity care at BC Women’s Hospital and Surrey Memorial Hospital.

Details

Date:
November 19, 2020
Time:
5:00 am. - 6:00 am.
Tag:
, ,

Organizer

Temi Haastrup
Phone:
306-651-4324
Email:
thaastrup@skprevention.ca
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute