Emergency Care

Subgroups of people who make frequent emergency department visits in Ontario and Alberta: a retrospective cohort study

Moe J, Wang EY, McGregor MJ, Schull MJ, Dong K, Holroyd BR, Hohl CM, Grafstein E, O’Sullivan F, Trimble J, McGrail KM., CMAJ Open. 2022

Emergency department care for patients who use opioids during the COVID-19 pandemic

Weicker SA, Speed KA, Hyshka E, Mrochuk M, Kosteniuk B, Dong K., CJEM. 2022

“I have such a hard time hitting myself, I thought it’d be easier”: perspectives of hospitalized patients on injecting drugs into vascular access devices

Brooks HL, Salvalaggio G, Pauly B, Dong K, Bubela T, Taylor M, Hyshka E., Harm Reduct J. 2022

Impacts of racism on First Nations patients’ emergency care: results of a thematic analysis of healthcare provider interviews in Alberta, Canada

Hassan AN, Bozinoff N, Jutras-Aswad D, Socias ME, Stewart SH, Lim R, Le Foll B; OPTIMA Research Group.,

Characterizing people with frequent emergency department visits and substance use: a retrospective cohort study of linked administrative data in Ontario, Alberta, and B.C., Canada

Moe J, Wang YE, Schull MJ, Dong K, McGregor MJ, Hohl CM, Holroyd BR, McGrail KM., BMC Emerg Med. 2022

Social service providers’ perspectives on caring for structurally vulnerable hospital patients who use drugs: a qualitative study

Gehring ND, Speed KA, Dong K, Pauly B, Salvalaggio G, Hyshka E. , BMC Health Serv Res. 2022

Associations between recreational cannabis legalization and cannabis-related emergency department visits by age, gender, and geographic status in Ontario, Canada: An interrupted time series study

Kim C, Chum A, Nielsen A, Allin S, Penney TL, Rittenbach K, MacMaster FP, O’Campo P., PLoS One. 2022

Cannabis Legalization and cannabis-Related Hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada

Kim C, Chum A, Nielsen A, MacMaster F, Rittenbach K, Allin S, O’Campo P, Kirst M, Hamilton H., Can J Psychiatry. 2023

Emergency department experiences of people who use drugs who left or were discharged from hospital against medical advice

Mayer S, Langheimer V, Nolan S, Boyd J, Small W, McNeil R., PLoS One. 2023

Risk mitigation guidance and safer supply prescribing among young people who use drugs in the context of COVID-19 and overdose emergencies

Giang K, Charlesworth R, Thulien M, Mulholland A, Barker B, Brar R, Pauly B, Fast D., Int J Drug Policy. 2023

Patient opinion and acceptance of emergency department buprenorphine/naloxone to-go home initiation packs

Duncan K, Scheuermeyer F, Lane D, Ahamad K, Moe J, Dong K, Nolan S, Buxton J, Miles I, Johnson C, Christenson J, Whyte M, Daoust R, Garrod E, Badke K, Kestler A., CJEM. 2023

Medical cannabis authorization and risk of emergency department visits and hospitalization due to psychotic disorders: A propensity score-matched cohort study

Dubois C, Lunghi C, Eurich DT, Dyck JRB, Hyshka E, Hanlon JG, Zongo A., Schizophr Res., 2024

An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study

Lakkadghatwala R, Lane D, Scheuermeyer F, Hilburt J, Buxton J, Johnson C, Nolan S, Sutherland C, Moe J, Daoust R, Dong K, Christenson J, Miles I, Orkin A, Whyte M, Kestler A., Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy., 2024

An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study

Leaving emergency departments without completing treatment among First Nations and non-First Nations patients in Alberta: a mixed-methods study

McLane P, Bill L, Healy B, Barnabe C, Plume TB, Bird A, Colquhoun A, Holroyd BR, Janvier K, Louis E, Rittenbach K, Curtin KD, Fitzpatrick KM, Mackey L, MacLean D, Rosychuk RJ., CMAJ, 2024

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who use drugs in three Canadian cities: a cross-sectional analysis

Mitra S, Bouck Z, Larney S, Zolopa C, Høj S, Minoyan N, Upham K, Rammohan I, Mok WY, Hayashi K, Milloy MJ, DeBeck K, Scheim A, Werb D., Harm Reduct J. 2024

Cannabis legalization and hospitalizations in Alberta: Interrupted time series analysis by age and sex

Kim C, Bai Y, Allin S, Kirst M, O’Campo P, Ienciu K, Xia X, MacMaster F, Rittenbach K, Chum A., J Addict Dis., 2024

Disparities in cannabis-related emergency department visits across depressed and non-depressed individuals and the impact of recreational cannabis policy in Ontario, Canada

Kim C, Dusing GJ, Nielsen A, MacMaster FP, Rittenbach K, Allin S, O’Campo P, Penney TL, Hamilton HA, Kirst M, Chum A., Psychol Med., 2023

Characterising individuals with a substance use disorder accessing hospital-based addiction care: Preliminary description of the outcomes for patients accessing addiction care prospective cohort study

James H, Morgan J, Nolan S. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2024

Therapy dogs contribute to a more ‘caring’ emergency department environment for patients with mental health and substance use challenges

Dell CA, Pavelich AR, Stempien J., CJEM, 2024

“We need all hands on deck”: characterizing addiction medicine training in Canada-a mixed methods study of fellowship program directors

Lu C, Chan K, Martin L, Fairbairn N., Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025

Illicit drug toxicity from opioid, stimulant or sedative use in adolescents: results of a Canadian one‑time cross‑sectional study

Matthew Carwana, Eva Moore, Helia Shariati, Hasina Samji, Nicholas Chadi, Paediatrics & Child Health, 2025

Overall and substance use-specific healthcare utilization among individuals with and without criminal justice involvement in Ontario, Canada

Russell, C., Yakubovich, A., O’Campo, P., Qu, K., Pluptre, L., Kouyoumdjian, F., Matheson, F. I., Int J Prison Health

Intravenous Fentanyl for Symptom Management in Hospitalized Patients With Refractory Opioid Withdrawal: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Zazoulina J, Nolan S, Fairbairn N, Ryan A, Dennis BB, Bach P., J Addict Med. 2025

Physician perspectives on reducing harm and supporting emergency department patients who use drugs

Zoe K. D. Collins,Elaine Hyshka,Karine J. Lavergne,Savannah M. Weber,Ginetta Salvalaggio,Cindy Jiaxin Xue,Arlanna Pugh,Janusz Kaczorowski,Aaron M. Orkin,Andrew Kestler,Kathryn A. Dong, PLoS One

Exploring unregulated substance use health data in Ontario, Canada: Identifying gaps, addressing challenges, and uncovering opportunities

Ali, F., Law, J., Russell, C., Imtiaz, S., Bayoumi, A., Werb, D., Rhem, J., Front. Public Health

Predicting Fatal Drug Poisoning Among People Living with HIV‑HCV Co‑Infection

Mélanie Bédard, Erica Em Moodie, Joseph Cox, John Gill, Sharon Walmsley, Valérie Martel‑Laferrière, Curtis Cooper, Marina B Klein, Canadian Liver Journal, 2025

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