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Concurrent 4C: Drug Use Trends and Treatment

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Thursday, October 10, 2024
1:45 PM - 3:30 PM
MC2

Speaker

Ms Megan Glancy
Phd Student
Glasgow Caledonian University/Public Health Scotland

MORTALITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS PRESCRIBED OPIOID-AGONIST THERAPY IN SCOTLAND, 2011-2022: A NATIONAL RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Megan Glancy is a PhD student at Glasgow Caledonian University and honorary Healthcare Scientist at Public Health Scotland.
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Dr. Courtney Mcknight
Clinical Assistant Professor
New York University School Of Global Public Health

EXPERIENCES WITH METHADONE AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE FENTANYL: A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID) IN NEW YORK CITY

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Late Breaker Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Courtney McKnight is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the NYU School of Global Public Health where she specializes in mixed methods research focused on emerging drug trends, drug overdose, harm reduction and infectious disease.
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Dr. Sandra Springer
Professor Of Medicine
Yale School Of Medicine

RESULTS OF A MULTI-SITE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF AN INTEGRATED CARE MODEL OF LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE BUPRENORPHINE WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE TREATMENT AMONG PERSONS HOSPITALIZED WITH INFECTIONS AND OPIOID USE DISORDER

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Late Breaker Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Dr. Springer is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases at the Yale School of Medicine. Her research program InSTRIDE focuses on evaluation of interventions to improve integration of substance use disorders and infectious diseases prevention and treatments.
Prof Kari Lancaster
Professor of Sociology
Goldsmiths University of London

TINKERING WITH CARE: ADAPTATION AND INNOVATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LONG-ACTING DEPOT BUPRENORPHINE TREATMENT

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Kari Lancaster is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths University of London, where she leads the Health, Science, and Planetary Change programme. Informed by Science and Technology Studies, Kari's work investigates evidence- making practices, viral elimination and outbreak science in the governance of health, addiction treatment technologies, and relations of care.
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Professor Matt Hickman
Professor
University of Bristol

ESTIMATING TRENDS IN PREVALENCE OF PEOPLE WITH OPIOID DEPENDENCE IN SCOTLAND, 2015-2020: RESULTS FROM A MULTI-PARAMETER ESTIMATION OF PREVALENCE (MPEP) MODEL

2:45 PM - 2:50 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Professor Matthew Hickman is the co-director of the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluations, and a member and co-investigator of NIHR School of Public Health Research and DeCIPHER (UKCRC Public Health Centre of Excellence for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement).
Dr Mohammad Karamouzian
Assistant Professor
University of Toronto

Characterizing Methamphetamine Use Among People Who Use Opioids: A Systematic Review

2:50 PM - 2:55 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Mohammad is an infectious disease epidemiologist. A former veterinarian (DVM) turned public health researcher, he holds a PhD in Population and Public Health from the University of British Columbia. Mohammad’s research focuses on addressing health inequities faced by made-marginalized populations, such as female sex workers and people who inject drugs.
Mr Sotirios Roussos
Biostatistician
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

ESTIMATING THE POPULATION SIZE OF PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS DURING THE HIV OUTBREAK AND HIGH MORTALITY PERIOD IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE (2019-2021)

2:55 PM - 3:00 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Sotiris Roussos is an associate researcher in the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His main research interest is HCV and HIV among people who inject drugs and prisoners.
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Ms Daniela Sefora Goeieman
Lecturer
University of the Witwatersrand

Empowering Women: Characteristics Influencing Retention in Opioid Substitution Therapy at Primary Healthcare Level in Tshwane (South Africa)

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Daniela S. Goeieman, is a Clinical Associate, lecturer and researcher from South Africa. She strives towards excelling in executing and analysing community-based projects. She was instrumental in implementing a harm reduction program in 2017, which now serves over 5000 users. Her research focuses on harm reduction in the primary healthcare.
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INHSU 2024

Q&A

3:05 PM - 3:30 PM

Biography


Chairperson

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Julie Bruneau
Professor
Université De Montréal

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Charles Henderson
Community/ Student
Burnet Intitute

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