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SUMMARY:Webinar: Substance Use Awareness and Safety Training
DESCRIPTION:-- Webinar Description: --\n\nThe latest research on drug use
 , the effects on behaviour and skills to help as you support clients wit
 h addictions. This HSABC webinar applies questioning and exploration to 
 understanding, and learning about the physiological effects of certain d
 rugs, including: hallucinogens, depressants, stimulants, anabolic steroi
 ds and cannabis. During this webinar, participants will learn about: Wha
 t drugs are being used; What someone looks like when they are on differe
 nt types of drugs; How to assess and manage someone you think is under t
 he influence of drugs; and How to manage a critical emergency. The sessi
 on will give an overview of harm reduction best practices, the overdose 
 crisis and resources available to workers.\n\n-- Instructor: Shari McKe
 nzie-Ramsay  --\n\nInstructor Bio: Shari McKenzie-Ramsay graduated fro
 m UBC as a Registered Nurse in 2015. She has specialties in Emergency Nu
 rsing and is a Forensic Nurse Examiner providing care and assessments fo
 r people that have experienced sexual assault and interpersonal violence
 . Shari has previously worked at Lions Gate Hospital in the emergency de
 partment and in acute mental health and addictions at the Hope Centre as
  well as Magnolia House which is a mental health transition home. Curren
 tly, Shari works in the Emergency department in the Comox Valley as a be
 dside nurse, Forensic Nurse Examiner and is also a Clinical Practice Edu
 cator with JIBC for Military Search and Rescue Technicians and Primary C
 are Paramedics. She has a diploma in Addictions Medicine, participated i
 n projects to reduce harm and stigma of people that use substances in a 
 healthcare setting and works to provide support to the public and collea
 gues on harm reduction. Prior to becoming a Registered Nurse, Shari comp
 leted an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Carleton University (20
 01), in Ottawa. She is co-owner of Spiritus Wilderness Medical Training 
 and has been teaching injury prevention since 1992. Spiritus started tea
 ching overdose management including Naloxone training for Portland Hotel
  Society in 2010 and continues to provide education to peers and patient
 s on the use of Naloxone for overdose management. In the past Shari has 
 volunteered with victim services through the RCMP, ground search and res
 cue, and was the Canadian Red Cross injury prevention advisor for Risk W
 atch, a community based program to reduce injuries for school children i
 n Nova Scotia. Shari is passionate about trauma informed care and harm r
 eduction in health care and in community settings.\n\n 
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