Webinar Description: 

This module provides an up-to-date overview of drug policy changes, emerging harm reduction initiatives, and evolving challenges in BC and across Canada. Participants will critically assess how new laws and public health approaches impact frontline work and client well-being.

Learning Objectives

• Stay informed about current harm reduction policies and public health developments.
• Analyze the implications of policy changes for frontline practice.
• Engage in informed advocacy to support evidence-based drug policy reform.

Instructor: Corey Ranger

Instructor Bio: Based in unceded Quw’utsun Territory, Corey Ranger (he/him) is an uninvited settler on these lands. Corey is a registered nurse, educator, and health systems consultant with extensive experience in street outreach, community, and public health nursing. His work focuses on harm reduction, quality improvement, project management, and translating evidence into practice, policy, and systems change. He has worked in harm reduction since 2013, first in Alberta and now in British Columbia, with experience developing, implementing, and evaluating novel approaches to substance use care and harm reduction. Corey currently serves as President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association and as the North American Representative on the Members’ Advisory Council of the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC). He also works with Indigenous and community-based organizations, including Cowichan Tribes, on quality improvement, service development, and implementation initiatives.