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SUMMARY:Webinar: Harm Reduction: Current Events and Updates
DESCRIPTION:-- Webinar Description:  --\n\nThis module provides an up-to
 -date overview of drug policy changes, emerging harm reduction initiativ
 es, and evolving challenges in BC and across Canada. Participants will c
 ritically assess how new laws and public health approaches impact frontl
 ine work and client well-being.\n\nLearning Objectives\n\n* Stay informe
 d about current harm reduction policies and public health developments.\
 n\n* Analyze the implications of policy changes for frontline practice.\
 n\n* Engage in informed advocacy to support evidence-based drug policy r
 eform.\n\n-- Instructor: Corey Ranger --\n\nInstructor Bio: Based in un
 ceded Quw’utsun Territory, Corey Ranger (he/him) is an uninvited settl
 er on these lands. Corey is a registered nurse, educator, and health sys
 tems 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 developin
 g, implementing, and evaluating novel approaches to substance use care a
 nd harm reduction. Corey currently serves as President of the Harm Reduc
 tion 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.
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