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SUMMARY:Webinar: Harm Reduction: Current Events and Policy Updates
DESCRIPTION:-- Webinar Description: --\n\nThis module provides an up-to-d
 ate overview of drug policy changes, emerging harm reduction initiatives
 , and evolving challenges in BC and across Canada. Participants will cri
 tically assess how new laws and public health approaches impact frontlin
 e work and client well-being.\n\nLearning Objectives\n\n* Stay informed 
 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 ref
 orm.\n\n-- Instructor: Corey Ranger --\n\nInstructor Bio: Corey Ranger 
 started his nursing career facilitating a blood borne pathogens program 
 in the Edmonton downtown core—since that time, Corey has worked on the
  Harm Reduction team in downtown Calgary, implemented and coordinated HI
 V programming in rural Alberta, as well as the take-home naloxone projec
 t and supervised consumption services in Medicine Hat. Corey is highly d
 riven and passionate about ethical and evidence-based approaches to publ
 ic health problems. He has a wealth of experience in both formal and inf
 ormal education, having acted as instructor/coordinator for the practica
 l nursing program at Medicine Hat College. He has been working in encamp
 ments and supervised care sites since before the pandemic began, and has
  responded to many critical emergencies and overdoses as well as trainin
 g others to respond safely with care and compassion, using his practical
  nursing skills and passion for universal quality care for everyone. He 
 has worked with housing providers in Victoria and the government to mana
 ge safe sites in temporary housing and hotels, and most recently, Corey 
 has taken on a leadership role in the quest for universal safe supply, a
 nd is working with various organizations across the province to map out 
 the process, advocate for change, and raise awareness around the issues.
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