SUMMARY

Join Child Health BC and BC Children’s Hospital for a webinar focused on the clinical assessment, treatment, and supportive care of substance intoxication and withdrawal for children and youth presenting to emergency departments or admitted to inpatient units. Through three case studies focused on alcohol, opioids, and cannabis, participants will gain insight into substance-specific considerations for assessment and treatment, trauma-informed care strategies, and provincial resources available to support youth and providers across BC. 

Date: September 17 

Time: 10:00-11:00 AM 

Featured Presenters: 

• Dr. Liz Hankinson – Emergency Department Physician, BC Children’s Hospital
  Dr. Hankinson brings frontline expertise in pediatric emergency medicine and will share insights into acute stabilization, substance-specific treatment, and the unique considerations when working with youth.
• Haley Reich – CYMHSU Regional Support Team Resource Nurse, Northern Health
  Haley will highlight practical strategies for supportive care, engagement, and transitions to ongoing treatment, drawing from her experience supporting youth across Northern BC.

SUMMARY

Registration now open

Sept. 18–21 (Thu–Sun) | Whistler Conference Centre | In-person conference
Audience: family physicians, emergency physicians, rural physicians, hospitalists, internists, nurse practitioners, nurses, paramedics, residents and students.
Overview: Network, collaborate and engage in emergency medicine education, all while enjoying the mountain setting in Whistler. Our program includes new topics as well as some requested favourites.

Up to 18.75 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits