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June 30, 2026

Optimizing Opioid Addiction Treatment in Correctional Centres: Learnings From Alberta, Canada

Preliminary evidence of Alberta’s Correctional Health Services and Virtual Opioid Dependency Program to improve opioid use disorder screening and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in provincial corrections appears to have had a profound effect. Key improvements include increased screening and OAT initiations and decreased wait times to treatment and post-custodial release drug poisonings. Kevin Wipf et. al. cover Improving Mental Healthcare in the latest issue of Healthcare Quarterly.

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This weeks' episode The Public vs. Private Discussion features Colleen Flood, Dean, Faculty of Law, Queen's University.

Past episodes include guests Arthur Sweetman, Janet Davidson and Kelly Lamrock. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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Jun 30, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
All 10 provinces now have long-term sick leave after N.B. law comes into effect

2026-06-30 from globalnews.ca With New Brunswick’s new unpaid sick leave law, all 10 provinces in Canada now have some sort of job protection for people who need extended time off for serious i [...]

Jun 29, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
First generic weight-loss injection approved in Canada

2026-06-29 from ctvnews.ca Canada has approved its first generic version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy. Health Canada announced Monday that it has authorized Svemia, a once-weekly semaglutide injec [...]

Jun 29, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach ‘breaking point,’ union president says

2026-06-29 from ctvnews.ca British Columbia’s nurses have reached a “breaking point” with burnout, the rising threat of violence and constant staffing shortages, setting off a 72-ho [...]

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Healthcare Quarterly
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Launched in June 2024, the Sunnybrook-to-Home (SB2H) program was designed to support older adults' transitions from hospital to home through the integration of hospital, home care and community services. Between June 2024 and December 2025, 593 unique patients were enrolled, with approximately 33% referred from the emergency department. Patients who enrolled in SB2H experienced faster access to home care (average 1 day vs. a Toronto Central regional average of 5 days) and shorter alternate level [...]

 

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