Preventing Opioid Deaths due to COVID Related Increase in Smoking Illicit Substances (Preventing OD CRISIS)

POSTER PRESENTER EMAIL CONTACT: tamara.chavez@bccdc.ca The project implemented a novel continuous pulse oximetry monitoring protocol that better matches overdose prevention sites services (OPS) to the needs of people who smoke opioids during COVID-19 and evaluated the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability. The four partnering OPS from Victoria and Vancouver successfully implemented our protocol. The project improved capacity and comfort levels among peer researchers, participants, and OPS staff on using continuous pulse oximetry. Our study offers crucial lessons about engaging people with lived experience in participatory research on people who smoke opioids. We engaged people with lived experience in every aspect of the study. TEAM Jane Buxton, Jessica Moe, Tamara Chavez

BCCDC POSTER PRESENTER

10/18/2021 2:15:00 PM