Summarizes the Summit on Family Medicine’s Role in Improving Health Outcomes for People Who Use Substances event co-hosted by CCSA and the University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DFCM DMHA). Reviews discussions held by the 50 participants from across Canada. Lists the 30 calls to action and priorities identified.
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Table of Contents
- Summit on Family Medicine’s Role in Improving Health Outcomes for People Who Use Substances: Meeting Report 1
- Background 2
- Meeting Context 2
- Panel: A Look at Both Sides of Life in the Clinic 2
- Panel: Recent Research from the University of Toronto 3
- Defining What Helps and What Hinders 3
- Identifying Opportunities for Action 3
- Calls to Action for the Federal Government 7
- Justice 7
- Calls to Action for Provincial and Territorial Governments 7
- Ministries of Health 7
- Ministries of Child and Family Services 8
- Calls to Actions for the College of Family Physicians of Canada 8
- Calls to Actions for Faculties of Medicine 8
- Calls to Actions for Public Educators and Non-governmental Organizations (e.g., CCSA, Canadian Mental Health Association, Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine) 9
- Conclusion 10
- References 10
