Webinars

Diverse women’s experiences with chronic pain and prescription opioid use

This webinar is part of the Applying a sex, gender, trauma & equity lens to substance use webinar series.

Sex and gender-related factors affect how people experience chronic pain and the quality of care received in healthcare settings. Women report more chronic pain than men and are more likely to be prescribed and rely on opioids for pain management. The Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health carried out research on women’s experiences with chronic pain and prescription opioid use. We interviewed 22 women from different geographic and social locations, who used prescribed opioids for chronic pain management. In this webinar, we share what we learned from these interviews and a scoping review of the literature and how this research can inform resources for health care providers.

Bringing a trauma- and gender-informed lens to methamphetamine responses

This webinar is part of the Applying a sex, gender, trauma & equity lens to substance use webinar series.

Methamphetamine use is a growing concern in Canada, associated with numerous negative health and social consequences. While sex and gender affect uptake, patterns of use, responses, and treatment access and outcomes for all substances, evidence-based practices and health information exploring sex and gender related factors and methamphetamine use are limited. With funding from Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program, the Stimulating Conversations project by the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health focused on improving treatment responses for methamphetamine use from a sex, gender, trauma and equity lens. Watch this webinar to learn more about the project findings, the resources that have been created, and how they can apply to your practice.

Co-Creating Evidence: A Digital Handbook on Wraparound Programs

The Digital Handbook on Wraparound Programs was produced as part of the Co-Creating Evidence project.

This resource was created to support the development and operation of wraparound programs for pregnant and/or early parenting women and gender diverse people facing substance use and related concerns. The handbook was developed with multiple audiences in mind, including program planners, managers and staff, service partners from a variety of health and social sectors, funders, researchers, community members, and families affected by perinatal substance use.

Women and Tobacco Use

This video presentation by Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health Senior Investigator, Dr. Lorraine Greaves, in conjunction with Taking Texas Tobacco-Free, offers insight into patterns of women’s use, meanings of smoking to women, related health issues, and gender specific interventions.

Gender-Informed Virtual Interventions Addressing Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence

Canadian Public Health Association’s Substance Use Webinar Series  

Acute Care and Addiction Treatment for Mothers and Children

Learning & Acting Together- Perinatal Substance Use Webinar 3