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Virtual overdose monitoring services: a novel adjunctive harm reduction approach for addressing the overdose crisis
George Matskiv, Tyler Marshall, Oona Krieg, Dylan Viste and S. Monty Ghosh
CMAJ November 28, 2022 194 (46) E1568-E1572; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220579
George Matskiv
Department of Emergency Medicine (Matskiv), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine (Marshall, Viste), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Brave Technology Co-Op (Krieg), Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Ghosh), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (Ghosh), University of Alberta, Calgary, Alta.
MD MPHTyler Marshall
Department of Emergency Medicine (Matskiv), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine (Marshall, Viste), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Brave Technology Co-Op (Krieg), Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Ghosh), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (Ghosh), University of Alberta, Calgary, Alta.
PhD MPHOona Krieg
Department of Emergency Medicine (Matskiv), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine (Marshall, Viste), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Brave Technology Co-Op (Krieg), Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Ghosh), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (Ghosh), University of Alberta, Calgary, Alta.
BADylan Viste
Department of Emergency Medicine (Matskiv), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine (Marshall, Viste), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Brave Technology Co-Op (Krieg), Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Ghosh), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (Ghosh), University of Alberta, Calgary, Alta.
BHScS. Monty Ghosh
Department of Emergency Medicine (Matskiv), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine (Marshall, Viste), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Brave Technology Co-Op (Krieg), Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Ghosh), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (Ghosh), University of Alberta, Calgary, Alta.
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Virtual overdose monitoring services: a novel adjunctive harm reduction approach for addressing the overdose crisis
George Matskiv, Tyler Marshall, Oona Krieg, Dylan Viste, S. Monty Ghosh
CMAJ Nov 2022, 194 (46) E1568-E1572; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220579
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