On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Louisa Marion Bellemare to discuss Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) and managing patients who use illicit and controlled drugs. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover:
- history of the drug crisis
- lay of the land of the current drug crisis
- historical treatments
- opiate pharmacology
- healthcare utilization
- stigma
- suboxone use
- patient advocacy
Sponsored by:
Dr Louisa Marion-Bellemare
Dr Louisa Marion-Bellemare graduated from and completed her residency at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. She works at the Timmins and District Hospital as the co-lead for the addiction medicine program which includes the Acute Withdrawal Medical Unit, addiction medicine consult service and the community withdrawal management service. She also works as a physician in the Paediatric Mental Health Department, and the addiction clinics in communities along the James Bay Coast. Dr Marion-Bellemare can also be found working at the Indigenous Health Care Centre and the local provincial jail. She is the Addictions lead for Ontario Health North East District. She previously worked in the Emergency Department. She is actively involved in her community by promoting barrier free access to addiction treatment with the ultimate goal to save lives and improve quality of life.
Fantastic episode-would be very interested in knowing what your treatment protocols are in the prehospital environment.
I work in the UK in critical care, so would love to try and push this treatment regimen here.
Amazing discussion. Thank you.
Thank You, I really appreciate the content, and it was so well presented. I’m wondering if the process will be covered by OHIP.
Good news for a successful treatment to help manage the opiate crisis
Very informative, Interesting and thought provoking.
Great podcast