Health System Transformation – Speaking Up and Speaking Out webinar (Oct. 17)

RNAO will hold its monthly Health System Transformation – Speaking Up and Speaking Out webinar series on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. ET. A panel of speakers will be discussing how decriminalizing simple drug possession is part of a multi-pronged harm reduction approach to address the opioid crisis and toxic drug supply in Ontario.

Nurses and other health-care providers are welcome to join at no cost.

Join the discussion on Monday, Oct. 17 to get informed and learn how you can join RNAO’s action on this important public health crisis and influence change during municipal elections in Ontario.

Topics include:

• personal stories of substance use 
• decriminalization of “simple drug possession”: what does it mean?
• rationale and evidence behind decriminalization and harm reduction 
• questions and answers

The webinar will also cover ways to take action on the overdose crisis, including RNAO’s #DecriminalizeNow campaign.

This is a free webinar, open to all nurses and other health professionals.

The September edition of the webinar focused on critical updates and priorities for the fall, including the ongoing nursing crisis, the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, the opioid overdose crisis and more. RNAO CEO If you missed it, read the Twitter thread and download the PowerPoint slides.

For more information and to register for the October webinar, visit the event page.