New RN & RPN Certified Practice for Opioid Use Disorder
The BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) has approved new and amended standards, limits, and conditions creating a new designation of certified practice for opioid use disorder (OUD) for registered nurses (RNs) and registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs) effective November 1, 2023. In September 2020, a Public Health Officer (PHO)
Ensuring access to substance use care amid the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic. It was declared British Columbia’s second public health emergency – the first being the opioid overdose crisis – this week. People who use drugs often face social and structural challenges like