This webinar series features hospital-based OPS/SCS sites from across Canada, highlighting different models and approaches to implementation/advocacy.
Webinar 1: St. Paul’s Hospital (Vancouver, BC)
Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Moderated by Dr. Tommy Brothers
Speakers: Naomi Watt, Serena Eagland, and Ian Haynes
Related resources
About St Paul’s Hospital OPS and about Rain City
2022. Doherty, E., et al. Implementation of a nurse-led overdose prevention site in a hospital setting: lessons learned from St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. Harm Reduction Journal. DOI: 10.1186/s12954-022-00596-7 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-022-00596-7
2022. Nolan, S., et al. Harm reduction in the hospital: An overdose prevention site (OPS) at a Canadian hospital. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109608
Webinar 2: Vancouver Island Unsanctioned Hospital OPS (BC)
Video recording to be posted following the live webinar
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
Moderated by Dr. Tommy Brothers
Speakers: Dr. Jess Wilder & Dr. Ryan Herriot
Webinar 3: Casey House (Toronto, ON)
Video recording to be posted following the live webinar
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
Moderated by Dr. Tommy Brothers
Speakers: Christene Stevens, Jen Bordin, & Victoria Glencross-Palmer T
Webinar 4: Fraser Health (BC)
Video recording to be posted following the live webinar
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
Moderated by Dr. Tommy Brothers
Speakers: Jennifer Conway-Brown & Erin Gibson
Webinar 5: Royal Alexandra Hospital (Edmonton, AB)
Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
Moderated by Dr. Tommy Brothers
Speakers: Dr. Karine Meador, Dr. Sheri Klassen, & Dr. Kathryn Dong
