Table 1 St. Paul’s policies and guiding documents by area of focus
Philosophy of care for patients and residents who use substances | ||
|---|---|---|
Inpatient (acute) care | Overdose | Opioid-related treatment |
Managing substance use and harm reduction | Overdose management | Methadone |
Alcohol withdrawal | Dispensing naloxone kits | Injectable opioid agonist treatment |
Managed alcohol program | Code blue | Buprenorphine/naloxone |
Cannabis withdrawal | Oxygen therapy | Buprenorphine/naloxone induction kits |
Non-medical cannabis | IV fentanyl for withdrawal management | |
Tobacco management | ||
Unsafe sharps plan | ||
Bedside safes | ||
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