We seek to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality due to poisoning and drug overdose in BC through research, education, and knowledge translation.

• Completion of Emergency Department Opioid Overdose Treatment Study
• Increased awareness of Best Practices for treatment of opioid overdose in Emergency Department
• Obtaining federal funding to further develop surveillance system

• Evaluate the incidence of poisoning and drug overdose in BC
• Determine the economic burden of poisoning and drug overdose in BC
• Define best practices for care of poisoning and drug overdose patients
• Develop a curriculum in toxicology for emergency medicine trainees

• Implement a surveillance program that will allow us to continuously evaluate morbidity and mortality due to poisoning and drug overdose in BC
• Implement a system so that the effectiveness of public health, harm reduction, injury prevention, education and knowledge translation programs to address the problem of poisoning and drug overdose can be continuously evaluated
• Create better practices for care of poisoning and drug overdose patients
• Coordinate a comprehensive continuous professional development program in toxicology for emergency physicians