Shawn Wood
Biographic Data
| ID | 7449202 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shawn Wood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shawn |
| FAMILY NAME | Wood |
| SIGNATURE | WOOD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Implementation Barriers and Outcomes of a Provincial Prescribed Safer Supply Initiative among Indigenous People who use Substances amid Covid-19 and a Toxic Drug Crisis in British Columbia, Canada
Background: In 2020, British Columbia (BC) introduced Risk Mitigation Guidance to support the provision of prescribed safer supply (PSS) to people at risk of toxic drug harms and death amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to assess the self-reported barriers to and outcomes of PSS among Indigenous people who sought or accessed a prescription. Methods: Cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys with up to 5 time points per participant over 3 months…
Implementation of risk mitigation prescribing during dual public health emergencies: A qualitative study among Indigenous people who use drugs and health planners in Northern British Columbia, Canada
Implementation and access to risk mitigation prescribing in Northern BC was limited, with region-specific applicability challenges and a health service delivery model that was not able to sufficiently meet the unique service needs of IPWUD. Demonstrating Northern ingenuity, peer groups, harm reduction community champions, and telehealth services were identified as stopgap measures that promoted access and reduced inequitable implementation within…
Shared experience makes this all possible”: Documenting the guiding principles of peer-led services for people released from prison
The principles identified in this study can be used by UTGSS staff as a guide for checking-in on progress with clients and may be considered as a model for reflection on practice by staff providing similar peer-led services. These principles should not be applied in a prescriptive way, as relationship building is at the centre of peer support, and different applications will be required depending on clients' goals and the range of supports availa…
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Shared experience makes this all possible”: Documenting the guiding principles of peer-led services for people released from prison
The principles identified in this study can be used by UTGSS staff as a guide for checking-in on progress with clients and may be considered as a model for reflection on practice by staff providing similar peer-led services. These principles should not be applied in a prescriptive way, as relationship building is at the centre of peer support, and different applications will be required depending on clients' goals and the range of supports availa…
Implementation Barriers and Outcomes of a Provincial Prescribed Safer Supply Initiative among Indigenous People who use Substances amid Covid-19 and a Toxic Drug Crisis in British Columbia, Canada
Background: In 2020, British Columbia (BC) introduced Risk Mitigation Guidance to support the provision of prescribed safer supply (PSS) to people at risk of toxic drug harms and death amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to assess the self-reported barriers to and outcomes of PSS among Indigenous people who sought or accessed a prescription. Methods: Cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys with up to 5 time points per participant over 3 months…
Implementation of risk mitigation prescribing during dual public health emergencies: A qualitative study among Indigenous people who use drugs and health planners in Northern British Columbia, Canada
Implementation and access to risk mitigation prescribing in Northern BC was limited, with region-specific applicability challenges and a health service delivery model that was not able to sufficiently meet the unique service needs of IPWUD. Demonstrating Northern ingenuity, peer groups, harm reduction community champions, and telehealth services were identified as stopgap measures that promoted access and reduced inequitable implementation within…
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Cohort (1 works) · Dual (grammatical number (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works)