Join our course ‘Aging, Cannabis and Opioid Use’ with Marilyn White-Campbell, Geriatric Addiction Specialist

The National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) is proud to host the NICE Learning Series on Aging, a multi-course educational program concentrating on important topics in the field of gerontology and geriatrics. The courses are tailored specifically to older adults and their care partners, students interested in the field of aging, and to those working with older adults. The NICE Learning Series on Aging connects participants with expert instructors as well as older adults with lived experience who help facilitate the classes and put learning into context.

As one of the world’s foremost knowledge transfer networks in the field of aging, we recognize the importance of moving knowledge to action.
 
This course is part of a learning series, and upon successful completion of eight courses in the series, participants will be provided with a certificate from NICE in recognition of specialized knowledge in gerontology and geriatrics. 

This course will help you understand why there’s been a dramatic increase in the use of opioids and cannabis among older adults. You will learn about the potential risks and benefits of these substances, and better prepare you to have honest conversations with your clients and family.
 
NICE has developed each 4-week course as a combination of live weekly online sessions online and dynamic group discussion between classes. Missed a lesson? All lectures are recorded for access and review at your convenience.

Course curriculum

  1. 1
  2. 2

    • Slides

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Part 3

    • Part 4

    • Part 5

    • Assignment #1

    • Session Notes and Links
  3. 3

    • Slides

    • Abbey Pain Scale: For measurement of pain in people with dementia who cannot verbalise

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial E-Newsletter Issue 4, Page 2.

    • Part 3

    • Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale COWS Flowsheet

    • Part 4

    • Part 5

    • Part 6

    • Opiate Addictions Tool

    • Opioid Use Disorder

    • Assignment #2

    • Notes and Links
  4. 4

    • Slides

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Part 3

    • Part 4

    • Part 5

    • Part 6

    • Week 3 Assignment

    • Part 7

    • Readings and Resources

  5. 5

    • Slides

    • Introduction, Disclosures & New Guidelines

    • Guidelines Continued

    • Case Mr. C

    • Adverse Effects of THC and CBD

    • Screening For Cannabis Use

    • Case Mrs. A

    • Pharmacotherapy

    • Resources and Documents

    • Readings
  6. 6

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...

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Instructor

Senior Instructor

Marilyn White-Campbell

Marilyn White-Campbell is a Clinical Geriatric Addictions Specialist with Baycrest Long Term Care Behavioural Support Outreach teams. She is the provincial lead for BSO BrainXchange Older Adult Substance Use Collaborative. Marilyn is a co-investigator with CCSMH which established 4 national clinical best practice guidelines for SUD’s in older adults including Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, Cannabis and Opiates and is co-chair for the alcohol working group. She is the recipient of the Ontario Psychogeriatric Award of Excellence. She is the recipient of the inaugural 2018 CAGP/CCSMH Seniors’ Mental Health Outstanding Care & Integrative Practice Award from the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry. With over 33 years clinical experience working with older adults with SUD’s she is recognized as a pioneer in the field of Geriatric Addictions. Marilyn and the BSO Substance Use collaborative have developed a provincial Cannabis fact sheet for Older Adults “ Know the Facts”