- Overview
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Women who use substances in pregnancy are an under-studied group that face unique contexts and barriers to services and supports. Left untreated, severe substance use disorders in pregnancy can present significant harms both to mother and baby, including overdose and/or mortality. It is imperative that all women have access to treatments and services that are effective, safe, and acceptable. The goal of our research is to generate evidence to support treatments for pregnant women who use substances, that will allow women with substance use disorders to bond with, and parent their newborns.
- Publications
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Perinatal Injectable Opioid Agonist Therapy (iOAT) Administration: A Case Series
Journal of Addiction Medicine
Charissa J. Patricelli and Jessie Chai and Shanlea Gordon and Isabelle J. Gouin and Nicole Carter and Karly Stewart and Vanessa Paquette and Karen Urbanoski and Arianne Albert
DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001152
02/2023Breastfeeding on Injectable Opioid Agonist Therapy: A Case Report
Journal of Addiction Medicine
Charissa J. Patricelli and Isabelle J. Gouin and Shanlea Gordon and Nicole Carter and Arianne Albert and Vanessa Paquette and Karly Stewart and Shawn George and Karen Urbanoski
DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001055
08/2022 - Research
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Injectable Opioid Agonist Therapy in a Perinatal Population
Injectable opioid agonist therapy (iOAT) is an evidence-based treatment option for severe opioid use disorder (OUD). It is the highest intensity treatment option currently available in Canada for those with severe OUD, and has been successfully introduced in specialized clinics as a way to stabilize those for whom oral opioid agonist treatments have not been effective. However, there is a gap in the literature concerning iOAT administration efficacy and outcomes in perinatal populations. The iOAT-APP study aims to gather critical practice-based evidence for the administration of iOAT in pregnancy.Research Group MembersJessie Chai, Research Assistant
jamie corbett
Ruth Liu, Clinical Trainee
Gabi Tremblay
Ruby Willett
National Physicians’ Day: Q&A with Dr. Amanda Li and Cherry Mammen
For National Physicians’ Day we spoke to two of our researchers, Dr. Amanda Li and Dr. Cherry Mammen, who are also physicians at BC Children’s Hospital about their work and what motivates them.
