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A leaked audit has revealed that opioids prescribed through B.C.'s safer supply program are being diverted, raising concerns among addiction experts. The leaked briefing, distributed by the opposition B.C. Conservatives, indicates that the B.C. Ministry of Health has been investigating a scheme in which over 60 pharmacies allegedly offered incentives to doctors, patients, and housing providers to maximize dispensing fees. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway - Medical Director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Simon Fraser University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre talks about vaccines after BC Conservative leader's comments.

A news story which dominated national headlines just weeks ago. The urgency has not ended, nor even diminished, even though it's not a daily topic of discussion now, except among Canadians directly engaged. The issue of drug addiction, the "safer supply (of drugs)" and the sale of 'safer supply' drugs by addicts who received them free to Canadian teens is a national concern, centred in British Columbia. Some of these teens have died of drug overdoses. Now the director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, Dr. Brian Conway is drawing attention to the fact of empty beds in detox centres in Vancouver.  Guest: Dr. Brian Conway   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get caught up on the year so far with this weekend's encore presentation of the Roy Green Show! Today's best of the best: We spoke in January about New Brunswick convicted murderers Bobby Mailman and Wally Gillespie. Each was convicted in the 1980's for the same murder. Bobby Mailman spent 18 years in prison and Wally Gillespie spent 21 years imprisoned and yet the were both innocent of the crime. On January 14th, the Chief Justice of New Brunswick on the first day of a retrial acquitted the two men when the Crown said it had no evidence against them. Mailman though is now 76 and dying of cancer, while Gillespie is 80 and living in poverty. Meanwhile the the Justice Minister of New Brunswick has said nothing, even this week, of the wrongful conviction of both men, or about any compensation for the many years they were imprisoned while innocent.   We spoke on January 14th with Ron Dalton, president of Innocence Canada, which through its efforts was able to convince the federal justice minister to hold a second trial for Mailman and Gillespie (Ron Dalton himself was innocent of the murder of his wife, although he was convicted in her death). So now what for two men who spent a combined more than 40 years in prison innocent of the crime for which they'd been convicted? What responsibility does Canada have to compensate these two older men for the theft of many years of their lives? Guests: Ron Dalton. President Innocence Canada Win Wahrer. Director of client services for Innocence Canada. Has been at the forefront of fighting for the incarcerated innocent for many Originally Aired Jan 28, 2024 Blacklock's Reporter: From the week of January 22-28 in Ottawa, with as a listener described, "the what the h-ll is going on" stories often resulting in massive spending of taxpayer dollars. An early look at what eventually became the ArriveCan scandal. Guest: Tom Korski. Executive editor. Blacklock's Reporter. Originally Aired Jan 28, 2024 Safer supply of drugs program. How effective? Perspectives on open availability of drugs like heroin and opioids to those addicted. A success? A dangerous failure? Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. Then: There are chronic pain patients (more than a million Canadians) often suffering debilitating pain and sometimes driven to suicide because continuing successful opioid pain medication regimens through a physician increasingly difficult. Guest: Barry Ulmer. Executive director: Chronic Pain Association of Canada. Originally Aired Feb 11, 2024 --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig Podcast Co-Producer - Gerry Looyenga If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catch up on the best of the year so far with this weekend's encore presentation of the Roy Green Show! Safer supply of drugs program. How effective? Perspectives on open availability of drugs like heroin and opioids to those addicted. A success? A dangerous failure? Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. Then: There are chronic pain patients (more than a million Canadians) often suffering debilitating pain and sometimes driven to suicide because continuing successful opioid pain medication regimens through a physician increasingly difficult. Guest: Barry Ulmer. Executive director: Chronic Pain Association of Canada. Originally Aired Feb 11, 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Safer supply of drugs program. How effective? Perspectives on open availability of drugs like heroin and opioids to those addicted. A success? A dangerous failure? Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. Then: There are chronic pain patients (more than a million Canadians) often suffering debilitating pain and sometimes driven to suicide because continuing successful opioid pain medication regimens through a physician increasingly difficult. Guest: Barry Ulmer. Executive director: Chronic Pain Association of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Alberta premier Danielle Smith on AB office opening in Ottawa, visit to D.C., transgender policy, Charlie Angus private members bill concerning oil/gas industry. Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier. Alberta   Safer supply of drugs program. How effective? Perspectives on open availability of drugs like heroin and opioids to those addicted. A success? A dangerous failure? Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. Then: There are chronic pain patients (more than a million Canadians) often suffering debilitating pain and sometimes driven to suicide because continuing successful opioid pain medication regimens through a physician increasingly difficult. Guest: Barry Ulmer. Executive director: Chronic Pain Association of Canada.   Ontario Superior Court this past week heard a challenge begun in 2017 against the Safe Streets Act prohibiting panhandling (aggressive) toward a "captive audience" at ATM's or public transit. - Panhandlers at intersections have also been targeted. Could result in up to six months imprisonment. Guest: Harini Sivalingam. Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.   1: The ArriveCan app. Willful and easy abuse of millions of taxpayer dollars? Auditor general's report tomorrow. 2: Charlie Angus private members bill 372. 3: New developments concerning Canada's interim ethics commissioner. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder, Democracy Watch. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Vancouver man plans to open the city's first crack/heroin/fentanyl commercial outlet, although the sale of such drugs remains a criminal offence. On January 31, B.C. will decriminalize personal-use quantities of heroin, fentanyl, meth, cocaine and MDMA. Posession of less than 2.5 grams of those drugs will no longer be considered illegal.  Guest: Dr. Brian Conway. Medical director and infectious diseases specialist a the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre on the city's East Side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00 - Large numbers of Russians rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country while they still could after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of military reservists for the war in Ukraine. Guest: Jeff McCausland, CBS Military Analyst. 06:17 - What is it like to socialize in public places now that we are on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic? Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor 10:56 - The Commodore Ballroom is going cashless! Is this the future of pubs and bars in Vancouver? Guest: Jeff Guignard, Executive Director of Alliance of Beverage 17:28 - Experts have advised the B.C. government to increase mental health crisis response teams in order to address chronic criminal offenders. Guest: Mike Morris, BC Liberal critic for public safety. 23:49 - It is now time for our series “Vancouver Election - Solving The Housing Crisis,”. Each of the major candidates for the Vancouver mayoral race will join us to discuss their housing platform, and the issues surrounding housing in Vancouver.  Guest: Ken Sim, Vancouver Mayoral Candidate of ABC Vancouver. 33:52 - Multigenerational housing is a living arrangement that places three generations under one roof and has long been the norm in many cultures, and StatsCan shows it's becoming increasingly common in Canada. Guest: CKNW Contributor Raji Sohal interviewed Margo Hilbrecht, executive director of the Vanier Institute of the Family 40:14 - Researchers, including a professor of medicine at UBC, have discovered long COVID patients can show signs of autoimmune disease a year after catching COVID-19. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre.

Ch1: Indigenous residential school survivors and their families in B.C., not traveling to see the Pope during his visit, will be able to gather at three locations across the province. Guest:  Rachel Ann Snow, Indigenous Legal Advocate. Ch2: A heatwave is expected to hit the lower mainland and while many of us have the options on how to stay cool, the reality is many don't have the same resources. Guest.: Sara Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director for the Overdose Prevention Society. Ch3: On Saturday, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. Ch4: Passports have been a hard thing to come by as of late but a new passport option in BC is coming. Guest: Karina Gould, MP for Burlington | Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

CH1: Does the city need to make it easier to apply for a food truck license? Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor CH2: After multiple marathon meetings stretched across weeks, hundreds of speakers and dozens of amendments, Vancouver city council approved the controversial Broadway Plan Wednesday evening. Guest: Kit Sauder, Co-Chair of Vancouver Renters' Advisory Committee. CH3: Will British Columbians ever get their 4th dose? There are some who have been waiting for a while now, and that leads to questions surrounding the vaccine decision making by provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. CH4: Dozens of fish farms outside the Discovery Islands will have their licences renewed for another two years as Ottawa reveals its transition plan away from open-net pen salmon farming in B.C. Guest: Bob Chamberlin, Chair, First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance. CH5: With inflation and rising interest rates, plus shortage of supplies, the price of groceries has inevitably risen too. Some folks are looking at couponing more seriously. Guest: CKNW show contributor Raji Sohal interviewed Kelly West, Canadian Savings Group Administration. CH6: Are you looking to reduce your waste around clothing that you'll probably never wear? Well one UBC Psychology professor is doing something that most can probably try. Guest: Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair. Department of Psychology, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Le journaliste Pascal Poinlane fait le point sur des échanges tendus à l'Assemblée nationale concernant le projet de loi 96 et la question de l'immigration; la PDG de l'Institut du Québec, Mia Homsy, nous parle de l'étude qu'elle a coécrite et qui se penche sur l'intégration économique des immigrants au Québec; le chroniqueur sportif Martin Leclerc revient sur le scandale qui touche Hockey Canada, alors que des allégations de viol collectif visent des joueurs ayant participé au Championnat mondial junior en 2018; et le Dr Brian Conway, directeur médical du Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre et président du conseil d'administration de RésoSanté Colombie-Britannique, nous explique la décision de la province de décriminaliser la possession de petites quantités de drogues dures.

In this podcast series on pre- and post- COVID-19 prophylaxis, we discuss immunization against COVID-19 and how we can protect our most vulnerable populations who are not able to mount a sufficient antibody response to vaccination. In this first episode of the series, we discuss:Response to COVID-19 vaccines in the general populationPopulations who have a reduced response to vaccinationThe difference between active and passive immunizationThe potential role of pre- and post- COVID-19 exposure prophylaxis for vulnerable populations Our Guest:Our guest  is Dr. Brian Conway, who is an infectious diseases specialist and the medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, dedicated to the development and evaluation of systems of care for inner city vulnerable population. The models his team has established have led to increased access to HIV and HCV care as well as addiction services in a unique and durable manner. He is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. In 2012, he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for long-standing service to the country in the field of HIV. In 2020, the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination recognized Dr. Conway's group as one of 6 global elimination champions. In the times of COVID-19, he has been sought out by local and national media to help Canadians make sense of the pandemic. Through generous funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, he is currently involved in optimizing vaccine and treatment understanding and uptake among inner city residents. This podcast episode was sponsored by AstraZeneca Canada. If you enjoy our podcast, please review and subscribe. For more podcasts and other medical education content, visit our website at: https://www.impactmedicom.com

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The medical director at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, Dr. Brian Conway, joins us to talk about COVID symptoms: how to manage them at home and when to see a doctor; and in our second half, economist Bryan Yu and real-estate agent Sunny Ahuja assess the B.C. Assessment Authority's latest property values.

The province is considering more restrictions to limit the spread of the omicron variant. That's according B.C. health officials. Host Gregor Craigie speaks with Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. We also check in with the President of B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, Ian Tostenson. Plus, what sustainable gifts are you giving this year? We talk with Kristen LaRocque, Coordinator with GreenUP Store and Resource Centre.

Guest - Dr. Brian Conway - Medical Director & Infectious Diseases Specialist at Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre 

Dr. Brian Conway of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre shares his thoughts on B.C.'s plan for getting people their second shot of COVID-19 vaccines.

Evan Solomon discusses New York City's decision to remove the option of remote learning in the fall and whether or not Canada should follow suit.  On today's show:  Dr. Brian Conway, infectious diseases specialist and the medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, discusses B.C.'s reopening plan. Bishop Harding Smith, president of Minnesota Acts Now and George Floyd's friend, marks one year since Floyd's murder.  Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital and head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign, weighs-in on Belarus diverting a commercial flight with a fake bomb threat in order to arrest a journalist.  We play Evan's exclusive interview with Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella.  Listeners' thoughts on remote learning in the fall. 

Amid changing guidance and confusing rollouts, Dr. Brian Conway of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre answers your questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and their safety -- including talking to family members who don't agree about the issue. Master gardener Brian Minter answers your gardening questions.

Dominic LeBlanc, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister; Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General of Ontario; Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health; Anita Vandenbeld, National Defence Parliamentary Secretary; James Bezan, Conservative MP; Randall Garrison, NDP MP; Robert Benzie, the Toronto Star; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; and Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director of Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre.

Evan Solomon discusses the federal government's international travel restrictions amid the third wave of COVID-19 and the rising cases of variants.  On today's show:  We play Evan's full interview with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on the new program to get Manitoba truck drivers vaccinated in South Dakota. Philip Stinson, criminologist at Bowling Green State University, discusses his extensive research on police killing and conviction rates.  Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, professor of sociology at the University of Toronto, discusses Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict in the death of George Floyd.  Dr. Brian Conway, infectious diseases specialist and medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, explains why the federal government's travel restrictions need to be tighter amid the third wave.  Historian John Boyko discusses his new book, The Devil's Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War.  Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, plays Overhyped vs. Underplayed. 

Colin D’Mello, CTV News; Genevieve Beauchemin, CTV News; Bonnie Crombie, Mayor of Mississauga; Dr. Zain Chagla, Infectious Disease Specialist; Dr. Brian Conway, Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre; Greg MacEachern, Proof Strategies; Vivek Prabhu, Hill+Knowlton Strategies; Anne McGrath, NDP National Director; and Greg Weston, Earnscliffe Strategy Group.

Evan Solomon discusses the latest StatCan data showing 2020 was the worst year on record for Canada's economy.  On today's show:  Dr. Brian Conway, infectious diseases specialist and medical director of Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, discusses B.C.'s decision to delay the second vaccine dose by four months. Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg anchor, talks about the latest StatCan data and the government's pandemic programs.  Matthew Bamsey, senior engineer and project manager at the Canadian Space Agency, explains the CSA's Deep Space Food Challenge.  We take texts and calls on vaccine passports.  Philip Nel, Kansas State University distinguished professor in children's literature, talks about the decision to stop publishing six of Dr. Seuss' books due to racial undertones. 

Along with the latest news, today David talks to Dr. Brian Conway, of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. He returns to share his surprising findings that more than expected Downtown Eastside residents already have COVID-19 antibodies.

Today on The Pulse, David talks to Dr. Brian Conway, of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. He returns to share his surprising findings that more than expected Downtown Eastside residents already have COVID-19 antibodies.

Vancouver Coop Radio repost/Cortes Currents -By David P. Ball Although very few cases of COVID-19 appear to have hit the Downtown Eastside (DTES) so far in the pandemic, an infectious disease expert who's worked in the neighbourhood for many years warns that the coast is not yet clear — and he is studying why there have been surprisingly few cases here. That's particularly the case because of the disproportionately vulnerable populations that call the area home, with high levels of extreme poverty, illicit substance use and substandard, crowded housing. Dr. Brian Conway, the medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, is now researching what exactly may account for the low case-count in the DTES, and whether it's luck, better preparation and prevention measures, or something else. But with marchers in Vancouver marking International Overdose Awareness Day on Monday with two events in the DTES, Dr. Conway said the extreme and "truly tragic" death toll from contaminated opioids that surged during the pandemic is a devastating example of "collateral damage." More, he said, needs to be done as the province braces for a predicted second wave of the virus as society and schools re-open this month — in particular to ensuring that COVID-19 testing services become available to DTES residents who have less access to transportation and public health information.

Along with the latest news, today, David talks to Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, on his research on #Covid19 in the #DTES & its links to record-high overdose deaths for International Overdose Awareness Day.

Today, David talks to Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, on his research on #Covid19 in the #DTES & its links to record-high overdose deaths for International Overdose Awareness Day.