Ashraf Amlani

Evaluating Youth Services (EYS): A strength-based self-evaluation tool for youth-friendly services

Sanchita Sivaraman, Kaitlin Fredericks, Ashraf Amlani, Sherri Moore-Arbour

Addressing student substance use in Canadian schools: an exploration of administrators’ perspectives

Tonje M. Molyneux, Zachary Daly, Chris G. Richardson, Ashraf Amlani et autres

To support the development of evidence-informed guidance for Canadian Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) school administrators, this study examined their perceptions of the scope of student substance use and the challenges they face in responding within school settings. An online, cross-sectional survey …

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Bedside open tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients - a safe and swift approach

NW Wahid, Peter Deutsch, Ashraf Amlani, Keshav Kumar Gupta et autres

BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy can be performed as an open surgical procedure, percutaneous, or hybrid and forms an important step in the management of patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requiring weaning from mechanical ventilation. The purpose of this article is to share …

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Rigid bronchoscopy: a consultant survey

A G Mowat, V Balbirsingh, Pardip Sandhar, Mitesh Parekh et autres

INTRODUCTION: Inhalation of foreign bodies represents a potentially fatal emergency in both adults and children. Chest x-ray, in isolation, is neither sensitive nor specific. Rigid bronchoscopy represents the gold standard to diagnose and retrieve paediatric foreign bodies. Cases are encountered infrequently, creating …

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Ambulatory management of common ENT emergencies – what's the evidence?

Chris Heining, Ashraf Amlani, Jayesh Doshi

OBJECTIVES: The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 has necessitated changes to 'usual' ways of practice in otolaryngology, with a view towards out-patient or ambulatory management of appropriate conditions. This paper reviews the available evidence for out-patient management of three of the …

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The British Columbia Drug Overdose and Alert Partnership: Interpreting and sharing timely illicit drug information to reduce harms

Jane A. Buxton, Bill Spearn, Ashraf Amlani, Margot Kuo et autres

Illicit drug overdose is a public health issue that leads to significant morbidity and mortality. In order to reduce the harm associated with substance use, emergent issues related to substances and substance use must be addressed in a timely manner, which requires …

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Peer engagement barriers and enablers: insights from people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada

Alissa Greer, Ashraf Amlani, Charlene Burmeister, Alex Scott et autres

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Participant, peer and PEEP: considerations and strategies for involving people who have used illicit substances as assistants and advisors in research

Alissa Greer, Ashraf Amlani, Bernie Pauly, Charlene Burmeister et autres

BACKGROUND: The Peer Engagement and Evaluation Project (PEEP) aimed to engage, inspire, and learn from peer leaders who represented voices of people who use or have used illicit substances, through active membership on the 'Peeps' research team. Given the lack of critical …

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Pain as a risk factor for substance use: a qualitative study of people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada

Pauline Voon, Alissa Greer, Ashraf Amlani, Cheri Newman et autres

BACKGROUND: People who use drugs have a significantly higher prevalence of chronic non-cancer pain compared to the general population, yet little is known about how various policy, economic, physical, and social environments may serve as risk or protective factors in the context …

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Illicit drug overdose deaths resulting from income assistance payments: Analysis of the ‘check effect’ using daily mortality data

Michael Otterstatter, Ashraf Amlani, Tianxiu Hugh Guan, Lindsey Richardson et autres

BACKGROUND: Although income assistance is an important source of support for low income individuals, there is evidence that adverse outcomes may increase when payments are disbursed on the same day for all recipients. The objective of this study was to assess the …

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Predictors of seeking emergency medical help during overdose events in a provincial naloxone distribution programme: a retrospective analysis

Graham Ambrose, Ashraf Amlani, Jane A. Buxton

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to identify factors that may be associated with help-seeking by witnesses during overdoses where naloxone is administered. SETTING: Overdose events occurred in and were reported from the five regional health authorities across British Columbia, Canada. Naloxone administration forms …

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Peer engagement in harm reduction strategies and services: a critical case study and evaluation framework from British Columbia, Canada

Alissa M. Greer, Serena Luchenski, Ashraf Amlani, Katie Lacroix et autres

BACKGROUND: Engaging people with drug use experience, or 'peers,' in decision-making helps to ensure harm reduction services reflect current need. There is little published on the implementation, evaluation, and effectiveness of meaningful peer engagement. This paper aims to describe and evaluate peer …

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