Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods study
Objectives This study describes the 2016 expansion of the British Columbia Take Home Naloxone (BCTHN) programme quantitatively and explores the challenges, facilitators and successes during the ramp up from the perspectives of programme stakeholders.Design Mixed-methods study.Setting The BCTHN progr...
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| description | Objectives This study describes the 2016 expansion of the British Columbia Take Home Naloxone (BCTHN) programme quantitatively and explores the challenges, facilitators and successes during the ramp up from the perspectives of programme stakeholders.Design Mixed-methods study.Setting The BCTHN programme was implemented in 2012 to reduce opioid overdose deaths by providing naloxone kits and overdose recognition and response training in BC, Canada. An increase in the number of overdose deaths in 2016 in BC led to the declaration of a public health emergency and a rapid ramp up of naloxone kit production and distribution. BCTHN distributes naloxone to the five regional health authorities of BC.Participants Focus groups and key informant interviews were conducted with 18 stakeholders, including BC Centre for Disease Control staff, urban and rural site coordinators, and harm reduction coordinators from the five regional health authorities across BC.Primary and secondary outcome measures Take Home Naloxone (THN) programme activity, qualitative themes and lessons learnt were identified.Results In 2016, BCTHN responded to a 20-fold increase in demand of naloxone kits and added over 300 distribution sites. Weekly numbers of overdose events and overdose deaths were correlated with increases in THN kits ordered the following week, during 2013–2017. Challenges elicited include forecasting demand, operational logistics, financial, manpower and policy constraints. Facilitators included outsourcing kit production, implementing standing orders and policy changes in naloxone scheduling, which allowed for easier hiring of staff, reduced paperwork and expanded client access.Conclusion For THN programmes preparing for potential increases in naloxone demand, we recommend creating an online database, implementing standing orders and developing online training resources for standardised knowledge translation to site staff and clients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c28234fa8fec4e5aa71a177f4e23e43f2025-08-20T02:37:39ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552019-10-0191010.1136/bmjopen-2019-030046Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods studyJane Buxton0Michael Otterstatter1Jennifer Lee2Sympascho Young3Sierra Williams42 Harm Reduction, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada4 School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada1 Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada2 Harm Reduction, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaObjectives This study describes the 2016 expansion of the British Columbia Take Home Naloxone (BCTHN) programme quantitatively and explores the challenges, facilitators and successes during the ramp up from the perspectives of programme stakeholders.Design Mixed-methods study.Setting The BCTHN programme was implemented in 2012 to reduce opioid overdose deaths by providing naloxone kits and overdose recognition and response training in BC, Canada. An increase in the number of overdose deaths in 2016 in BC led to the declaration of a public health emergency and a rapid ramp up of naloxone kit production and distribution. BCTHN distributes naloxone to the five regional health authorities of BC.Participants Focus groups and key informant interviews were conducted with 18 stakeholders, including BC Centre for Disease Control staff, urban and rural site coordinators, and harm reduction coordinators from the five regional health authorities across BC.Primary and secondary outcome measures Take Home Naloxone (THN) programme activity, qualitative themes and lessons learnt were identified.Results In 2016, BCTHN responded to a 20-fold increase in demand of naloxone kits and added over 300 distribution sites. Weekly numbers of overdose events and overdose deaths were correlated with increases in THN kits ordered the following week, during 2013–2017. Challenges elicited include forecasting demand, operational logistics, financial, manpower and policy constraints. Facilitators included outsourcing kit production, implementing standing orders and policy changes in naloxone scheduling, which allowed for easier hiring of staff, reduced paperwork and expanded client access.Conclusion For THN programmes preparing for potential increases in naloxone demand, we recommend creating an online database, implementing standing orders and developing online training resources for standardised knowledge translation to site staff and clients.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/10/e030046.full |
| spellingShingle | Jane Buxton Michael Otterstatter Jennifer Lee Sympascho Young Sierra Williams Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods study BMJ Open |
| title | Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods study |
| title_full | Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods study |
| title_fullStr | Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods study |
| title_short | Lessons learned from ramping up a Canadian Take Home Naloxone programme during a public health emergency: a mixed-methods study |
| title_sort | lessons learned from ramping up a canadian take home naloxone programme during a public health emergency a mixed methods study |
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