Perinatal drug safety and toxicology: exploring risk factors for maternal self-harm and the safety of postpartum opioids using administrative data

Please join us …

When: Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 12–1 p.m.

Where: ICES, G-Wing, Conference Centre (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)

Who: Jon Zipursky, MD, FRCPC Fellow (PGY6), Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology; MSc Candidate, Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto.

Topic: Perinatal drug safety and toxicology: exploring risk factors for maternal self-harm and the safety of postpartum opioids using administrative data

Learning objectives

1. Investigate the epidemiology and risk factors for postpartum maternal self-harm and suicide
2. Describe trends in maternal postpartum opioid prescribing in Ontario, Canada
3. Examine the maternal and neonatal safety of postpartum opioid use

Jon Zipursky