Cross-Border Perspectives: Drug Diversion in Canadian Healthcare

Drug diversion in healthcare settings is a challenge that crosses borders, affecting facilities worldwide. Today, we gain valuable insights into how our neighbors to the north approach this critical issue.Our guest is Neil Braun, currently serving as the Senior Director of Provincial Health Services Authority Allied Health Professional Practice. Neil previously served as the Drug Diversion Lead for Fraser Health Authority, where he played a pivotal role in developing and implementing a comprehensive drug diversion program that has since become a model for other Canadian health systems.In this episode, we'll explore the evolution of drug diversion monitoring in Canadian healthcare, from a watershed moment in 2015 that catalyzed change, through the development of a multisectoral collaborative approach that Neil documented in his published article Establishing a Multisectoral Collaborative Drug Diversion Program in a Canadian Health System.Through our conversation, we'll discover both the similarities and unique differences between Canadian and U.S. approaches to diversion prevention, offering valuable perspectives for healthcare professionals on both sides of the border.Join us as Neil shares his expertise and insights from building a diversion program within Canada's publicly funded universal healthcare system, and learn how his team's innovative approach has helped shape drug diversion prevention in Canadian healthcare.