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Webinar: Balancing Control and Compassion: Ensuring Safe Access to Opioids
June 26, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm CEST
The Young Doctors Network, a UNODC PTRS Access to Controlled Medicines team’s initiative, is organizing a global webinar:
Balancing Control and Compassion: Ensuring Safe Access to Opioids
Date: 26 June 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM GMT
Occasion: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Hosted by: UNODC Young Doctors Network
Safe and effective access to opioids is a pressing issue at the crossroads of public health, human rights, and drug policy. This webinar brings together global experts to explore practical strategies for improving opioid access for patients in pain while preventing misuse and diversion.
Esteemed Panelists:
- Dr. M.R. Rajagopal – On the clinical consequences of access barriers and the impact of legal reforms in India
- Dr. Katherine Pettus – On global policy frameworks and advocacy for access
- Wamala Twaibu – On harm reduction and the public health consequences of restricted access
- Mark Jackson – On diversion risks and the role of law enforcement in ensuring safe supply
We hope you will join us in this timely and necessary conversation on how to balance compassion and control in opioid policy, towards a world where no one is left behind in pain.
Register here: https://lnkd.in/gwKCAytq