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Optimizing the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder

  • Wed, November 06, 2024
  • 19:00 - 20:00

This event is a virtual Nurse Practitioner lead program and is accredited for Mainpro+ by the CFPC.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the current landscape of opioid use disorder (OUD) in Canada and the need for improved outcomes for patients with OUD
  • Identify current and emerging clinical strategies for the management of OUD
  • Appraise the characteristics of each therapy to select the best clinical approach for patients with OUD

The speakers are Heather Benoit and Courtney Culham. They are Nurse Practitioners with unique experience working in this disease space.

Heather Benoit NP 

Heather Benoit is a Nurse Practitioner and proud member of the Qalipu First Nation from 

Newfoundland. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing degree from Memorial University, and a 

Master's degree from the University of Saskatchewan. Since March 2022, she has been a 

member of the Harm Reduction team at Stoney Health Services. She is actively involved in 

prescribing Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) in collaboration with the Virtual Opioid Dependency 

Program, serving a clientele of over 90 individuals. Additionally, she serves as the primary 

healthcare provider at the Stoney Nakoda Adult Treatment Centre. With over 7 years of 

experience as a Nurse Practitioner, Heather's professional journey spans across emergency 

medicine and primary care within First Nations communities. 


Courtney Culham NP 

Courtney Culham is a Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years of health care experience. After 

working as a Registered Nurse for several years, she pursued a Masters Degree in Nursing and 

Post Masters Nurse Practitioner Diploma at the University of Calgary. Since 2011, she has 

worked in a primary care clinic in downtown Calgary servicing the vulnerable. In addition to this 

practice, she works for both private and public inpatient and outpatient treatment centres 

caring for patients with concurrent mental health and substance use disorders. She also 

provides specialized mental health and addictions care for perinatal and postpartum women. 

Courtney has also expanded her role to support the province of Saskatchewan with their new 

outpatient concurrent program. Her other current interests are improving the delivery system 

for the perinatal and postpartum mental health and addiction population, as well as enhancing 

women’s health, specifically around perimenopause and menopause. She is currently enrolled 

in part time Masters level studies at the University of Athabasca, with a goal of expanding her 

Nurse Practitioner License to include Family All Ages. She is grateful for the opportunities she 

has been given to be trained and mentored by some of the most respected mental health 

clinicians in Calgary. When she is not working you will find her enjoying mother nature in all her 

glory with her family and friends. 

Zoom link to register for Virtual is also below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fCZFLtapTiKy--QzU-h5OA?os=ipad#/registration


  Contact Information 

  Saskatchewan Association of Nurse Practitioners

  Box 97 Lipton ,SK S0G 3B0

  E: info@sasknp.org


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