Ep 14: Managing addictions - Dr Tony’s work at the Medically Supervised Injecting Room

North Richmond Community Health Podcast

Since retiring as the Director of Anaesthetics at the Alfred Hospital, Dr Tony Weeks has been helping NRCH provide addiction support to clients of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR). With the help of Medical Director, Dr Nico Clark, Dr Tony, and MSIR staff have developed an industry-leading Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) program using Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB). In this episode, we learn more about Dr Tony’s journey, how this program works, and what the treatment involves. We also have the privilege of hearing from former MSIR client Peter whose life has been transformed by OAT.

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This episode is co-hosted by Dr Nico Clark. He is the medical director of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR). He is an addiction medicine doctor with 25 years of experience in the Alcohol and Other Drug industry providing opioid pharmacotherapy treatment. He has conducted research and published on different options for opioid pharmacotherapy and, while working for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva, was instrumental in the development of the current global guidelines on pharmacotherapy.

Presented by Dr Nico Clark and Mia Birrell

Music:

Ripples - Ketsa

Country Dream Squences - Lobo Loco

Theme song: Tom Mitchell