Dan Werb, PhD
- Profile
- Research
- Presentations
- Publications
Profile
Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health
UC San Diego
Assistant Professor
Institute for Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
University of Toronto
Director, Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Areas of Expertise: Open science, pandemic policy, epidemiology, policy analysis, inequity, population health
Research
Title: Rapidly assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and response on clinical and social outcomes, service utilization, and the unregulated drug supply experienced by people who use drugs in Toronto PI: Dan Werb Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant: $ 206,760 Summary: To understand the direct population-level impact of the pandemic on PWID in Toronto, this study will identify those at highest risk of both COVID-19 and overdose and track how distancing restrictions are impacting the use of services to prevent overdose across the city, including addiction treatment access, supervised injection services, and street drug checking. Status: Funded: June 1, 2020 - August 31, 2022.
Title: The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services Research Program: Examining Uptake and Impacts in Different Community Settings and Models of Care PI: Dan Werb Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant: $644,399. Summary: Evaluation of the effectiveness and impacts of integrated supervised injection service models implemented in four community health agencies in Ontario. Status: Funded: February 7, 2018 - September 30, 2022.
Presentations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTuKZOZ-2LE