Dr. Bjug Borgundvaag- Sinai Health researcher launches emergency department guidelines for managing alcohol-related disorders
Alcohol is the most commonly used substance in Canada – it causes more substance use related emergency department visits and costs than either tobacco or all other drugs combined.
At Sinai Health, researchers have launched the first clinical guidelines for emergency department physicians to manage non-opioid use disorders, with a focus on alcohol withdrawal syndrome, alcohol use disorder and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.
“Alcohol-related problems are excessive and extremely common,” said the lead author of the study Dr. Bjug Borgundvaag, Emergency Medicine Physician and Director of the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI), a not-for-profit focused on improving emergency care in Canada and beyond. “These problems are common in all emergency departments and it is important that emergency providers are aware of, and know how to apply the best evidence for managing them.”
