Nico Clark

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Nico Clark

Nico Clark

@NicoClark_

Addiction Medicine Physician, Medical Director, Medically Supervised Injecting Room @NRCHaus @TheRMH | views are my own.

Melbourne, Victoria Katılım Haziran 2012
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Nico Clark
Nico Clark@NicoClark_·
Very disappointing to see the government step away from its commitment to open a second injecting room in the CBD after the report from Ken Lay confirmed “broad support for an injecting room in the city.” health.vic.gov.au/proposed-medic…
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Nico Clark@NicoClark_·
@JudyRyan_ Thanks you, Judy, for all your support and for being such an inspiration to us all!
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Judy Ryan@JudyRyan_·
@NicoClark_ We were incredibly lucky to have you head up our MSIR from the start. Thanks for your leadership.
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Nico Clark@NicoClark_·
I recently stepped down as Medical Director of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room after overseeing the 5-year trial phase of the service (now made per permanent). It has been a privilege & my most personally and professionally rewarding role to date nrch.com.au/dr-nico-clark-…
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Alex Wodak AM@AlexWodak·
Congratulations & grateful thanks Nico! You played really critical role in developing Melbourne MSIR. But still lots of challenges left in drug harm reduction in Australia & beyond. Best wishes for your future
Nico Clark@NicoClark_

I recently stepped down as Medical Director of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room after overseeing the 5-year trial phase of the service (now made per permanent). It has been a privilege & my most personally and professionally rewarding role to date nrch.com.au/dr-nico-clark-…

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UNODC Country Office Pakistan
UNODC Country Office Pakistan@UNODCPakistan·
Disseminating Standards and Protocols for the Treatment of the Drug Use Disorders, 12-14 June 2023 in Karachi, participated by 22 multidisciplinary professionals from government and civil society organization from Sindh and Baluchistan
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First Step
First Step@FirstSteptweets·
Heat map of @YouthProjects distribution of needles and syringes in Melbourne CBD looks EXTRAORDINARILY like a Nyxoid nasal spray (to reverse opioid overdose). @ben_vasiliou
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Nico Clark@NicoClark_·
Passage of the legislation to make permanent the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (or Overdose Prevention and Recovery Service - as it will now be called) is now guaranteed with the passing of the legislation through the upper house tonight. theage.com.au/politics/victo…
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United Nations
United Nations@UN·
Hate speech can take many different forms. But no matter what it looks like, hate speech has real consequences. Learn how you can take action and say #NoToHate: un.org/en/hate-speech
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Nico Clark
Nico Clark@NicoClark_·
Interesting announcement about an expanded role for pharmacists in opioid dependence treatment. Hopefully this will increase availability of opioid agonist maintenance treatment which is sorely needed.
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Dr Nicole Lee@DrNicoleLee

Today’s announcement of Medicare reforms by @Mark_Butler_MP includes reforms to opioid dependence treatment access by expanding the role of pharmacies. Not a lot of detail yet, but glad to see it high on the agenda. health.gov.au/ministers/the-…

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@rosiean68 @NRCHaus It’s typical for services of this kind, and in line with AIHW data that males have higher rates of injecting drug use
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Nico Clark@NicoClark_·
Latest data from the Medically Supervised Injecting Room in Richmond. 380,000 visits, 6700 overdoses, more than 800 initiated on opioid treatments and more than 300 treated for Hepatitis C. Not just injecting… ⁦@NRCHaus
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Barb 🇨🇦@papptweating·
@NicoClark_ @NRCHaus How many are discreet visits ? I’m not criticizing the work just want to know how many individuals ?
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Nico Clark@NicoClark_·
Great radio interview by @HelenClarkNZ with 3AW’s Neil Mitchell this week describing her impressions of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room in North Richmond. She hasn’t lost any of her skills in handling the tricky questions! 3aw.com.au/we-havent-got-…
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