Integrated nursing care

Dr. Peter Centre's clinical team sees 25,000 health visits every year.

Our Nurse Practitioners support those with HIV using an integrated health care approach that sees the whole person. Our team supports people in improving their health which can include administering all prescribed medication – whether that is methadone, HIV medication, direct-acting antivirals for Hep C, or intravenous opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) therapy.

The team also provides a supervised consumption services, all within the framework of a harm reduction philosophy. 

Our team’s role is to build positive relationships between participants and the clinical team to reduce negative consequences and harm associated with drug use. The more people feel safe, the more they feel in charge of their own destiny, the more likely they are to maintain their HIV medication regimes. 

Harm reduction helps the whole person

Harm reduction extends far beyond safer substance use.

Harm reduction is food, eaten around a shared table. It is medication taken consistently. It is housing, and access to nurses and medical providers. Even laughter and joy are harm reduction.

This has been the very essence of our work together since day one: a safe, caring, and judgment-free space to receive care.