Sage Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care

This episode features Dr Jenny Lau (Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Palliative Care, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada) and Dr. Daniel Buchman (Everyday Ethics Lab, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto, ON, Canada)   What is already known about the topic? •             Communicable disease epidemics and pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, intensify the healthcare inequities encountered by people who use drugs. •             Pandemics are expected to increase the demand for palliative care resources. •             People who use drugs with life-limiting illnesses experience inequities in access to palliative care. •             There is limited evidence b