Michael Krausz (Addictions Medicine)

Michael Krausz

Current Roles:
Health Professional – Dr. Krausz has worked as a psychiatrist for over 30 years, and is heavily involved in trauma care and treatment.

Professor – Dr. Krauz is cross-appointed to the University’s Department of Psychiatry and School of Population and Public Health.

Researcher – Dr. Krausz is the University of British Columbia (UBC) Leading Edge Endowment Funds (LEEF) Chair for Addiction Research

Description:

Dr. Krausz’s research experience includes paradigm-shifting studies working with highly traumatized individuals – he was the lead for the German Heroin Trials in 2003, and is now the Co-Principal Investigator for the Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness (SALOME) trial, which is currently ongoing in Vancouver. SALOME is a clinical trial that tests alternative treatments for people with chronic heroin addiction who are not benefitting sufficiently from current known treatments, and it also provides participants with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers and counselors to help them achieve stability in their life, seek employment, and find suitable housing.

Dr. Krausz’s other areas of interest are: Health and Underhousing, and Mental Health

Contact:
michael.krausz@ubc.ca

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