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View Crisis ResoucesOpioid Use in Primary Care Virtual Conference
Learn about and discuss topics related to opioid use practices, policies, treatments and harm reduction
- Type of Event:
- Summits, Symposiums & Conferences
- Date:
- April 08, 2022
- Time:
- 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Location:
- Virtual - - -
Event Overview
Save the date – April 8, 2022
Opioid Use in Primary Care - Virtual annual conference
About the conference
Designed for anyone involved in the care and support of people who use opioids, this one-day event will provide the opportunity to learn about and discuss topics related to opioid use practices, policies, treatments and harm reduction. We invite health care professionals, people with lived and living experience, family members, researchers, policymakers and educators to engage in a broad range of topics including transitions in care, lessons from COVID-19 and other major disruptions, the drug poisoning crisis, integration of care, safer supply initiatives, stigma and opioid use lessons from other countries around opioid use. The conference also provides a networking opportunity with others in the field of opioid use and treatment.
- Keynote speaker: Jason Mercredi, executive director at Prairie Harm Reduction
- Keynote address: “The customer is always wrong: Medical models for people with addictions”
Agenda
|
Time |
Events |
Speakers/Panelists |
|
9:00-9:15 a.m. |
Welcome and introductions |
|
|
9:15-10:15 a.m. |
Opiates to Advocacy: A panel with people with lived and living expertise |
Ashley Smoke |
|
10:25-11:25 a.m. |
Methadone in the time of fentanyl: It’s not just about the dose |
Jennifer Wyman |
|
Concurrent depression and OUD: Treatment approaches in primary health care |
Pamela Kaduri |
|
|
10:25-11:55 a.m. |
Lessons from abroad: Opioid use care in France and Australia |
Julie Dupouy, Nicolas Clark, Lara Nixon |
|
The role of treatment in addressing the opioid crisis: An effective yet overlooked part of the continuum of care |
Farihah Ali, Leslie Buckley, Matthew Bonn and Sean LeBlanc |
|
|
11:35 a.m.-12:35 p.m. |
Patterns of medication and health care use among people who died of an opioid-related toxicity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario |
Tara Gomes, Jes Besharah |
|
Structural violence and overdose deaths: Building anti-oppressive clinical practices to support people who use drugs |
Nanky Rai |
|
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Substance Use Health in Primary Care |
Lisha Di Gioacchino |
|
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1:10-2:10 p.m. |
Keynote address: The customer is always wrong: Medical models for people with addictions |
Jason Mercredi |
|
2:20-3:20 p.m. |
Key findings from the preliminary evaluation of the Safer Opioid Supply program at the London Intercommunity Health Centre |
Gillian Kolla
|
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Beyond Stigma: Stigma, The Opioid Epidemic & Opportunities for Change |
Kirsten Dixon |
|
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Improving Access to Substance Use Treatment in Community Withdrawal Management Services: A Highlight of META:PHI’s WMS Recommendations and Manual |
Katie Dunham |
|
|
3:30-4:30 p.m. |
Implementing the Victoria SAFER Initiative |
Corey Ranger |
|
Zooming in to capture the big picture In transitions of care |
Narges Beyraghi, Tianna Costa, Amy Yang |
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|
Far from a “white problem”: Addressing the surging overdose crisis as a racial justice issue |
Joseph Friedman |
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Decriminalization of substance use: Current initiatives and potential pitfalls |
Natasha Touesnard, Garth Mullins, Colin Johnson, Sandra Ka Hon Chu. |
Developed with support from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Continuing Professional Development at the University of Toronto has awarded this event with the following credits:
- College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+ (1 credit/hour) Group Learning: 6.0 credits
- Royal College Maintenance of Certification Section 1: 6.0 hours
Cost: $100 - for discount considerations contact courses.help@camh.ca
Code of Conduct: All participants, including attendees, are required to follow the Virtual Conference Code of conduct as part of their role in cultivating a safe sharing space. Please review the Virtual Conference Code of Conduct before attending the event on April 8, 2022.
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