April 8, 2022
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.
Conference Agenda
Time |
Events |
Speakers |
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9:00 - 9:15 am. |
Welcome and introductions |
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9:15 - 10:15 am. |
A panel with people with lived and living expertise |
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10:25 - 11:25 am. |
Concurrent depression and OUD: Treatment approaches in primary health care |
Speaker: Pamela Kaduri |
10:25 - 11:55 am. |
Lessons from abroad: Opioid use care in France and Australia |
Speakers: Julie Dupouy, Nicolas Clark |
The role of treatment in addressing the opioid crisis: An effective yet overlooked part of the continuum of care |
Panelists: Farihah Ali, Leslie Buckley, Matthew Bonn and Sean LeBlanc |
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11:35 am. - 12:35 pm. |
Patterns of medication and health care use among people who died of an opioid-related toxicity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario |
Speakers: Tara Gome, Jes Besharah |
Structural violence and overdose deaths: Building anti-oppressive clinical practices to support people who use drugs |
Speaker: Nanky Rai
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1:10 - 2:10 pm. |
Keynote address: The customer is always wrong: Medical models for people with addictions |
Speaker: Jason Mercredi |
2:20 - 3:20 pm. |
Key findings from the preliminary evaluation of the Safer Opioid Supply program at the London Intercommunity Health Centre |
Speaker: Gillian Kolla
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Improving access to OUD treatment in community withdrawal management services (WMS): A highlight of META:PHI’s WMS recommendations and manual |
Speaker: Katie Dunham |
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3:30 - 4:30 pm. |
Implementing the Victoria SAFER Initiative |
Speaker: Corey Ranger |
Zooming in to capture the big picture In transitions of care |
Speakers: 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 |
Speaker: Joseph Friedman |
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Decriminalization of substance use: Current initiatives and potential pitfalls |
Panelists: Natasha Touesnard, Garth Mullins, Colin Johnson, Sandra Ka Hon Chu. |
Credits
- 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