Conference Committee
We are grateful to the addiction medicine leaders who have volunteered their time and talents to help us deliver a world-class learning and networking experience at the CSAM-SMCA 2023 Scientific Conference.
Jennifer Brasch
Nicole Bootsman
BSc(Hons), BSP
Pharmacist Manager
Prescription Review Program/Opioid Agonist Therapy Program
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Saskatchewan Regional Director Conference Committee Co-Chair Policy Committee Co-Chair Membership Committee Member
Caroline Ferris
MD, CCFP(AM), FCFPC, DISAM
Physician Lead, Victoria Rapid Access Addiction Clinic South Island Physician Lead, Addiction Medicine, Island Health Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Dept of Family Practice
David Robert Martell
BSc, MD, CCFP(AM), FCFP, CISAM, CCSAM
President
Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine
Physician Lead
Addiction Medicine
Nova Scotia Health
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
President
Jean-Paul Michael
BSc, MD, CCFP(AM), FCFP, CISAM, CCSAM
Addictions Case Manager St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON
Co-host Capitan Hooked: The Addiction Project
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Lived Experience Advisor
Member of Conference Committee
Rajat Thapa
MD, PhD
Family Medicine R1 University of Calgary
Ron Fraser
BA (Hon), MD, CSPQ, FRCPC
Director
Personality Disorders Program
McGill University Health Centre Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
McGill University Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Dalhousie University
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Member-at-large
Board of Directors Co-Chair
Education Committee
Co-Chair, Fundamentals of Addiction Course Member
Conference Committee
Wiplove Lamba
Amanda Allaway
Abstract Reviewers
Jennifer Brasch
David Robert Martell
BSc, MD, CCFP(AM), FCFP, CISAM, CCSAM
President
Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine
Physician Lead
Addiction Medicine
Nova Scotia Health
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
President
David Crockford
MD, FRCPC, DABPN, CCSAM, SLFAPA, DFCA
Clinical Professor University of Calgary Department of Psychiatry
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
CSAM-SMCA Board of Directors
Alberta/NWP Regional Director
Chair
CSAM-SMCA Standards Committee
Deputy Editor
Raj Thapa
MD, PhD
Family Medicine R1 University of Calgary
Selene Etches
MD, FRCPC
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
IWK Health Centre Assistant Professor
Dalhousie University
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Board of Directors
Maritime Regional Director
Ronald Fraser
BA (Hon), MD, CSPQ, FRCPC
Director
Personality Disorders Program
McGill University Health Centre Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
McGill University Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Dalhousie University
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Member-at-large
Board of Directors Co-Chair
Education Committee
Co-Chair, Fundamentals of Addiction Course Member
Conference Committee
Trevor Oleniuk
MD, CCFP(AM), CCSAM
Program Director, Addiction Medicine Enhanced Skills Program, University of Manitoba
Medical Lead, Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine, Shared Health Manitoba
Medical Director, Addiction Services, Health Sciences Centre
Medical Director, Addiction Program, Four Arrows Regional Health Authority
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
President-elect Board of Directors Co-Chair Policy Committee
Wiplove Lamba
Erin Knight
MD, CCFP(AM), CCSAM
Program Director, Addiction Medicine Enhanced Skills Program, University of Manitoba
Medical Lead, Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine, Shared Health Manitoba
Medical Director, Addiction Services, Health Sciences Centre
Medical Director, Addiction Program, Four Arrows Regional Health Authority
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
President-elect Board of Directors Co-Chair Policy Committee
Jean-Paul Michael
BSc, MD, CCFP(AM), FCFP, CISAM, CCSAM
Addictions Case Manager St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON
Co-host Capitan Hooked: The Addiction Project
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Lived Experience Advisor
Member of Conference Committee
Nicole Bootsman
BSc(Hons), BSP
Pharmacist Manager Prescription Review Program/Opioid Agonist Therapy Program College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Saskatchewan Regional Director Conference Committee Co-Chair Policy Committee Co-Chair Membership Committee Member
Aceel Christina Hawa
BSc., MSc.
Doctor of Medicine Candidate, 2024
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
CSAM-SMCA Conference Trainee Representative
Matt Lamont
Brooke Noftle
BSc, BA, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Adjunct Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Medical Director, St. Thomas RAAM Clinic/Clinic 217, St. Thomas, Ontario
Physician, Clinic 528, London, Ontario
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Board of Directors, CSAM-SMCA
Kirsty Muller
RN BN
Nurse Case Manager, Four Arrows Regional Health Authority OAT Program
Registered Nurse, RAAM Clinic Shared Health
Roles with CSAM-SMCA:
Board of Directors
Regional Director Manitoba
Co-Chair
Advocacy Committee
