Conference Program

Saturday, October 21

Program is subject to change.
Presentations marked with a camera will be recorded.

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7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

CSAM-SMCA Annual General Meeting

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

lecture theater

TED-Style Talks

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Track 1

lecture theater

Nicotine Harm Reduction:

E-Cigarettes and Beyond

Presentation from the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Track 2

saanich

Measurement-based Care for Substance Use Disorders: An Overview and Illustrative Examples

Track 3

oak bay

Working with Youth Who Use Substances

Track 4

esquimalt

Buprenorphine

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Track 1

lecture theater

Supporting Best Practices for Concurrent Disorders: Development of an Expertise and Collaboration Center in Quebec

Track 2

saanich

Reviewing the Evidence For & Against Involuntary Treatment of Adults with Substance Use Disorders

Track 3

oak bay

Framework for Facilitating a Brief Mindfulness Practice as an Intervention in Addiction Medicine: A Trauma-Informed Approach

Track 4

esquimalt

Thought-Provoking Presentations and Topics

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Track 1

saanich

Treatment issues in Opioid Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder

Track 2

lecture theater

Bridging the Gap: Using Evidence and Emotion to Facilitate the Difficult Conversations

Track 3

oak bay

DBT Skills for Sustainable Practice: Validation, Boundary Setting, and Self-Care

Track 4

esquimalt

Education and Addiction Medicine.

Conference Program

Saturday, October 21

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

CSAM-SMCA Annual General Meeting

TED-Style Talks

Track 1

lecture theater

Track 2

Track 3

oak bay

Track 4

esquimalt

Track 1

lecture theater

Track 2

Track 3

oak bay

Track 4

esquimalt

Track 1

Track 2

lecture theater

Track 3

oak bay

Track 4

esquimalt

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TED-Style Talks

Live in Your World, Pay in Ours: Turning Players into Payers in the Online Gaming Space

Rejecting Silos, Embracing Compassion: Re-Imaging the Care of People who use Substances

Finding My Voice: Empowering Patient Perspectives: Enhancing the Value of Lived Experience in Medical Conversations

Why Compassion Saves Lives

Presentation from the 2023 LifeTime Achievement Award Recipient

Measurement-based Care for Substance Use Disorders: An Overview and Illustrative Examples

Working with Youth Who Use Substances

Buprenorphine

A Randomized Open-Label Study Comparing Rapid and Standard Inductions to Injectable Buprenorphine Extended-release (BUP-XR) Treatment

Modified Micro-induction in a Northern Setting: Experience with Rapid Buprenorphine Induction with Fentanyl Use

Comparative Effectiveness of Buprenorphine/Naloxone versus Methadone for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: Emulating Target Trials with Population-Level Data

Social Listening for Patient Experiences with Stopping Extended-Release Buprenorphine

Initiation of Buprenorphine Following Naloxone Intervention for Opiate Overdose in Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Case Study

EMED Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Buprenorphine/Naloxone Microdosing in Emergency Departments

Supporting Best Practices for Concurrent Disorders: Development of an Expertise and Collaboration Center in Quebec

Reviewing the Evidence For and Against Involuntary Treatment of Adults with Substance Use Disorders

Framework for Facilitating a Brief Mindfulness Practices as an Intervention in Addiction Medicine: A Trauma-Informed Approach

Thought-Provoking Topics

Moving Upstream: Mapping Interventions to Prevent Harms from Substance Use Along the Prevention River

Transforming Crisis Response: The Community Mobile Crisis Response Team

Influence of Physician Networks on the Implementation of Pharmaceutical Alternative to a Toxic Drug Supply in British Columbia

An Untapped Resource: The Employer’s Role in Stemming the Tide

Changes in Gambling Availability and Advertising: Implications for Addiction Medicine

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Reconciling Indigenous and Western Medicine for a New Way of Healing Substance Use Disorders

Treatment issues in Opioid Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder

The Need for Standardized Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution: It Takes a Community

Comparative Effectiveness of Urine Drug Testing Schedules Alongside Opioid Agonist Treatment

Engagement and Retention in Primary Care Among a Clinic Cohort of Residents of the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver with High Prevalence of Substance Use and Related Disorders

Associations Between Opioid Agonist Treatment and Withdrawal Symptoms: Exploratory Analyses from OPTIMA Study

Accessing Healthcare Services for PWUD/A in Permanent Supportive Housing

Impact of a Scattered-Site Managed Alcohol Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic for People Experiencing Alcohol Use Disorder in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Bridging the Gap: Using Evidence and Emotion to Facilitate the Difficult Conversations

DBT Skills for Sustainable Practice: Validation, Boundary Setting, and Self-Care

Education and Addiction Medicine

A Competency-Based Curriculum for Teaching Opioid Use Disorder to Residents

Decreasing Substance Use Stigma through Interprofessional Education: An Innovative Workshop for Entry-to-Practice Health Professional Students

Exploring Unmet Physician Learning Needs in the Management of Pain and Substance Use Disorder in Canada: Results and Recommendation from a Needs Assessment Study