Conference Program

Saturday, October 21

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

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

oak bay
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
salon c

Working with Youth Who Use Substances

Track 4
oak bay

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
Salon C
Framework for Facilitating a Brief Mindfulness Practice as an Intervention in Addiction Medicine: A Trauma-Informed Approach
Track 4
Oak Bay

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
salon C

Novel Treatments for Mental Health Aspects of Addiction

Track 4
oak bay

Education and Addiction Medicine.

TED-Style Talks

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

Amy MacQuarrie, BA

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

Hasan Sheikh, MD CCFP(EM), MPA

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

Jean-Paul Michael

Why Compassion Saves Lives

Charissa Patricelli MD, CCFP(AM), FCFP, DABAM, FASAM

Presentation from the 2023 LifeTime Achievement Award Recipient

TBD

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

Jennifer Brasch, BSc, MD, FRCPC, FCPA
James MacKillop, PhD, CPsych, FCAHS

Implementing Measurement-based Care for Substance Use Disorders in Diverse SUD Treatment Settings at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

James MacKillop, PhD, CPsych, FCAHS
Jennifer Brasch, BSc, MD, FRCPC, FCPA

 

Implementing Measurement-based Care Practices within Inpatient Substance Use and Concurrent Disorder Treatment Programs at Homewood Health Centre

Shannon Remers, MSc
Jean Costello, PhD
Yelena Chorny

Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Measurement-based Care at The Royal’s Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Program

Kim Corace, PhD

Working with Youth Who Use Substances

Selene Etches MD, FRCPC
James Wang MD, FRCPFC
Martha Ignaszewski MD, FRCPC
Tea Rosic MD, FRCPC

Buprenorphine

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

Rajinder Shiwach, MD, MRCPsych (UK)
Bernard Le Foll, MD, PhD, MCFP (AM)
Kelly E Dunn, PhD, MBA
Hannu Alho, MD, PhD
Stephanie Strafford, Bsc
Yue Zhao, MD, PhD, DrPH
Robert L Dobbins, MD, PhD

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

Joanna Lynch, MD, CCFP(AM), FCFP
Heather Monias, LPN
Kirsty Muller, RN, BN

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

Bohdan Nosyk, PhD
Jeong Eun Min, MSc
Fahmida Homayra, MSc
Megan Kurz, MSc
Brenda Carolina Guerra-Alejos, MD, MPH
Ruyu Yan, BA

Social Listening for Patient Experiences with Stopping Extended-Release Buprenorphine

Michael K. Gilbert, MPH
Ashlynn R. Daughton, PhD, MPH
Stephanie Strafford, BSc
Howard Chilcoat, ScD
Angela DeVeaugh-Geiss, PhD

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

Imran Ghauri, MD CCFP AM
Stryder Zobell MD CCFP ISAM

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

Viseth Long, MPH
Jessica Moe, MD, FRCPC, DABEM, MA, MSc
Elle Wang, MSc

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

Didier Jutras-Aswad, MD, MS, FRCPC
Pamela Lachance, PhD

Un service de soutien-conseil pour accompagner les organisations dans l’amélioration de leurs pratiques

Didier Jutras-Aswad, MD, MS, FRCPC
Pamela Lachance, PhD
Jean-Marc Ménard

Implementation of a Telementoring Program for Professionals Providing Care for Concurrent Disorders

Didier Jutras-Aswad, MD, MS, FRCPC
Pamela Lachance, PhD
Simon Dubreucq, MD

Development of a Provincial Support Center to Improve Access to Optimal Care for Concurrent Disorders in Quebec

Didier Jutras-Aswad, MD, MS, FRCPC
Pamela Lachance, PhD

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

David Crockford, MD, FRCPC, DABPN, CCSAM, DLFAPA, DFCPA
Anees Bahji
Dr. Emily Cooley, MD

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

Jillian Bailey MD CCFP FCFP

Thought-Provoking Topics

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

Carol Fenton, BHSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC

Transforming Crisis Response: The Community Mobile Crisis Response Team

Jennifer Eyford, MSc, BSc, BN, RN

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

Megan Kurz, MSc
Brenda Carolina Guerra-Alejos, MD, MPH(c)
Jeong Eun Min, MSc
Bohdan Nosyk, PhD

WITHDRAWN

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

Nadine Wentzell, BSc(Pharm), PhC, MAdEd

Changes in Gambling Availability and Advertising: Implications for Addiction Medicine

Sasha Stark, PhD
Matthew M. Young, PhD

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

Monique Moller

Treatment issues in Opioid Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder

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

Simren Lakhotia
Vincent Le
Joseph Martin, MD

Comparative Effectiveness of Urine Drug Testing Schedules Alongside Opioid Agonist Treatment

Megan Kurz, MSc
Brenda Carolina Guerra-Alejos, MD, MPH(c)
Jeong Eun Min, MSc
Bohdan Nosyk, PhD

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

Lauren Harrison, MSc
Gabriela Sincraian, PhD
Wendy Zhang, MSc
Rolando Barrios, MD
David Moore, MD

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

Hamzah Bakouni, MD, PhD
Laurent Elkrief, MD, MSC
Sabrina Bijou-Coulon, MD
M. Eugenia Socias, MD
Bernard Le Foll MD, PhD
Ron Lim, MD
Didier Jutras-Aswad MD, MSc.

Accessing Healthcare Services for PWUD/A in Permanent Supportive Housing

Rupi Brar, MD
Laura MacKinnon, MD, CCFP
Geoff Bardwell, PhD
M. Eugenia Socias, MD
Nick Kerman, PhD

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

Candis Lepage, MSc
Thomas Brothers, MD CISAM
Leah Genge, MD CCFP AM, DTM&H

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

TBD

Novel Treatments for Mental Health Aspects of Addiction

Christine Gibson, MD

Education and Addiction Medicine

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

Lisa Graves, MD, CCFP, (AM) FCFP, MClSc
Robert Van Hoorn MA
Nicholas Cofie, MA, MPhil., PhD.
Jeanne Mulder, PhD
Richard van Wylick, MD FRCPC”

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

Emma Garrod, RN, MSN
Liz Yue, MSc

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

Jeanne Mulder, PhD
Lisa Graves, MD CCFP (AM) FCFP MCl.Sc.
Robert Van Hoorn MA
Richard van Wylick, MD FRCPC
Nicholas Cofie, MA, Phil., PhD.