This virtual discussion will be the occasion to share and to learn about the advancements, challenges and opportunities around safe supply in times of COVID-19. Objectives Discuss the context of safe supply in Canada. Identify challenges. Identify the opportunities available to individuals, as well as to organizations and institutions working in the addictions and healthcare […]
Stimulus Connect was envisioned by the Stimulus National Implementation and Planning (SNIP) Committee in response to the parallel public health emergencies of the toxic illegal drug market and Covid-19. Stimulus Connect is not just another webinar, it is an opportunity for Canadian stakeholders in harm reduction and drug policy to come together, learn and network […]
Target audience: health care providers, researchers, people with lived and living experience, families impacted by substance use, policymakers, health authority partners, and community advocates Register to attend the conference: https://events.eply.com/BCCSU2020 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Are you interested in submitting an abstract? We are now accepting abstracts for the BC Substance Use Conference! Deadline to submit: Feb […]
Date: August 11, 2020, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., EST – Register now Speaker: Dr. Ginette Poulin, Clinical Lead, Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse This webinar will explore the impact of COVID-19 on access to addiction medicine and withdrawal options. More details to be released soon. Please note that this webinar will be presented in […]
You are invited to participate in the COVID-19 Network Webinar on Thursday, September 17 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. + ½ hours questions / answers. Presenter: Michael Krausz, MD, PhD, University of British Columbia Objectives: Addressing the impact of the two health emergencies and the quality of our response Start a conversation about the […]
Stimulus: Drugs, Policy and Practice in Canada's work has changed. Like many others across Canada, the planning team responded to COVID-19 as best we could within this ever changing context. The Stimulus coordinator engaged in worked within the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition team to launch and manage COVID-19 Harm Reduction Resources. This webpage has grown […]
invite you to join the virtual launch of the Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research today, October 14, with a LIVE broadcast at noon and a rebroadcast at 7 PM. (EDT) Register and watch at feastcentre.moonfruit.com or stream the live broadcast at the Centre's Facebook page (facebook.com/thefeastcentre). For more information, visit the Centre's official website.
Up to now, drug policies in Canada have failed to protect the health and human rights of people who use drugs. Criminalization puts, more than ever, people who use drugs at risk and contributes to their marginalization and oppression. As the country faces two major crises, establishing a public health and human rights approach to […]
The Centre of Expertise and Collaboration in Concurrent Disorders of the RUISS of the University of Montreal invites you to its annual scientific activity under the theme Concurrent disorders : a syndemia to unravel. Whether you are a public or community worker, manager, professor, student or researcher in the field of mental health and addiction, […]
Les Presses de l'Université Laval vous invitent au lancement virtuel du livre « À la rencontre de la relation d'aide difficile » sous la direction de Michel T. Giroux qui se tiendra le lundi 16 novembre à 12h sur la plateforme Zoom. Le livre: Le lecteur découvrira à la fois un exposé théorique fondamental en […]
