Let’s Talk Overdose Program

*all times in PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)

8:00-8:30am

Honourable Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health & Addictions

Dr. Roberto Sassi, BC Children’s Hospital

Taliah & Zara Lyons, Talk Overdose

Chair: Dr. Michael Krausz

8:30-9:10am       Keynote Presentation

    Dr. Ian Hickie, University of Sydney

     Youth virtual care – a framework across the system

9:10-9:20am       Break


9:20-10:20am     Block 1 Workshops

Attendees can attend one workshop per block. There is no pre-registration for workshops.

1. MobileCoach Alcohol: Reduction of at-risk alcohol use among adolescents via smartphone

    • Dr. Severin Haug, University of Zurich
    • Moderator: Karina Thiessen, University of British Columbia 

2. RAMP – Risk Assessment and Management addressing overdose 

    • Dr. Alireza Kazemi, University of British Columbia 
    • Moderator: Dr. Fiona Choi, University of British Columbia 

3. Metacognitive training across virtual platforms

    • Jane Kim, University of British Columbia 
    • Ayden Kinchla, University of British Columbia 

4. Impact of virtual systems on therapeutic relationships

    • Ava Outadi
    • Moderator: Sewit Yemane, University of British Columbia 

 5. Virtual solutions and e-health in low and middle income countries

    • Dr. Mostafa Kamel, Tanta University
    • Moderator: Dr. Maximilian Meyer, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel

6. Walkalong with youth – a psychoeducational online approach

    • Raha Masoudi, University of British Columbia 
    • Hasti Fadakar, University of British Columbia

7. ChatGPT, chatbots and engagement tools in online mental health interventions

    • Andy Tai, University of British Columbia

8. Snow control: web based platform to reduce cocaine use

    • Dr. Niko Boumparis, Swiss Research Institute of Public Health & Addiction
    • Moderator: Harjeev Sudan, University of British Columbia

10. Overdose response hotline: helping people at home

    • Dr. Monty Ghosh, University of Alberta/University of Calgary
    • Pamela Taplay, Grenfell Ministries
    • Moderator: Jenna Ramji, University of British Columbia

11. Minder a Mental Health and Substance Use Mobile Application for Canadian University Students

    • Angel Wang, University of British Columbia
    • Melissa Vereschagin, University of British Columbia
    • Priscilla Paz, University of British Columbia
    • Tiana Mori, University of British Columbia
    • Quinten Clarke, University of British Columbia

9:20-10:20am     Lightning Talks

    • Moderator: Koviya Sirohi, University of British Columbia

Chair: Dr. Martha Ignaszewski, BC Children’s Hospital

10:30-11:10am       Keynote Presentation

        Dr. Pouya Azar, Complex Pain and Addiction Services, Vancouver General Hospital

11:10-11:20am       Break


11:20-12:20pm       Block 2 Workshops

Attendees can attend one workshop per block. There is no pre-registration for workshops.

1. OAT for adolescents and young adults: Canadian and Swiss perspectives

    • Dr. Martha Ignaszewski, BC Children’s Hospital
    • Dr. Maximilian Meyer, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel
    • Moderator: Tam To, University of British Columbia

2. Risk assessment and management on overdose

    • James Wong, Vancouver General Hospital
    • Kaja Bakken, University of British Columbia
    • Moderator: Sewit Yemane, University of British Columbia

3. Respecting autonomy- Coerced treatment for adolescents and human rights

    • Quinn Boyle, Neuroethics Canada
    • Moderator: Anna Nuechterlein, Neuroethics Canada

4. Universal models of substance use prevention  

    • Dr. Fiona Choi, University of British Columbia
    • Moderator: Arash Hoseyni Moghadam, University of British Columbia

5. Panel: Youth supporting youth 

    • Zara Lyons, Talk Overdose
    • Taliah Lyons, Talk Overdose
    • Gurkirat Nijjar, Team SOUDA
    • Moderator: Raha Masoudi, University of British Columbia

6. How Clinicians Caring for Youth Can Address the Opioid-Related Overdose Crisis

    • Dr. Scott Hadland, Mass General Hospital for Children
    • Moderator: Jean Westenberg, University College Cork

7. Equity and access to treatment for adolescents in Chile

    • Dr. Betzabé Torres, Universidad Estatal de O’Higgins
    • Dr. Rocio Daniela Maldonado Oyarzún, Universidad de Valparaiso
    • Moderator: Andrea Wong Koo, University of British Columbia

8. Foundry BC- Support for youth who use substances

    • Julie Zimmerman, Foundry BC
    • Elise Durante, Foundry BC
    • Moderator: Jane Kim, University of British Columbia

 


12:20-1:30pm       Lunch Break

Chair: Dr. Roberto Sassi, BC Children’s Hospital

1:30-2:10pm       Keynote Presentation

    Dr. Michael Krausz, University of British Columbia

     Overdose, self-harm and suicide – shortcuts to survival

2:10-2:20pm       Break


2:20-3:20pm       Block 3 Workshops

Attendees can attend one workshop per block. There is no pre-registration for workshops.
1. Overdose, self-harm and suicide- risk assessment and crisis response
    • Dr. Michael Krausz, University of British Columbia
    • Moderator: Arash Hoseyni Moghadam, University of British Columbia

2. Suicidal ideation, substance use, and complex concurrent disorders – Learning from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside ‘Hotel study’

    • Lianne Cho, University of British Columbia
    • Moderator: Dianah Hayati, University of British Columbia

3. Headstrong platform for youth mental health in New Zealand

    • Dr. Karolina Stasiak, University of Auckland
    • Dr. Grant Christie, University of Auckland
    • Moderator: Tam To, University of British Columbia

4. Culturally relevant substance use support for South Asian youth

    • Gurkirat Nijjar, Team SOUDA
    • Harjeev Sudan, University of British Columbia
    • Moderator: Sewit Yemane, University of British Columbia

5. Importance and role of peer support for youth

    • Mahish Rajdev, UBC Student Recovery Community
    • Andree Fluckiger, UBC Student Recovery Community
    • Moderator: Raha Masoudi, University of British Columbia

6. Supportive housing for youth with high-risk substance use

    • Lyn Heinemann, Coast Mental Health
    • Sylvia Lai, Coast Mental Health
    • Erin Backer, Coast Mental Health
    • Moderator: Jane Kim, University of British Columbia

7. Safe supply for adolescents: option or risk

    • Dr. Martha Ignaszewski, BC Children’s Hospital
    • Dr. Roberto Sassi, BC Children’s Hospital
    • Moderator: Dr. Fiona Choi, University of British Columbia

3:20-4:00pm       Panel: Priorities to reduce mortality of adolescents and young adults

    • Jenny Kwan, Member of Parliament, East Vancouver
    • Raha Masoudi, University of British Columbia
    • Dr. Roberto Sassi, BC Children’s Hospital
    • Moderator: Dr. Michael Krausz, University of British Columbia

4:00-4:15pm       The last word

    • Dr. Vijay Seethapathy, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services