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
1. MobileCoach Alcohol: Reduction of at-risk alcohol use among adolescents via smartphone
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- Dr. Severin Haug, University of Zurich
- Moderator: Karina Thiessen, University of British Columbia
2. RAMP – Risk Assessment and Management addressing overdose
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- Dr. Alireza Kazemi, University of British Columbia
- Moderator: Dr. Fiona Choi, University of British Columbia
3. Metacognitive training across virtual platforms
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- Jane Kim, University of British Columbia
- Ayden Kinchla, University of British Columbia
4. Impact of virtual systems on therapeutic relationships
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- Ava Outadi
- Moderator: Sewit Yemane, University of British Columbia
5. Virtual solutions and e-health in low and middle income countries
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- Dr. Mostafa Kamel, Tanta University
- Moderator: Dr. Maximilian Meyer, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel
6. Walkalong with youth – a psychoeducational online approach
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- Raha Masoudi, University of British Columbia
- Hasti Fadakar, University of British Columbia
7. ChatGPT, chatbots and engagement tools in online mental health interventions
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- Andy Tai, University of British Columbia
8. Snow control: web based platform to reduce cocaine use
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
1. OAT for adolescents and young adults: Canadian and Swiss perspectives
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- 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
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- 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
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- Quinn Boyle, Neuroethics Canada
- Moderator: Anna Nuechterlein, Neuroethics Canada
4. Universal models of substance use prevention
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- Dr. Fiona Choi, University of British Columbia
- Moderator: Arash Hoseyni Moghadam, University of British Columbia
5. Panel: Youth supporting youth
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- 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
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- Dr. Scott Hadland, Mass General Hospital for Children
- Moderator: Jean Westenberg, University College Cork
7. Equity and access to treatment for adolescents in Chile
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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’
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- Lianne Cho, University of British Columbia
- Moderator: Dianah Hayati, University of British Columbia
3. Headstrong platform for youth mental health in New Zealand
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Dr. Vijay Seethapathy, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services