2019

The Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM): 4 Nodes – 1 Network

• Dr. Shirley Wong, CRISM BC Node
• Dr. Denise Adams, Steven Wintoniw and James Dixon, CRISM Prairies Node
• Farihah Ali, CRISM Ontario Node

Session #1: Ways in which we are Informing Research and Practice in Substance Use 

• Youth and Young Adult Vaping: Big concerns and small promises – Dr. Mohammed Al-Hamdani, The Lung Association of NS & Smoke-Free NS
• Examining the use of CBT4CBT in “real-world” settings in PEI and across Canada – Dr. Amanda Brazil, University of Prince Edward Island

Session #2: The Island Lens on Substance Intervention

• Addictions Services in PEI, the initiatives and future directions – Dr. Amanda Hudson, Government of Prince Edward Island
• PEI Data: Surveillance and Monitoring of Cannabis and Other Substances – Dr. Shamara Baidoobonso, Government of Prince Edward Island

Session #3: Quebec-Atlantic Research Development

• Building on the Patient-Centered Care Approach: A CMAJ Collaboration – Matt Bonn, HANDUP and HaliFIX, O.P.S and Dr. Tommy Brothers, Dalhousie University
• Working towards a Substance User Network in the Atlantic Region (SUNAR) – Cindy MacIsaac, Direction 180