Substance Use
Date and time:
Thursday November 21, 2024 - 9:00 – 11:00am, Doors open at 8:00am
Location:
The Sports Legacy Centre Banquet Room, 3270 Trethewey Street – Gate 1 at the Abbotsford Exhibition Park, off Trethewey Street.
Itinerary:
8:00am - Doors open, breakfast and informal networking.
9:00am - Welcome and Opening – Emcee: Mike Sikora, Housing, Homelessness and Community Development Specialist, City of Abbotsford.
9:05am - Agency Updates.
9:10am - Networking Exercise.
Presentations:
- Opioid Addiction: Treatment Options and Journey to Recovery, Dr. Matthews Manampuram, Fraser Health
- The First Annual Fraser Valley Recovery Day, Kim Friesen, Chair, Abby ACCESS Substance Use Working Group and Outreach Worker, OAT Clinic
- Abbotsford Substance Use System Access Journey Mapping Project, Jennifer Hawkins, Senior Project Manager, Community-based Research, Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes, University of British Columbia
10:15am - Break (10 minutes)
- Supporting Families and Natural Supports of Adults Living with Mental Health and/or Substance Use Concerns, Priyanka Patel, Registered Clinical Counsellor; Wendy Clark, Family Peer; Jane Gladman, Family Peer; Rajpal Singh, Registered Clinical Counsellor (specifically supporting South Asian Families and Natural Supports), Fraser Health
- Substance Use Management, Sandeep Middar, Addictions Counsellor and Alycia Sinclair, Director of Operations, Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres
11:00am - Event conclusion
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