alcohol

Ontario Psychiatric Association 2021 Mental Health & Addictions Conference

Thurs Nov 11 12:30-4:45pm EST and Friday Nov 12 12:30-4:45pm EST

REGISTRATION: https://www.eopa.ca/events/202...ddictions-conference

OPEN TO NON-OPA MEMBERS.

FAMILY PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

Learning Objectives:

You’re invited for our next educational webinar:

Pharmacology of Alcohol Use Disorder

With Dr. Tim Ayas MD FRCPC CCFP MPH BSc

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Calgary

Psychiatrist, EHN Sandstone

Recently, the BASIS reviewed a study looking at the association of youth suicidality and alcohol use based on sexual orientation.

Level One Core QoC Workshop Series

REGISTER HERE

Please note that this workshop series has been subsidized so that tickets are free for residents of Peterborough City and County. For those outside of Peterborough County, tickets are our standard rate of $99.

Dates

New research on substance use during the pandemic suggests alcohol consumption among Canadians has increased since the onset of the pandemic with nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of Canadians reporting increased alcohol consumption (Statistics Canada).

Join CCSA for the continuation of the National Alcohol Forum: Implications of COVID-19 webinar series. This webinar will explore approaches that can be implemented in the community to support people living with alcohol use disorders during the pandemic.

Register here for the CPHA webinar Barriers to Legal Cannabis Access: The emergence of Community-Based Cannabis Distribution Programs in Vancouver.

The pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on Canadians, including on alcohol use and sales, and on changes to alcohol policy. Recent polling data suggests that around 20% of Canadians have been drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, many provinces and territories have relaxed alcohol sales and consumption regulations during the pandemic.

In February, this series of webinars will explore evidence-informed alcohol policy and responses relating to alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on Canadians, including on alcohol use and sales, and on changes to alcohol policy. Recent polling data suggests that around 20% of Canadians have been drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, many provinces and territories have relaxed alcohol sales and consumption regulations during the pandemic.

In February, this series of webinars will explore evidence-informed alcohol policy and responses relating to alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Quality Ontario recently released new standards on "Problematic Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder: Care for People 15 Years of Age and Older". These quality statements describe what high-quality care looks like for people with problematic alcohol use.

Despite alcohol use being linked to as many as one thirds of deaths by suicide, the topics of alcohol use and suicide are not often discussed together. We invite you to learn more about these topics through a webinar presentation from Dr. Norman Giesbrecht, Dr. Heather Orpana, Dr. Sarah Konefal, Dr. Robert Gabrys, and Dr. Samantha King.

CAMH developed a new resource for you to share with the older adults in your community. It's a fact sheet that provides essential information on using alcohol during COVID-19. Including:

Please join the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) for a new webinar series on the Implications of COVID-19 on Public Health in Canada.

Over the coming months, our new webinar series will explore the implications of COVID-19 on public health, highlighting work in the area of substance use and COVID-19 across sectors in Canada. The pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on public health across Canada, including substance use and access to healthcare services and supports.

Please join the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) for a new webinar series on the Implications of COVID-19 on Public Health in Canada.

Over the coming months, our new webinar series will explore the implications of COVID-19 on public health, highlighting work in the area of substance use and COVID-19 across sectors in Canada. The pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on public health across Canada, including substance use and access to healthcare services and supports.

Please join the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) for a new webinar series on the Implications of COVID-19 on Public Health in Canada.

Over the coming months, our new webinar series will explore the implications of COVID-19 on public health, highlighting work in the area of substance use and COVID-19 across sectors in Canada. The pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on public health across Canada, including substance use and access to healthcare services and supports.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom has put together  specific considerations you need to make when working with more vulnerable populations, such as older people, people who use drugs, with alcohol dependence, with intellectual disabilities, and pregnant women and those in the perinatal period.  Suggestions are included for community services, acute hospital services, inpatient services, children services, persons with lived experience, and pharmacological considerations.

This event will be live webcasted as well, please log in at: http://camh.adobeconnect.com/feb28bdavidson/

Ensure you have signed in 15 minutes prior to the start time, in case we need to troubleshoot audio or video.