substance use

The Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP) is hosting an amazing free virtual conference, QI Innovations: Understand-Pivot-Change, set for Tuesday, April 13.   I am going to attempt to do the keynote. LOL.

Keynote Presentation: Listen. REALLY Listen. (The Cornerstone of QI).

Presenter: Dr. Ravi Shani

More information will be available soon.

To join the session, click on this link at the time of the webinar:
https://camh.webex.com/camh/on...a2e20a12d9a3f8deddad

Event password: Rounds

Hi All:

Join us for the Mental Health Commission of Canada's (MHCC's) Ghost in the Machine: Tackling Structural Stigma in Health-Care Environments webinar.

Learn from Canada's leading researchers on mental illness- and substance use-related structural stigma in health-care.

Date: February 9, 2021
Time: 12-1:30 p.m. ET

Level One Core QoC Workshop Series

REGISTER HERE

Dates
Part One: Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Part Two: Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Part Three: Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Location

Hosted via Zoom. Participants will be able to attend online or call-in over the phone.

The New Social Anxiety: Managing the Impact of Social Media, Gaming and 24/7 Internet Access

Presenter: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD

Friday April 23, 2021  9:00am to 4:30pm

Online – Microsoft Teams

REGISTRATION FEE: $95.00

Thanks to the work of Dr. [@mention:372869809257853525], with funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and in collaboration with partners from CAMH, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, the Jean Tweed Centre, and Support House's Centre for Innovation in Peer Support...

A number of new resources are available to help women with substance use concerns and those who work with them make choices about the use of digital health resources like apps and web-based support tools. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that a lot of medicine can be delivered virtually. Join the Virtual Solutions for Substance Use Care Conference to further understand how technology-assisted virtual care has evolved.   

This webinar will explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted mental health and substance use in young people. It will also discuss the challenges that youth continue to face during the pandemic and how youth allies, including educators, parents and counsellors can provide support.

Speakers:

Alexa Bol, Manager, Knowledge Mobilization, Opening Minds

Sabrina Jouniaux-Romano, Supervisor, Kids Help Phone

About this webinar:
The current overdose crisis and the new reality of cannabis legalization are underpinning a drive to re-examine the range of practices around substance use and their implications for YMHSU services. Given the acute extent of the overdose crisis, some stakeholders, including people with lived and living experience, have highlighted the critical need to increase community capacity to provide compassionate, non-judgemental harm reduction services.

Register for this edition of Public Health Ontario Rounds!

Presented by:
Regan Murray
Claire Rykelyk-Huizen
Michael Nurse

Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Location: By webinar only

Intended Audience: Public health units, municipal drug strategies, other community health and social care organizations and professionals working to reduce overdose deaths.

Level One Core QoC Workshop Series

REGISTER HERE

Dates

Part One: Monday, November 9, 2020 | 1:00-3:00 PM EST
Part Two: Monday, November 16, 2020 | 1:00-3:00 PM EST
Part Three: Monday, November 23, 2020 | 1:00-3:00 PM EST

Location

Online. All necessary dial-in information will be provided to those who register.

Course Description

We are welcoming all youth (ages 14 to 27) to take advantage of this FREE 8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program.

This is a Canadian Red Cross-sponsored initiative to help youth learn one of the best techniques to reduce stress and anxiety and gain the resilience to deal with any of the stressors of daily life.

The 8-week MBSR program will involve 1.5 hours of weekly lecture and meditation practice in a virtual setting.

Please register using the link below to join for the first class on October 15th at 6:30PM:

Direct Registration Link: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=52

Check out this webinar recording about digital health solutions to support women with addictions, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

The webinar features a panel of experts highlighting their research into:

Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub

Youth and cannabis use speaker series

Part 2:  Panel discussion: Cannabis use amongst diverse youth

September 29th, 2020, 12 to 1:30 p.m.  EDT

Register at: https://bit.ly/35pUf80

PANEL: