Sunday, November 15 13:30-17:30 Pre-conference session: Drug-impaired Driving in Canada: Implications for Prevention and Treatment (Pre-registration required) 13:30-17:00 Pre-conference session: National Networking Session on Women’s Treatment Policy and Practice (Pre-registration required) 18:00-20:00 Opening Reception (Room 100)

Monday, November 16 7:00-8:00 AA Meeting (Second Floor Boardroom) 8:30-9:00 Breakfast in Exhibit Hall (Room 100) 9:00-10:30 Plenary Opening (Room 200) Annette Dale-Perera Strategic Director, Addictions and Offender Care Directorate, Central and NW London NHS Foundation Trust “The Models of Care journey: sharing successes and disappointments from implementing national drug and alcohol frameworks in England” 10:30-11:00 Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (Room 100) 11:00-12:30 Concurrent Session 1 CC 1 Moving the Treatment Strategy Ahead at the National Level SAT 1 Developing Creative Responses to Complicated Addiction Issues: Insomnia, Cyber Addiction and Smoking Cessation PHP 1 What Works and What Doesn’t in School-based Prevention Programming? EIBI 1 Gambling: Learning to Recognize and Respond to Risk and Harm PCHP 1 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Developing Capacity through Partnerships, Community Mobilization, Principles and Promising Practices CCMA 1 One Addiction Treatment Organization's Journey to Establishing a Community of Practice 12:30-13:30 Lunch (Room 200) 13:30-15:00 Concurrent Session 2 CC 2 Guiding the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) Renewal Process SAT 2 A Meta-analysis of Studies of Integrated Treatment Programs: Length of Stay, Maternal Substance Use, Statistical Issues and Feasibility PHP 2 Achieving Excellence Together: Developing a Comprehensive Health Promotion Framework for Nova Scotia's Addiction Prevention and Health Promotion Professionals EIBI 2 Alcochoix+: A Program on Managing Alcohol Use (in French with simultaneous interpretation) PCHP 2 Professional Duties and Community Action CCMA 2 Care Monitoring and Evaluation: Dashboard Indicators, Adolescent Treatment and Problem Gambler Treatment 15:00-15:30 Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (Room 100) 15:30-17:00 Concurrent Session 3 CC 3 Integration, Collaboration and Coordination in Three Canadian Communities SAT 3 Detoxification Services in Québec Addiction Rehabilitation Centres and Model for a Liaison Team Specialized in Addiction in Hospital Emergencies (in French with simultaneous interpretation) Les services de désintoxication dans les centres de réadaptation en dépendance du Québec et le modèle déquipe de liaison spécialisée en dépendance déployée dans les urgences hospitalières PHP 3 Research, Responses and Initiatives for a Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Alcohol Use and Related Harms EIBI 3 Partnerships in Prevention and Brief Intervention for Parents, Allied Professionals and Alcohol  Policy Developers PCHP 3 Studies of Integrated Programs for Women with Substance Use Issues and their Children: Meta-analysis and Meta-synthesis CCMA 3 Measuring and Monitoring Treatment in Canada 18:00-21:00 Dinner and Entertainment-Second City Improv (Room 200)

Tuesday, November 17 7:00-8:00 AA Meeting (Second Floor Boardroom) 8:30-9:00 Breakfast in Exhibit Hall (Room 100) 9:00-10:30 Plenary Session (Room 200) Dr. Franco J. Vaccarino, PhD Vice-President and Principal, University of Toronto “Neuroscience, Discovery Research and Treatment Implications” 10:30-11:00 Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (Room 100) 11:00-12:30 Concurrent Session 4 CC 4 Integrating Mental Health and Addictions: Models and Strategies SAT 4 Hear Me Heal: A Research Project on Aboriginal Women, Drug Abuse and the Healing Journey PHP 4 People at Risk: New Data, Unique Perspectives and Where We Go from Here EIBI 4 Mental Health, Addiction and Wellness Promotion in the Canadian Forces AND Community Prevention Education by the RCMP and East Kootenay Addiction Services PCHP 4 Social Justice Issues for Injection Drug Users: Access to Services and Supports and Meaningful Involvement in Research CCMA 4 Care Planning for Significant Others, Offenders and Smokers 12:30-13:30 Lunch (Room 200) 13:30-15:00 Concurrent Session 5 CC 5 Better Treatment, Harm Reduction and Prevention Using a Population-informed Approach: Sex, Gender and Diversity SAT 5 Treatment Approaches: Responding with Creativity and Knowledge PHP 5 Substance Use in Canada—Recent Evidence and Implications for Treatment Programs and Policies EIBI 5 Partnering with Families Affected by Co-occurring Addiction and Mental Health Disorders PCHP 5 Youth and Harm Reduction: Building Community Health through Peer Mentoring, Partnerships and Change CCMA 5 Core Competencies and Their Application for the Substance Abuse Workforce 15:00-16:00 Networking Break and Poster Sessions in Exhibit Hall  (Room 100) 16:00-17:30 Concurrent Session 6 CC 6 Screening for Concurrent Disorders in Youth: Building Capacity through Research, Knowledge Translation and Development of a Cross-sectoral Network SAT 6 Building Bridges in Knowledge Translation and Exchange with Agencies Serving Women with Substance Use Issues PHP 6 Effective Youth Engagement in Substance Use Prevention and Health Promotion EIBI 6 Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Pathways and Bridges to Change PCHP 6 Evidence-Based Decision Making: An Essential Tool for Informing Best Practice and Creating a Research Infrastructure in Addiction Agencies CCMA 6 Care Journeys: Mapping and Remapping Client Experiences in Seeking and Receiving Care for Addiction Problems and Related Needs

Wednesday, November 18 7:00-8:00 AA Meeting (Second Floor Boardroom) 8:00-8:30 Breakfast in Exhibit Hall (Room 100) * NOTE earlier start 8:30-10:30 Facilitated Discussion Sessions (more details to come) 10:30-11:00 Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (Room 100) 11:00-11:15 Poster Award Presentation 11:15-12:30 Closing Plenary (Room 200) Christopher Kennedy Lawford speaking on "Moments of Clarity - Recognizing Epiphanies and Enabling Recovery.” Top of page