This fall: September Research Spotlight Webinar and Fall Webinar Series on Hospital-based OPS/SCS
FALL WEBINAR SERIES: Hospital-based Overdose Prevention Services / Supervised Consumption Services
Join us for a 5 part webinar series about hospital-based OPS/SCS sites across Canada. Each webinar will focus on a particular site, highlighting the different models, approaches to implementation and advocacy, and lessons learned.
Vancouver Island unsanctioned hospital OPS (BC)
When: Tues. Sept. 22nd at 10am PT / 11am MT / 1pm ET / 2pm AT
Speakers: Dr. Jess Wilder & Dr. Ryan Herriot
Dr. Ryan Herriot (he/him/his) is a family doctor and addiction medicine specialist based in the unceded lands of the Lekwungen People, i.e. Victoria, BC. He is the medical director of SAFER Victoria, a prescribed alternatives program. In 2024, he co-founded Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, a group of physicians who care for people who use substances and advocate for safer, more compassionate, evidence-based healthcare policies.
Casey House (Toronto, ON)
When: Tues. Oct. 13th at 10am PT / 11am MT / 1pm ET / 2pm AT
Speakers: Christene Stevens, Jen Bordin, & Vanessa Palmer
Fraser Health (BC)
When: Tues. Oct 20th at 10am PT / 11am MT / 1pm ET / 2pm AT
Speakers: Jennifer Conway-Brown and Erin Gibson
Royal Alexandra Hospital (Edmonton, AB)
When: Tues. Oct 27th at 9am PT / 10am MT / 12pm ET / 1pm AT
Speakers: Dr. Karine Meador, Dr. Sheri Klassen, & Dr. Kathryn Dong
Registration provides a link to all sessions.
St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver, BC)
When: Tues., Sept. 8, 2026
Moderator: Dr. Tommy Brothers
Speakers: Naomi Watt, Serena Eagland, and Ian Haynes
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Tracking (In)Justice
Thurs. September 17th - 9am PT / 12pm ET
Katherine Rudzinski and Lindsay Jennings from the Tracking (In)Justice team will share updates from their ongoing work examining the intersections of substance use, health, and the criminal legal system.
Focusing on overdose and other substance use-related deaths in Ontario, the presentation will explore emerging patterns across custodial settings, with attention to how gaps in substance use care, overdose prevention and response, and tensions between health needs and institutional priorities around security and control shape vulnerability, risk, and the circumstances surrounding these deaths.
Registration
More event listings coming soon!
Recordings of past Hot Topic webinars and past Research Spotlight webinars are available.
