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Webinar and Dialogue Series

Webinars: META:PHI hosts a virtual presentation on the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Eastern time. These sessions are relevant to all service providers, such as counsellors, prescribers, administrators, pharmacists, and community workers who work with people who use substances. All sessions are free.

Dialogue teleconference: Replacing the Provider and Counsellor/Social Worker calls, the Dialogue call is open to healthcare providers across all disciplines and will use the previous month’s webinar topic as a basis for follow-up questions, case review, and discussion. The Dialogue teleconference alternates between the first Tuesday at 8:00 AM and first Wednesday of each month at 12:00 PM. Contact laurie.smith@wchospital.ca to be added to the series.


Webinar Session #6

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 7-8:30 PM (Eastern time)

ABCs of Drug Testing– Understanding What a Test Can and Cannot Tell You

Melissa Snider-Adler

Dr. Snider-Adler is an Addiction Medicine Physician, Medical Review Officer, Assistant Professor, and co-author on a review paper and book chapter regarding medical cannabis and impairment. She has provided extensive expert testimonies and reports in Canadian hearings and court cases. With a passion for education, Dr. Snider-Adler regularly speaks at conferences on fitness for duty, workplace substance use, medication safety, drug testing, and addiction prevention and treatment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the potential benefits and drawbacks of drug testing in a clinical setting.
  • Evaluate and interpret POCT and laboratory drug testing results.
  • Identify medications and substances that can lead to false positive and false negative testing.

Register for this session HERE


2024 Webinar and Dialogue Call Schedule

Webinar Date and Time (Eastern Time) Webinar TitleDialogue Call Date and Time (Eastern Time)
February 21
7:00-8:30 PM
Treating Tobacco Use Disorder
Milan Khara
Wednesday March 6
12:00 noon – 12:45 PM
March 20
7:00-8:30 PM
Considerations in the Care of People Who Use Stimulants
Tanya Hauck, Stephanie Rochon
Tuesday April 2
8:00 – 8:45 AM
April 17
7:00-8:30 PM
Measurement-based Care for Substance Use Disorders: A Platform for Promoting Patient-Centred Care, Quality Improvement, and Clinical Research
James MacKillop
Wednesday May 1
12:00 noon – 12:45 PM
May 15
7:00-8:30 PM
Neuro-Nexus: Neurodigergence and Substance Use Health
Megan O’Brien
Tuesday June 4
8:00 – 8:45 AM
June 19
7:00-8:30 PM
Indigenous Culture as Healing
Carol Hopkins
July, AugustSummer Break
Sept 18
7:00-8:30 PM
ABCs of Drug Testing – Understanding What a Test Can and Cannot Tell You
Melissa Snider-Adler
Tues. October 1
8:00-8:45 AM
Oct-DecTBA

Previous sessions

  • 2024
    June 19, 2024


    Indigenous Culture as Healing

    Carol Hopkins

    June 4,2024
    Psychiatric Care in RAAM Clinics
    Wiplove Lamba

    May 15, 2024

    NeuroNexus: Neurodivergence and Substance Use Health
    Additional Resources

    Megan O’Brien

    April 17, 2024


    Measurement-Based Care for Substance Use Disorders

    Dr. James MacKillop

    March 20, 2024
    Considerations in the Care of People Who Use Stimulants
    Tanya Hauck, Stephanie Rochon

    February 21, 2024


    Treating Tobacco Use Disorder

    Dr. Milan Khara

  • 2023

     

    May 10, 2023

    Alberta’s Virtual Opioid Dependency Program

    Dr. Nathaniel Day

    April 12, 2023

    Hospital Harm Reduction: Shifting Paradigms

    Jean-Paul Michael, Dr. Kit Fairgrieve

    March 8, 2023

    Northwest Ontario RAAM Toolkit

    Pia Heikkinen, Denise Forsyth, Allison Crewe

    February 8, 2023

    Treating Poverty Means Treating Addiction

    Dr. Larisa Eibisch

  • 2022
    June 8, 2022

    Same, but Different: Naloxone in Bystander Response vs. Supervised Consumption Site Overdose Protocols

    Tali Cahill

    May 11, 2022

    Managed Alcohol Programs: Example Operations, Successes and Challenges

    Dr. Graydon Simmons

    April 13, 2022

    Adapting Evidence-based Psychotherapy for People Who Use Drugs: Principles and Practice

    Wiplove Lamba, Josh Richardson

    March 9, 2022

    If Harm Reduction Didn’t Exist then Neither Would My Recovery: Bridging the Gaps

    Guy Felicella

    February 9, 2022

    Withdrawal Management Considerations in the Toronto Community Withdrawal Management Context

    Rosie Yoon, Linda Picken, Keith Hansen

    Jan 12, 2022

    Opioids, Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: What Can We Learn from the POINT Study?

    Dr. Jonathan Bertram

    This continuing professional development activity was held under the auspices of Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and META:PHI.

    Accreditation:
    College of Family Physicians of Canada – Mainpro+:
    This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ credits per session.

    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1:
    This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours per session (credits are automatically calculated).

    Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that they actually spent participating in the educational program.

  • 2021
    June 9, 2021

    Inpatient Management of Opioid Withdrawal/Opioid Use Disorder

    Dr. Christopher Fairgrieve

    May 12, 2021

    Pharmacists in Addiction Services: The Importance of Working Together

    Beth Sproule
    Kenny Chong

    April 14, 2021

    Approaches to Initiating Buprenorphine in the ED

    Dr. Andrew Herring

    March 10, 2021

    Methadone Treatment in the Age of Fentanyl

    Dr. Meldon Kahan
    Dr. Lori Regenstreif
    Sean LeBlanc

    February 10, 2021

    Slow Release Oral Morphine (SROM) for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

    Dr. Suzanne Turner

    January 13, 2021

    Stimulants in RAAM: Pharmacologic and Contingency Management

    Stephanie Rochon
    Dr. Tanya Hauck

    This continuing professional development activity was held under the auspices of Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and META:PHI.

    Accreditation:
    College of Family Physicians of Canada – Mainpro+:
    This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ credits per session.

    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1:
    This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours per session (credits are automatically calculated).

    Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that they actually spent participating in the educational program.


2024 Webinar Series Accreditation

College of Family Physicians of Canada – Mainpro+: This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ credits per webinar.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1: This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours per webinar (credits are automatically calculated).

Thank you to our 2024 Webinar Series Committee Members:

  • Jennifer Wyman (Chair)
  • Jennifer Brasch
  • Katie Dunham
  • Pia Heikkinen
  • Adam McInnis
  • JP Michael
  • Leslie Molnar
  • Ainko Ramanathan