CCSA’s Issues of Substance 2023 Conference Program Committee
CCSA’s Issues of Substance 2023 Conference Program Committee leads the development of the scientific program for the conference.
The Conference Program Committee assists CCSA by:
- Advising on the conference theme;
- Reviewing and scoring submitted abstracts;
- Providing recommendations for keynote speakers; and
- Serving as poster judges and moderators for conference sessions.
The conference could not take place without the commitment and tireless efforts of the Program Committee members. CCSA would like to thank the members for their contributions.
Pam Kent. PhD
Interim Director, Research,
(Chair, Program Committee)
CCSA
Julia Armstrong,
Manager, Mental Health and Substance Use
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Sara Atif, MSc
Research and Policy Analyst
CCSA
Jes Besharah
Harm Reduction Community Support Navigator
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
Jane Buxton, MSc
Professor Emeritus, School of Population and Public Health
University of British Columbia
Kim Corace, PhD, C Psych,
Vice President, Innovation and Transformation
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Frank Crichlow,
Lived and Living Experience and Family and Friends (LLEAFF) member
Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs
Debbie Curtis, MBA
Mental Health and Addictions Consultant
Department of Health and Community Services
Daniel Dacombe, MSc
Acting Supervisor (Prevention Education), Communications and Project Assistant
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
Heath D’Alessio,
Youth Mental Health Activist
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Lise Dassieu, PhD
Research and Policy Analyst
CCSA
Cathleen de Groot, MLIS
Information Specialist
CCSA
Eva Flynn
LLEAFF member
Families for Addiction Recovery (LLEAFF)
Ishrat Husain MBBS, MD (Res.), MRCPsych
Lead, Mood Disorders Service, General Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems Division
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Anne Elizabeth Lapointe
Directrice générale
Centre Québécois de Lutte aux Dépendences; La Maison Jean Lapoint
Christine Levesque, PhD
Research and Policy Analyst
CCSA
Audrey McFarlane B.CR, MBA
Executive Director
Lakeland Centre for FASD
Opal McInnis, PhD
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc
Doris Payer, PhD
Knowledge Broker
CCSA
Rand Teed, BA, BEd, ICPS, CCAC
Drug Class
Kate Turner, MPH
Evaluation and CQI Coordinator
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
John Weekes, PhD
Adjunct Research Professor
Department of Psychology
Carleton University
Linzi Williamson-Fox, PhD. CIHR
Patient-Oriented Research Transition to Leadership Post-Doctoral Fellow
Office of One Health and Wellness, Department of Sociology
University of Saskatchewan
Barbie Toll
Administrative Assistant, Research
CCSA