Webinars

META:PHI hosts a virtual presentation on the second Wednesday of each month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Eastern time. These sessions are intended for service providers who work with people who use substances. All sessions are free.


The 2023 webinar series has concluded.

Check back later for details of our 2024 lineup.

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.

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 (credits are automatically calculated).


2023 Lineup

11 January 2023OPP Crisis Response Continuum
Lisa Longworth
8 February 2023Treating Addiction means Treating Poverty
Larisa Eibisch
8 March 2023Standing Strong Together, Mashkowigaabowidaa: A Toolkit for a Northwestern Ontario RAAM Approach
Pia Heikkinen, Denise Forsyth, Allison Crewe
12 April 2023Hospital Harm Reduction: Shifting Paradigms
Jean-Paul Michael and Christopher Fairgrieve
10 May 2023Alberta’s Virtual Opioid Dependency Program
Nathaniel Day
14 June 2023Invisible Chains through an Alternative Lens: Substance Use Among People who Are Trafficked and/or Exploited 
Katrina Fenicky
Caroline Pugh-Roberts

Thank you to our 2023 Webinar Series Committee Members:

Jennifer Wyman (Chair)
Sara Bown
Leslie Buckley
Tianna Costa
Katie Dunham
Christina Henry
Leslie Molnar

Previous sessions

  • 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.

.