The BCCSU's What's New is a lunch-time lecture series featuring local and international experts, clinicians, and researchers who will deliver the latest research and information on novel, evidence-based addiction medicine topics.
This free series is geared towards the needs and interests of individuals operating in a healthcare or research setting, however, the public and other interested stakeholders are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Upcoming What's New lectures can be found on the BCCSU Events page.
Past What's New Lectures
An archive of our past What's New lectures is available below for streaming online. Follow the link and sign-in to GoTo meeting (no prior login details are required) to view any of these lectures.
Acquired Brain Injuries in the Era of the Toxic Drug Crisis
Presenter: Morgan Marrs, Released: 2023
Barriers and Considerations for Providing Family-Based Services in Perinatal Substance Use Programs
Presenter: Jamin Short, Released: 2023
Managing Infective Endocarditis in People Who Use Drugs
Presenter: Dr. Elise Jackson, Released: 2023
A Look at Psychedelic Treatments for the Treatment of Mental Health Diagnoses
Presenter: Farinah Kadir, Released: 2023
Flexible OAT Prescribing
Presenter: Shyla Genoway, Released: 2023
Looking at the Emerging Evidence for Semaglutide in Addiction Medicine
Presenter: Dr. Connor Howell, Released: 2023
How Are We Talking to Youth About Harm Reduction with Substances?
Presenter: Jaspreet Randhawa, Released: 2023
Cannabis Use Disorder: Special Edition
Presenter: Dr. Anees Bhaji, Released: 2023
The Truth on Tranq: Xylazine in the Unregulated Drug Supply
Presenter: Dr. Cole Sugden, Released: 2023
Alcohol Use Disorder and High-Risk Drinking: Established and Emerging Evidence for Pharmacotherapy
Presenter: Dr. David Reading, Released: 2023
Understanding an At Risk Population: Male Construction Workers and Substance Use
Presenter: Shannon Thomas, Released: 2023
Overview of the Low Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines
Presenter: Dr. Michelle Ng, Released: 2023
Non-Pharmacological Approaches for the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder
Presenter: Dr. Kevin Nguyen, Released: 2023
Opioids and Sugar: The Not So Sweet
Presenter: Julia Calder, Released: 2023
Trials and Tribulations: An Exploration of Methodologic Shortcomings and Opportunities for Growth in Substance Use Research
Presenter: Dr. Brittany Dennis, Released: 2023
Pediatric Principles for Addictions Care in Adolescents and Beyond: A Case Based Discussion
Presenter: Dr. James Wang, Released: 2023
Reducing Barriers to Care
Presenter: Jennifer Coulombe, Released: 2023
Drug Checking in the Era of a Rapidly Evolving Contaminated Drug Supply
Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Bird, Released: 2023
Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy
Presenter: Dr. Meara Tubman-Broeren, Released: 2023
The New World of Virtual Care: Exploring Practices for Virtual OAT Prescribing in Canada
Presenter: Emily Poulson, Released: 2023
Overview of the Use of Phenobarbital for Alcohol Use Disorder
Presenter: Dr. David Deng, Released: 2022
Self Care
Presenter: Andrew Kerr, Released: 2022
Barriers in Accessing Withdrawal Management/Detox Treatment
Presenter: Kara Schultz, Released: 2022
What's Old is New Again: A Critical Look at Psychedelics & Substance Use Disorder
Presenter: Dr. Zoe Polsky, Released: 2022
The Vision of Primary Care: Upstream Services for Mild/Moderate Substance Use
Presenter: Jennifer Keogh, Released: 2022
Concurrent Disorders Update
Presenter: Ty-Leigh Whiteley, Released: 2022
Motivational Incentives: Low Barrier Contingency Management
Presenter: Danielle Koop, Released: 2022
Cognitive Impairment and Substance Use: A Foundry Vancouver-Granville Perspective Using Skills System Therapy
Presenter: Mich Low, Released: 2022
Teaching the Teachers: Characterizing Addiction Medicine Education in Canada
Presenter: Dr. Clara Lu, Released: 2022
Opioid Agonist Therapy for Youth with Opioid Use Disorder
Presenter: Kelly McInerney, Released: 2022
Review of Safe Supply
Presenter: Tifaine Magnusson, Released: 2022
Navigating the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder in the Concurrent Disorders' Population - An Overview and Update
Presenter: Alexandra Anghel, Released: 2022
Fentanyl Transdermal Patch: An alternative opioid agonist therapy option
Presenter: Rahim Janmohamed, Released: 2022
Harm Reduction Practices with Adolescents
Presenter: Sifat Chhabra, Released: 2022
MethaDo or MethaDon't: The arrhythmogenic potentials of opioids
Presenter: Dr. Ian Ruiz, Released: 2022
Something to Rave About: Substance Use and Harm Reduction in Festival and Club Settings
Presenter: Dr. Julia Zazoulina, Released: 2022
Chasing the Mu: High Dose Buprenorphine/Naloxone Post Overdose Reversal with Naloxone
Presenter: Trace Day, Released: 2022
An overview of opioid use disorder in pregnancy
Presenter: Dr. Cheryl Gascoyne, Released: 2022
GHB Overview and Management
Presenter: Dr. William Mak, Released: 2022
An Update to Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder
Presenter: Dr. Tony Zhao, Released: 2021
Under One Roof: Integration of Infectious Diseases Care for People with Substance Use Disorder
Presenter: Dr. Geneviève Kerkerian, Released: 2021
Emerging Modalities; an exploration of Interoception
Presenter: Megan Ross, Released: 2021
Nurse OAT Prescribing
Presenter: Bruce Lange, Released: 2021
Surgery and Substances: Perioperative Care of the Substance Use Patient
Presenter: Dr. Agnes Crnic, Released: 2021
Addictions Medicine Consult Services (AMCS): A Review of Services and Defining the Social Work Role
Presenter: Elaine Ho, Released: 2021
Too old to quit? Alcohol Use Disorder in Older Adults
Presenter: Dr. Allison Hudson, Released: 2021
Sublocade Update: A Nursing Perspective
Presenter: Stefani Human, Released: 2021
Emerging Buprenorphine Based Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder
Presenter: Dr. Daljeet Mahal, Released: 2021
What's New is Old: Cytisine for Smoking Cessation
Presenter: Dr. Nathan Stefani, Released: 2021
Peer Priorities: An Examination of Peer Involvement in Health Care
Presenter: Jessica Mensinger, Released: 2021
Time to let the dogma out: cardiac disease and safety on beta- blocker in stimulant use disorder
Presenter: Dr. Tyler Wilson, Released: 2021
Reframing the PICCture: The Use of PICC Lines in People Who Inject Drugs: Addressing Stigma, Safety and Harm Reduction
Presenter: Dr. Victoria Weaver, Released: 2021
Sleep and Substance Use
Presenter: Ellery Cleveland , Released: 2021
Spirituality in Addictions Medicine: What to believe in?
Presenter: Dr. Tosh Mizzau, Released: 2021
Overview of Managed Alcohol Program
Presenter: Simran Riarh, Released: 2021
Integrating Hepatitis C into the Care of People who use Drugs: An Essential Tool for Every Clinician
Presenter: Patty Wilson, Released: 2021
Scattered Minds: ADHD and Substance Use
Presenter: Dr. Charles Boissonneault, Released 2021
Drug Decriminalization and Legal Regulation
Presenter: Megan Woolner, Released 2021
Examining Secure Care: How Can We Support Youth After Serious Overdose?
Presenter: Hella Lee, Released: 2021
Outpatient Alcohol Withdrawal Management Literature Update & Guideline Review
Presenter: Dr. Britt Bailey, Released: 2021
Gabapentin - The Potential for Misuse and Missed Life
Presenter: Lukas Hestvik, Released 2021
Ketamine Assisted Therapy: A Trippy Treatment for Addictions
Presenter: Benny Bloomfield, Released: 2021
In a Haze: Vaping Updates on Harm Reduction and Legislation
Presenter: Dr. Andrea Ratzlaff, Released: 2020
Stimulant Use in Pregnancy: A 2020 Update
Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Ng, Released: 2020
Time to Quit? A Review of Smoking Cessation Interventions & Their Impacts on Substance Use Outcomes in Addictions Treatment
Presenter: Christine Deziel, Released: 2020
Safer Supply: A Review of Research and Current Practice
Presenter: Alanna Mulholland, Released: 2020
Stimulants and Psychosis: Induced vs Indefinite
Presenter: Dr. Christine MacCauley, Released: 2020
Atypical Overdose Presentations
Presenter: Tim Gauthier, Released: 2020
Nootropics: Keeping up to Speed
Presenter: Dr. Ethan Reiner, Released: 2020
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy - A Focused Update
Presenter: Dr. Carolyn Marchand, Released: 2020
Navigating Cannabis Harm Reduction in Post-Legalization Canada
Presenter: Dr. Justin Koh, Released: 2020
Returning to Land, Returning to Wellness: Land based healing in practice
Presenter: Ainslie Cook (SW), Released: 2020
Fitness Fanatic: Anabolic Steroids
Presenter: Dr. Abhinav Joshi (VIHA), Released: 2020
The Pinking of Drinking: The Rise of Alcohol Harm for Canadian Women
Presenter: Kelsey Antifaeff (SW), Released: 2020
Taking Action NOWS: Multimodal aproach to Neonatal Opiod Withdraw Syndrome (NOWS)
Presenter: Dr. Ashley Smith, Released: 2020
What’s new in Drug Policy: a look at decriminalization and arrest diversion programs (no recording available)
Presenter: Dr. Kelsey Roden (VIHA), Released: 2020
Opioid Agonist Treatment and Mental Health: Where do we go from here?
Presenter: Guido Thylmann (RPN), Released: 2020
Dual Crises: Thoughts on the intersection of Covid-19 and the Opioid Overdose Crises in BC
Presenter: Dr. Patricia Caddy (VIHA), Released: 2020
Prevention of Substance Use Disorders: Swimming Upstream
Presenter: Cammie Lewis (NP), Released: 2020
“Dying to Escape”: Integrated Care for Eating Disorders & Substance Use
Presenter: Elspeth Humphreys (SW), Released: 2020
Digital Detox: Review of Internet Gaming Disorder
Presenter: Dr. Lingsa Jia, Released: 2020
Unlocking The Realities Of Substance Use During Incarceration
Presenter: Dr. Allison Marmel, Released: 2020
Well, let’s talk: Substance Use and Depression in Health Professionals
Presenter: Maggie Tong (RN), Released: 2020
Vaping Associated Lung Injury: What we know so far
Presenter: Dr. Misha Bawa, Released: 2020
Rooming-in: Keeping substance using mothers and their babies together
Presenter: Patti Johnson (RN), Released: 2019
Gambling Disorder: Beating the Odds
Presenter: Dr. Jitender Gill, Released: 2019
The Intersection of Addiction and Narcissism: Implication for clinical practice
Presenter: Erika Mclaren (SW), Released: 2019
Substance Use and Sex: Relations in Need of Discussion
Presenter: Eric Eligh (RN), Released: 2019
'Don't Eat the Brown Acid': Reducing Harms of Recreational Substance Use at Mass Gathering Events
Presenter: Justina Doerksen (NP), Released: 2019
Alcohol Withdrawal Management and Relapse Prevention in Pregnancy
Presenter: Dr. Patrick Mcdonald, Released: 2019
The Relief That Binds You: Pain Induced By Opioid Use And Withdrawal
Presenter: Dr. Launette Rieb, Released: 2019
National Guidelines for Older Adults and the Pharmacist’s Role in Substance Use Disorder
Presenter: George Budd (Pharmacy), Released: 2019
Putting Canada on the MAP: an overview of managed alcohol programs in the treatment of alcohol use disorder
Presenter: Dr. Catherine Gray, Released: 2019
Toxic Brain Injury: A hidden epidemic within the opioid crisis
Presenter: Dr. Elizabeth Plant (VIHA), Released: 2019
Adolescent Substance Use: Should we Consider an Ecological Perspective on Treatment?
Presenter: Melissa White (SW), Released: 2019
Long-Acting Medications for Substance Use Disorders
Presenter: Dr. Danny Lee, Released: 2019
Revisiting Mindfulness Interventions in Recovery
Presenter: Demian Young (SW), Released: 2019
The emergency department: low barrier access to care for patients who use drugs
Presenter: Dr. Anne Sutherland, Released: 2019
An Ethical Discussion of Life-Sustaining Treatment in Patients Who Inject Drugs
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Hann, Released: 2019
Intellectual Disabilities and Substance Use
Presenter: Nathanial Uhlman (SW), Released: 2019
Neurostimulation in the Treatment of Addictions
Presenter: Dr. Marlon Danilewitz, Released: 2019
Sugar, The Not So Sweet Addiction
Presenter: Claire Wilson (NP), Released: 2019
Drugs & The Mother Baby Dyad: Breastfeed, Substance Use and Treatment
Presenter: Dr. Rebecca Coish, Released: 2019
Harm Reduction: Doing What Works
Presenter: Susan Wright (RN), Released: 2019
Women & Substance Use: Gender Matters
Presenter: Kaye Robinson (SW), Released: 2018
Game Over! A Review of Gaming Disorder: A 'new' behavioral addiction
Presenter: Kevin Lorenz (RPN), Released: 2018
Adolescent Use of E-cigarettes: Emerging Trends
Presenter: Dr. Basia Hamata, Released: 2018
The link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Substance use Disorders: Considerations to improve health and social delivery to people with substance use disorders and their families
Presenter: Jen Funo (RN), Released: 2018
An update on "Designer Drugs": Synthetic Opiods, Cannabinoids and Cathinones
Presenter: Dr. Kate Colizza, Released: 2018
Revisiting Suboxone: Alternative Induction Techniques
Presenter: Dr. Suhkpreet Klaire, Released: 2018
Rebuilding Recovery Capital
Presenter: Jack Makolewski (SW), Released: 2018