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Recovery Capital Conference of Canada

2020 Call for Abstracts NOW OPEN

2020 Key Dates

British Columbia – New Westminster, Anvil Centre, Wednesday September 2^nd – 3^rd, 2020

Alberta – Calgary, Telus Convention Centre, Thursday September 10^th – 11^th, 2020

Manitoba – Winnipeg, RBC Convention Centre, Monday September 14^th – 15^th, 2020

Saskatchewan – Regina, Delta Convention Centre, Tuesday September 29^th – 30^th, 2020

Halifax – Nova Scotia, Halifax Convention Centre, Thursday September 18th

Deadline to submit March 1st 2020

Call for Abstracts Overview

The 4th Annual Recovery Capital Conference Advisory Committee is pleased to announce Abstract submission is open for 2020.

To balance the program and deliver on a range of key global addiction recovery issues, the RCC Committee is seeking abstracts under the themes/sub-themes of Building Recovery Capital to overcome addiction.

Let’s build Recovery Capital in people, healthcare, communities, workplaces and families.

With a focus on Recovery Capital, this year’s advisory committees are looking for contributions to the domains of Recovery Capital and Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care. Recovery Capital—both its quantity and quality—plays a major role in determining the success or challenges of natural and assisted recovery.

Presenters may explore how research and practice-based developments in substance use recovery policy and practice contribute to existing understandings of recovery capital, recovery-oriented infrastructures, and recovery-oriented workplaces.

We welcome abstract submissions for the concurrent program including poster presentations, plenary sessions, panels, courses and workshops. You can submit for individual / all conferences taking place across Canada.

Share your work, and your ideas with colleagues, service users, government and the public at Canada’s series of Recovery Capital Conferences 2020.

Who attends the Conference?

Clinicians, government, international delegates, educators, researchers, students, policymakers, treatment delivery organizations, researchers, workplace wellness specialists, physicians, occupational health leaders, human resources managers, therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, interventionists, union leaders, and community leaders.

Why Participate?

Share ideas, successes and challenges with colleagues across Canada; enhance your network by connecting with other attendees; earn continuing education credits.

Submission and Review Process

Each submission type and qualifying requirements are described below. Each submission is scored by a minimum of 3 reviewers. Submissions will be reviewed for merit, relevance, clarity, fit and alignment with conference objectives. Please comply with the submission template to ensure due consideration of your submission.

Financial disclosures will not preclude an abstract’s acceptance. All presenters, discussants, chairpersons, and authors/co-authors must complete the full disclosure form. All notifications will be sent via email.

Declaring and Disclosing Conflict Interest

Please follow the following steps to ensure COI procedures of met.

Download the following three forms
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The Portuguese Experience. New Approach to Drug Policy,

“Dr. João Goulão, Portugal

Room Main Ballroom September 7^th 8:30 am

Director-General of The General-Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (SICAD) in Lisbon, Portugal

Presentation Description

The Portuguese Experience. New Approach to Drug Policy, It’s more than just decriminalization

The aim is to provide to the audience the historical context that led Portugal to the decision of decriminalizing drug use and possession for use; an overview on the responses developed as a result of the 1999 National Strategy on Drugs, which included this proposal among many others (the development of a network of services for prevention, treatment, harm reduction and social reintegration of people with drug related problems). Some results of those policies will be presented.

To clarify some myths still present around the so-called “Portuguese Model”; better explain that using drugs is still forbidden and punished in Portugal under administrative procedures, although it’s no longer considered a crime.

Learning Objectives

To explain how a comprehensive set of policies was put in place in the last 16 years, and why it’s not possible to directly import models from other countries

Addiction and Trauma: Strengthening Young Adult Recovery

Dr. Claudia Black

Room: Main Ballroom September 7 3:30 pm to 5 pm

Presentation Description

Recognize relationship of emotional dysregulation to addictions, identify dynamics of developmental trauma, list eight core elements to a healthy treatment process.

Working with the young adult with addictive disorders most often also means working with co-occurring disorders of anxiety and depression. This presentation will focus on the dynamics of underlying trauma that fuel these disorders. Recognizing not just blatant traumas, but addressing developmental trauma is significant in their treatment. Claudia will conclude by addressing treatment protocol that recognizes the development needs of this age group that is different from their older counterparts.

Learning Objectives

Recognize relationship of emotional dysregulation to addictions
Identify dynamics of developmental trauma
List eight core elements to a healthy treatment process

Drugs: Breaking the Cycle

Dr. Neil McKeganey, Scotland

Director of the Centre for Substance Use Glasgow Scotland

ROOM Main Ballroom 3:20 – 5 pm

Presentation Description:

Drugs: Breaking the Cycle

Using “Recovery Capital” to change the dynamics of communication and influence, ensuring health and well-being are at the centre of policy and planning.

In this presentation I will outline relevant experience from the UK on establishing a focus on recovery and recovery capital within drug treatment policy and practice. The presentation will consider some of the obstacles to establishing a focus on recovery and recovery capital and considers the ways in which treatment practice may need to change to develop an enhanced focus upon recovery. The presentation will consider the contribution not only of professional treatment staff in realizing the goals of a recovery focused drug treatment system but also the importance of moving beyond a narrow focus on client and provider.

Learning Objectives

To form a clear understanding of the contribution of a recovery focus in drug treatment policy and provision.
To better understand the potential challenges to developing a recovery focus in drug treatment policy and provision.
To critically consider the roles and responsibilities that may attach to treatment provider and client within an expanded understanding of recovery work.

What Is Recovery?

Elements that define recovery and the Science of Recovery systems.

Room – Studio 411 September 7, 1:30 to 3 pm

Dr. Jane Witbrodt, Alcohol Research Group, Associate Scientist, Formal and informal solutions to recovery from substance use disorders with emphasis on gender, racial/ethnic and cross-cultural differences.

Presentation Description:

Addictions medicine has long possessed reliable instruments for diagnosing substance abuse disorders. However, a way of measuring the opposite end of the problem spectrum – recovery – has been missing. The first large scale U.S. study provided an empirically-derived definition of recovery based on how it is experienced by those who actually live it. To uncover the definition of recovery, intensive qualitative and quantitative research was conducted, culminating in an online survey that was completed by 9,341 people experiencing different pathways to recovery. These pathways included treatment, 12-step groups, non-12-step groups, medication-assisted recovery, and natural recovery. The study identified 39 recovery elements that define recovery. These elements are grouped into five areas: abstinence in recovery, essentials of recovery, enriched recovery, spirituality of recovery, and uncommon elements of recovery. Results may be useful for reducing stigma and opening dialog about addiction, because the definition clearly demonstrates many positive “ways of being” that define recovery.

Learning objectives:

1) gain an understanding of the mixed research methods used (including use of a large scale online survey) to create a definition of recovery;

2) identify elements of recovery as described and lived by people in recovery across the U.S.; and

3) learn how the recovery elements can used by clinicians and other service providers to help clients prepare for a life in recovery, family members to help them understand what to expect when loved ones get into recovery, and others, in general, to reduce the stigma often associated with addiction.

Life in Recovery from Addiction Survey inspires Recovery Capital Conference of Canada.

On May 25th in St. Johns the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the National Recovery Advisory Committee (NRAC) announced the Canadian Survey: Life in Recovery from Addiction findings. Recovery is linked to positive citizenship — engagement with family, friends, the community and the workforce.

The September 4 – 10^th, Recovery Week, inspired by the survey’s findings, includes the Recovery Capital Conference of Canada and Recovery Day BC. The September 7-8^th educational conference, features international speakers, followed by a free street festival on September 9th in New Westminster BC.

The recovery advocacy movement is being heard across Canada. Recovery advocates continue to alert policy makers to the millions of people, once suffering silently from addiction, who now live healthy, drug-free and engaged lives. This is possible with the help of evidence-based Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC).

British Columbia as well as Canada is facing an overdose epidemic. At the Recovery Capital Conference of Canada delegates will learn about how Canadians receiving Opioid agnostic therapies has skyrocketed since 2010, unlike Portugal who claims a drastic reduction receiving similar treatment and the lowest mortality rate from overdoses. Before Vancouver considers decriminalization or legalization, we must talk and take pause to reevaluate our systems of care.

Decriminalization and legalization may be on the minds of harm reduction advocates, but this may not be the pathway that the media-quoted “Portuguese Experience” charted. The full account of the Portugal Model and what BC and Canada could take from it to support Canada’s efforts in saving lives during the opioid overdose crisis will be explored during the Conference. Dr. João Goulão, Portugal, a keynote Speaker among other international addiction recovery professionals will speak during the two day conference.

FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS HERE

The City of New Westminster will host Stakeholder meetings during recovery week so that policy makers, government, health authorities and community organizations can both attend Dr. Goulão presentation and come together to foster meaningful dialogue about recovery capital recovery oriented systems of care, and resilience to inform policies, and practices. Addiction research, often identifies on pharmaceutical interventions as best practice, whereas Recovery research focuses its efforts on quality of life – showing recovery is a realistic and viable outcome.

This conference seeks to eliminate silos and move our recovery communities towards the creation of better comprehensive systems of health care for all Canadians. Opiate replacement therapy is not going to solve the overdose crisis on its own; recovery capital must be fostered. Simply put, Recovery Capital, at the individual and systems level is the breadth and depth of internal and external resources that can be drawn upon to initiate and sustain Recovery from substances.

The 6^th annual Recovery Day BC located at 6^th and 6^th in Uptown New Westminster will see over 8,000 people celebrating recovery from addiction and mental health. For those who want to learn more about local mental health and addiction services, there will be over 50 health and wellness information booths to gather information from. The festival will also feature a live music stage, a street circus celebrating Canada 150, a TEDx Speaker Style Stage, Kids Zone, Memorial Tent, a Province wide Moment of Silence to honour the victims of the overdose crisis at 3 pm, Healing Circle, and a research gathering exhibit.

REGISTER TODAY for the conference.

More details on Recovery Day here – www.RecoveryDayBC.com

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