February 21st and 22nd 2023, Hyatt Regency Centre, Calgary Alberta
Focusing on the #AlbertaModel, recovery-oriented systems that build recovery capital, a province-wide systems change.

Opening Ceremony
Opening Welcome and Performance Drum and Dance

The Alberta Recovery Conference Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Alberta’s Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, Nicholas Milliken

Dr Ijeoma Achara-Abrahams – Saving our Communities with Reimagined Systems of Care

Dr Anna Lembke – Radical Honesty: How Telling the Truth Changes our Brains and Promotes Recovery

Dr Keith Humphreys- Incentives for Recovery in Treatment and in the Criminal Justice System

Dr Julian M Somers – Bringing Out the Best In Each Other

Indigenous Health Focus Sessions
Recovery and the Indigenous Perspective Part 1

Recovery and the Indigenous Perspective Part 2

Lauren Healy and Ryan Oscar, Recovery Coaching in Alberta

Jo & Bruce Dumont – Land-Based Teachings and the Relationship to 12-Step Recovery

Recovery Sessions
Two-Part Panel – Implementing Recovery Oriented Systems of Care that Build Recovery Capital, a systems change

Two-Part Panel – Exploring ROSC in the Doctor’s Office

Recovery Allies: How to Support Addiction Recovery and Build Recovery-Friendly Communities

Marshall Smith – What is the AlbertaModel?

Dr Imran Ghauri and Dr J Stryder Zobel – Oat and Recovery

Decriminalization: Why a Whole-of-System Approach is Crucial to Improving Community Safety and Wellbeing Outcomes

Welcome to Alberta’s 1st Recovery Community: Clinical relevance, accessibility, and measurement-based care

Building a Recovery Community with Collaboration and Assertive Linkage

Youth Focus Sessions
Rand Teed – Understanding Adolescent Substance Use

Dr Victoria Burns – Recovery on Campus

Occupational Health Focus Sessions
Moving Towards Recovery-Informed Workplaces, Everyone Has a Role, Two Part Panel on addiction and recovery in the workplace


