34th SUBSTANCE REGULATION: PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF SOLUTIONS - AIDQ

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34th SUBSTANCE REGULATION: PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF SOLUTIONS - AIDQ
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             34th

                           VIRTUAL

        SUBSTANCE
        REGULATION:
        PEOPLE AT
        THE HEART OF
        SOLUTIONS

APRIL
15
AND
22,
2021
34th SUBSTANCE REGULATION: PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF SOLUTIONS - AIDQ
April 15, 2021*

 12:30 - 1 p.m. PARTICIPANTS ARRIVAL
   1 - 1:20 p.m. OPENING ADDRESS AND WELCOME
                 Presented by Sarah Chouinard-Poirier, Coordination Assistant for the 34th Conference at AIDQ
                 and Host of the event and by Sandhia Vadlamudy, Executive Director at the AIDQ

1:20 - 1:55 p.m. Coexist With Drugs: “It’s Not a Choice, it’s a Fact!”
                 A conversation with Anne Coppel, Sociologist and Human Rights and Drug Policy Reform
                 Activist and Chantale Perron, Harm Reduction Consultant and person with a lived experience
                 of drug use

   1:55 - 2 p.m. Outcomes of Our Current Drug Policies - Getting To Tomorrow
                 A video from the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)

   2 - 2:25 p.m. ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS
2:25 - 3:10 p.m. “Nothing About Us Without Us!”
                 A panel moderated by Frankie Lambert, Communications Advisor at the Quebec Association
                 to Promote the Health of People who Use Drugs (AQPSUD)
                 With
                 Pénélope Cormier, secrétaire at Association pour la défense des droits et l’inclusion des
                 personnes qui consomment des drogues du Québec (ADDICQ)
                 Kevin Dorion, travailleur de rue et personne concernée
                 Marc-Anciel Gaudette, intervenanX en santé et mieux-être GBT2Q at MIELS-Québec
                 Pierre Parent
                 Rémi Pelletier, rédacteur en Abitibi au Journal L’Injecteur at l’AQPSUD
                 Mélodie Talbot, organisatrice communautaire at l’AQPSUD

3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Legal Context: Current Issues and Perspectives on Decriminalization
                 A conference by Line Beauchesne, Full Professor at the Criminology Department at the
                 University of Ottawa

3:45 - 4:10 p.m. ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS
4:10 - 4:50 p.m. Harm Reduction Philosophy and Principles
                 A discussion moderated by Julie-Soleil Meeson, Responsable, contenus et valorisation
                 de la pratique at AIDQ
                 With
                 Vincent de Maisonneuve, Writer - Editor of the newspaper journal L’Injecteur at the Quebec
                 Association to Promote the Health of People who Use Drugs (AQPSUD)
                 Alexane Langevin, Coordonnatrice du service d’analyse de substances at the Groupe de
                 recherche et d’intervention psychosociale (GRIP)
                 Dr. David-Martin Milot, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialist and President of
                 Doctors of the World Canada
                 Émilie Roberge, Chargée de concertation communautaire sur les surdoses at the Table des
                 organismes communautaires montréalais de lutte contre Sida (TOMS)
                 Liz Singh, Street Work Coordinator at Heads and Hands

   4:50 - 5 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS

                    * Simultaneous oral translation from French to English
34th SUBSTANCE REGULATION: PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF SOLUTIONS - AIDQ
April 22, 2021

 12:30 - 1 p.m. PARTICIPANTS ARRIVAL
  1 - 1:10 p.m. WORD OF WELCOME
               Presented by Sarah Chouinard-Poirier, Coordination Assistant for the 34th Conference at AIDQ
               and Host of the event and by Sandhia Vadlamudy, Executive Director at the AIDQ

1:10 - 1:25p.m. OPENING ADDRESS BY A GUEST SPEAKER
1:30 - 2:55 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION 1 - WORKSHOPS
               1. Drug Checking Projects in Quebec
               Moderated by Nicolas Perron-Trudel, Agent de soutien au développement at AIDQ (In French)
               With
               Aïka Hamelin-Lucas, Coordonnatrice de la Halte at Élixir
               Alexane Langevin, Coordonnatrice du service d’analyse de substances at the Groupe de
               recherche et d’intervention psychosociale (GRIP)
               Louis Philippe Laviolette, Intervenant en réduction des méfaits at Miels-Québec
               Dr. Jean Robert, Specialist Physician in Infectious Microbiology and in Community Medicine at
               Centre Sida Amitié (CSA)
               Liz Singh, Street Work Coordinator at Heads and Hands

               2. Bill C-22: Avenues to Give Decriminalization its Full Potential
               Moderated by Louis Letellier de St-Just, Lawyer in Health Law and Member of the Board of
               Directors at AIDQ (Simultaneous oral translation from French to English)
               With
               Max Stanley Bazin, President of The Black Coalition of Quebec
               Jean-Sébastien Fallu, Associate Professor at the Faculté des arts et des sciences - École de psy-
               choéducation of the Université de Montréal and Director of the magazine Drogues, santé et
               société
               Isabelle Fortier, Regional Leader at Moms Stop the Harm
               Farin Shore, Peer Support Worker at Doctors of the World Canada
               Sandhia Vadlamudy, Executive Director at AIDQ

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April 22, 2021

1:30 - 2:55 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION 1 - WORKSHOPS
               3. Responding to Overdoses: Stimulants and Depressants
               Moderated by Karine Hudon, Coordinator at the Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel
               en dépendance et en itinérance - IUD (In French)
               Portrait of overdoses
               Presented by Chantal Montmorency, Coordonnatrice générale at the Quebec Association to
               Promote the Health of People who Use Drugs (AQPSUD) and André-Anne Parent, Associate
               Professor at the Faculté des arts et des sciences - École de travail social of the Université
               de Montréal
               Une trousse pour tous-tes: A Response For and By to the Overdose Crisis
               Presented by Dominique Gagné-Giguère, Animateur à la vie communautaire and Christopher
               Kucyk, trainer of the PROFAN 2.0 Program at Méta d’Âme
               Community Monitoring and Alerts on Overdoses
               Presented by Bianca Desfossés, Agente en réduction des méfaits at the Association québécoise
               des centres d’intervention en dépendance (AQCID) and Émilie Roberge, Chargée de
               concertation communautaire sur les surdoses at the Table des organismes communautaires
               montréalais de lutte contre Sida (TOMS)

2:55 - 3:20 p.m. ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS
3:20 - 4:45 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION 2 - WORKSHOPS
               1. Overdose Prevention Sites: Intersectoral Collaborations
               Moderated by Aïka Hamelin-Lucas, Coordonnatrice de la Halte at Élixir (In French)
               With
               Camille Brodeur, Travailleuse de rue at the Coalition sherbrookoise pour le travail de rue
               Fanny Croteau, Intervenante responsable of the Accueil Poirier at Partage
               St-François
               Simon Dancause, Planning, Programming and Research Officer at the Direction de santé
               publique of the CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS.
               Dr. Eric Lampron Goulet, Practician in Public Health and Preventive Medecine, Direction de
               santé publique CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS
               Amélie Lechasseur, Intervenante and Coordonnatrice du centre de prévention des surdoses
               at IRIS Estrie
               Caroline Lefebvre, Prevention Agent at the Service de Police de Sherbrooke

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April 22, 2021

       3:20 - 4:45 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION 2 - WORKSHOPS
                      2. Drug Use: How the Community Health Approach Addresses Needs
                      Moderated by Hugo Bissonnet, Executive Director at the Centre Sida Amitié (CSA) and
                      Dr. David-Martin Milot, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialist and President of Doctors
                      of the World Canada (Simultaneous oral translation from French to English)
                      The Genesis of the Community Health in Quebec
                      Presented by Dr. Jean Robert, Specialist Physician in Infectious Microbiology and in Community
                      Medicine at CSA
                      Proximity Care to Reach People
                      Presented by Pénélope Boudreault, Director of Operations - Montreal at Doctors
                      of the World Canada
                      Community Health: Bringing Health to the People
                      Presented by Martin Pagé, Executive Director and Sophie, Pair-navigatrice at Dopamine and
                      Robert, Pair-éducateur at CSA

                      3. The Canadian Prison System: Realities and Innovative Practices
                      Moderated by Natasha Touesnard, Executive Director at the Canadian Association of People
                      who Use Drugs (CAPUD) (In French and in English - Simultaneous oral translation)

                      With
                      Nicole Alexander and Chris McNab, Federal In-Reach Community Development Coordinators,
                      Arpa Azmila, Harm Reduction Manager and Claudia Medina, Program Manager at Prisoners
                      HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN)
                      Alison Bray, Harm Reduction-Community Education Coordinator of the Toronto Drop-In Centre
                      at the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS)
                      Marilyn Coutu, Intervenante at L’Oasis, unité mobile d’intervention
                      Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Director of Research and Advocacy at the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

                      Presented within Stimulus: Drugs, Policy and Practice in Canada, in partnership with the
                      Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC), the Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs
                      (CAPUD) and the AIDQ

         4:45 - 5 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS
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