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Overlapping public health crises have shown that the current capacity, quality and accessibility of healthcare services is insufficient, especially for people with high-risk substance use. Online solutions are critical in bridging these gaps.

This virtual event will bring together physicians, researchers, clinicians, people with lived experiences and many others to share successful tools, experiences, and discuss trajectories for the future of virtual solutions in substance use care.

The healthcare system in general is struggling with a slow process of transition and change. The COVID-19 pandemic and other public health challenges showed that the current capacity and quality of care is insufficient. It is evident that we need a bigger variety and larger range of interventions and settings to address these crises and take care of the most vulnerable. Patients with high-risk substance use disorders are especially at risk of dying of an overdose and have significant issues accessing appropriate and effective care.

The use of web-based sources is especially critical in addressing these issues, along with building a long-term trajectory of care, including prevention and early intervention as non-existing elements in our societies for the most vulnerable. This comes with a need to integrate new opportunities and strengthen effective measures in the existing system. We want to present successful experiences and effective interventions on the background of the question: how to integrate those into today’s system of care, what are the structural changes needed and which paradigms should drive our system of care? We want this event to be an open discourse to shape the future of health care.

Registration for this innovative conference will open soon, until then please save the date and join our mailing list to stay updated.

Best,
Dr. Michael Krausz

Leadership Chair, UBC Addiction Research
Chair, World Psychiatric Association Section of Addiction Psychiatry
President and Chair, InnerChange Foundation