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We are in the midst of an unprecedented overdose crisis, impending legalization o f c annabis , a s e x ual ly t ransmitted infection epidemic, and a wide range of drug policy challenges.Our capacity and learning needs are ever expanding, and yet it has been more than 10 years since experts in the �eld of drug policy last met on the national scale to connect and share best practices.

�is three-day event at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton will include people who use drugs, nurses, social workers, physicians, corrections sta�, front-line workers, people involved in sex work, researchers, and other key people from across Canada.

Ashley RobertsonAudreys BooksBoyle Street Community ServicesCam WildCaroline MousseauClaire O’GormanCeleste HaywardColette LauerDonald MacPhersonElliot Tanti

Gab Asselin Janak BajgaiJody TommJordan WestfallJulie-Soleil MeesonKalisha Mendonsa Karen TurnerKareen LambertLeslie HillLori PhillipsLynn Belle-Isle

Marliss TaylorMahrukh BabarMelissa ByersNigel BrunsdonRichard ElliotRights Reporter FoundationRob MilnerRohan DaveScott BernsteinShanell Twan

Shay J. VanderschaegheStacey BourqueStacey CarmichaelTammy Pfei�erTia SmithTwo Stones DesignUnlimited BS Vanessa Constantineau

�ank you to all the other volunteers not mentioned, you are very much appreciated!

People from the Rights Reporter Foundation, Chroma Capture Photography, media and other participants will be taking video, audio and photographs at Stimulus 2018. If participants are uncomfortable with this, please make yourself known to the photographer and videographers.

All program photography courtesy of Nigel Brunsdon.

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Food: Remember to eat breakfast at your hotel, for most of us it is included in your room rate. Light snacks and beverages will be provided at breaks. You will be responsible for all other meals while attending Stimulus 2018. �e Shaw Conference Centre will have a concession open in the exhibition hall between 10:30 am and 1:30 pm. �ere are also a variety of restaurants available within walking distance of the Shaw Conference Centre.

Clothing: Dress in layers! �e temperature within the conference centre and from room to room can �uctuate, based on the weather, the size of the room, the number of people in a room, or the learning activities taking place. Sweater, shawls and/or wraps are highly recommended, as they are easy to put on or take o�, depending on the temperature. Wear comfortable shoes! �ere’s a fair bit of walking between the di�erent sessions. Swag! Visit the Stimulus Store and pick up any clothing you may be missing.

Transportation: A shuttle is available for those staying at the Coast Edmonton Plazaa to the Shaw Conference Centre. You are responsible for scheduling it ahead of time. Please give delegates with mobility issues priority in accessing the shuttle. �e Boyle Street Community Services bus will be available to do some downtown and airport shuttling, please watch for more information at the Information Desk outside Salon 7.

Safety: Your safety is important to us. In case of emergency dial 911. �e phone number for the Shaw security team is (780) 399-4963. Security guards are available for:

• Anyone needing a safe walk to their car at the Shaw Grierson Hill parking lot • If you are facing an issue with accessing session rooms at the facility

Respecting self expression and personal freedom is an important part of keeping others safe. Gender neutral bathrooms will be provided at the venue, and delegates are reminded to treat one another with a spirit of safety and inclusion. �e gender neutral bathrooms are available on the East end of the meeting room level of the Shaw Conference Centre.Naloxone in case of emergency is available in Salon 1 and Salon 7.

Emotional Care: Supportive listening volunteers will be on site October 3 and 4, to help you process the emotions that arise from the heavy topics of Stimulus 2018 sessions. Mahrukh Babar, and Rohan Dave will be attending sessions wearing buttons that identify them as supportive listeners, and the Information Desk at Salon 7 can help connect you to their support.

Your Guide to Thriving atSTIMULUS 2018 To help you get the most out

of this event, here are a few tips to make this a great experience:

Networking: You will meet a wide variety of individuals at Stimulus 2018. People from all facets of the harm reduction and drug policy world will be gathered under one roof to discuss the realities of the crisis our nation is facing. �is will include individuals with lived, and active, experience using drugs and living under the policies that our nation creates. Respecting that experience and their contribution is expected of all our delegates. Stimulus 2018 is a safe space for all. We really mean ALL. No one should be made to feel unwelcome, unsafe, or attacked as we all gather to learn. Please keep this in mind when helping delegates, who may be attending for their �rst time, learn the language and manners of the harm reduction world.

Supper Club: Want to keep the networking going to get the most out of your time at Stimulus 2018? Sign up for Supper Club on the �ip chart at the Information Desk if you would like to connect with others at nearby restaurants. Reservations and travel arrangements are the responsibility of delegates.

Self Care: Pack your favourite nutritious snacks, for downtime in your room. Try not to overwork yourself beforehand. Carve out relaxation time while at the event. Get enough sleep. Eat smart and drink lots of water. Take breaks and get outdoors from time to time.

Translation: Simultaneous English - French translation will be available in Hall C and Salon 4 throughout Stimulus 2018. In order for the translation to work, all of the people speaking will need to talk into the microphones provided.

Green Spaces: Need to get outside for a power walk or a few minutes of fresh air to recharge? Edmonton boasts an extensive river valley trail system accessible within minutes walk of the Shaw Conference Centre. Check out the publicly accessible 100 Street Funicular.

Indigenous Welcoming Room: People are welcome to drop in to the Indigenous Welcoming Room in Salon 19. �is is a meeting place where people are invited to gather and learn about Treaty 6 lands and the Metis Nation in the region. Smudging is available.

Honouring our Lost: Our movement continues to lose many many people to the War on Drugs and drug poisoning. Salon 20 is an opportunity to create, connect and support each other as we honour our lost.

Key InformationCommunity Resource Information - Phone 211

Healthlink - Phone 811 Emergencies - Phone 911

�ese three days will be a whirlwind of networking, learning and heavy discussions. Here are some tips to help you care for yourself, connect to people, and access the supports you may need.

Pro Tips TO GETTING THE MOSTOUT OF STIMULUS 2018

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7:30-8:30Registration

8:30-9:15Good Morning

9:15-10:30Setting the Stage PlenarySpeakers: Donald MacPherson, Shanell Twan, Stephanie Lake

10:30-11:00Break

11:00-11:45 Hall C - “Away with Barriers: Access Now!” – Mobilizing for Supervised Consumption Services in CanadaSpeakers: Annie Foreman – Mackey, Marilou Gagnon, Elaine Hyshka, Sandhia VadlamudySalon 4 - Successful Harm Reduction on the Prairies• Tough Enough to Talk About It: Harm Reduction in

the Trades• Mobilizing Saskatchewan through Advocacy -

Community E�orts to Deregulate and Distribute Naloxone Kits in the Heart of the HIV Epidemic

Speakers: Lorna �omas, Jason MercrediSalon 10 - Bringing Harm Reduction Into the Digital Age: Part 1• �e InfoScreen Project - Disseminating drug checking

results and harm reduction information at music festivals using technology

• Girls in Green as a media content platform for Cannabis users

Speakers: Dominique Denis-Lalonde, Alice ReisSalon 3 - Accommodating Accommodations: Building Harm Reducing Dialogue Amongst Divergent Interests in Treatment and Residential Settings• Road to Coalition: Learned lessons on collaborating

recovery with harm reduction at the micro- to macro-spheres

• Con�ict resolution, harm reduction and social housingSpeakers: David Renaud, Suzanne Fish

Salon 2 - HIV and Hepatitis C Core Knowledge and the Continuum of Care Speaker: Michael BaileySalon 5 - International Guidelines on Drug Policy and Human Rights: Developing Needed Normative Guidance for Governments and a Tool for AdvocatesSpeaker: Richard Elliot Salon 6 - Using Trauma and Violence-Informed Care (TVIC) to Reduce Substance Use, Sexuality and STBBI Related Stigma Speakers: Becky Van Tassel, Rachel MacLeanSalon 16 - Dialoguing with the Swamplands of the Soul: Understanding Our Relationship with Drugs and the Medicine they Bring- An exploration through the Expressive Arts Facilitated by Estephania Solis Meza Salon 14 - Government sanctioned, community de�ned: A local case study of BC overdose prevention sites Speaker: Bruce WallaceChoice Matters: an investigation and discussion of needle gauge preference among people who inject drugs Speaker: Rhiannon �omas

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1:00-2:30Hall C - Lived Experience Panel • How to Engage with Peers in Harm Reduction Systems• �e Fight for Experiential Worker Rights• Involving Peers: And What Next?• Getting Drug Users Involved: Proven StrategiesSpeakers: Charlene Burmeister, Kevin Donaghy, Alexandra de Kiewit, Karen Megganety

Salon 4 - Nightlife Panel • Harm Reduction at Large Events and Festivals• �e Cooperation of Response Teams during Parties:

Challenges and Emerging Practices• Harm Reduction in the context of Nightlife: �e

Brazilian model Speakers: Shelby Young, Marie-Anik Blanchet-Gagnon, Alice ReisSalon 10 - Panel: Right Now! Heroin-Assisted TreatmentSpeakers: Sarah Wojcik, Susan Boyd, Dave Murray, Greg Fresz, Scott MacDonald, Alexa NortonSalon 2 - Integrating Frontline Harm Reduction Services to Respond to the Opioid Overdose Crisis and BeyondSpeakers: Amanda Pinke, Dean Wilson, Frank Coburn, Kenneth W. Tupper, Nazlee Maghsoudi, Stacey Bourque Salon 3 - Sensible Cannabis Education: Workshopping a Toolkit to Educate Canadian Youth about CannabisSpeakers: Jenna Valleriani, Stephanie Lake, Michelle �iessen Salon 5 - Hospital Panel• Harm reduction practices among hospital inpatients

who inject drugs in Halifax, Nova Scotia • Harm reduction in hospital settings: Peer and provider• Changing the conversation: Integrating harm reduction

practices to enhance patient-centered care and improve safety for people who use drugs

Speakers: �omas Brothers, Emma Garrod, Elaine Hyshka Salon 6 - You Say You Want a Resolution: Implementing a Ground-Breaking Canadian Resolution at the UN by Developing an Advocacy Agenda to Challenge Stigma Against People Who Use Drugs Domestically and GloballySpeakers: Richard Elliot, Shanell Twan, Scott Bernstein, Michelle Boudreau Salon 14 - Implementation of Injectable Opioid Agonist �erapy in a Primary Care Integrated Care Health CentreSpeakers: Terry Hobot, Marie SproulePerson – centered care in injectable opioid agonist treatmentSpeaker: Kirsten MarchandOpioid-Agonist �erapy (OAT) treatment protocols for community-based and residential treatment centres who serve First Nation people who misuse opioids: A Canadian Research Initiative on Substance Misuse (CRISM) national Indigenous initiativeSpeaker: Stephanie McConkey

Salon 14 - Stimulant use among patients receiving injectable opioid agonist treatment in Vancouver Speaker: Heather Palis

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3:00-3:45 Hall C - �e War on Drugs IS a war on the poorSpeakers: Hugh Lampkin, Aiyanas Ormond, Susan BoydSalon 4 - �e "Crackhouse": A Pillar of Our Communities Speakers: Martin Pagé, Sandra Wesley Salon 10 - Overdose Prevention and Education NetworkSpeaker: Prairie Chiu, Jen AlsopSalon 2 - Alberta Panel• �e Government of Alberta's Response to the Opioid

Crisis• �e history and current state of harm reduction policies

in Alberta: A critical policy analysis• Alberta Health Services’ Newly Revised Harm

Reduction Policy: Adopting a Harm Reduction Approach on a Provincial Scale

Speakers: Karen Grimsrud, Vera Caine, Amy WoroniukSalon 3 - Challenges and successes of a community-driven Satellite Site programSpeakers: Rhiannon �omas, Shelley RosboroughSalon 5 - Nursing Experience in Overdose Prevention and Supervised Consumption Sites: Advancing Practice and Policy in Harm ReductionSpeakers: Marilou Gagnon, Kim Dirksen, Katrina Stephensen, Tim Gauthier, Kathleen GreggSalon 6 - Who are the drug checkers? Can't forget about the peers...Speakers: Julie-Soleil Meeson, Chloe Sage, Jarred Aasen, Emily GrantSalon 14 - CCENDU: A sentinel network for early warning and surveillance of substance use trends in Canada Speaker: Doris Payer�e perfect storm: A poisoned drug supply and Vancouver’s housing crisis combine to enhance risk for assertive community treatment (ACT) clientsSpeaker: W. Craig Norris

3:45-4:00Travel Time

4:00-5:00Decriminalize Us! PlenarySpeakers: Natasha Touesnard, Akia Munga, Frank Crichlow, Karen Turner



8:45-9:45Cannabis Regulation and the Future of Drug Policy in Canada PlenarySpeakers: Steve Rolles, Anthony Morgan, Rebecca Haines–Saah, Jenna Valleriani, Jean-Sébastien Fallu

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10:15-11:00 Hall C - Cannabis as harm reduction: Recent �ndings and future directions on the eve of legalized cannabis and in the context of a nation-wide emergency around the harms of illicit drug useSpeaker: M-J MilloySalon 4 - Consumption sites: Grass roots, activism, implementation, and women’s responses• Women’s responses to overdose prevention sites during

a fentanyl-related overdose epidemic• A Recipe for Success: Consumption sites embedded in

grassroots organizations of people who use drugsSpeakers: Jade Boyd, Kevin YakeSalon 10 - Child Welfare and Harm Reduction Panel• Motherisk and Child Apprehension: �e regulation of

drug use and mothering in Canada• Harm Reduction & Child Welfare• How to bring harm reduction to child welfare servicesSpeakers: Susan Boyd, Kayla DeMong, Sheryl JarvisSalon 2 - Drug Checking Duo• Drug Checking as a Response to a Toxic Street Drug

Supply: Preliminary Results of a Drug Checking Pilot Project in Vancouver, British Columbia

• Starting your own drug checking service: legalities, organization, training and technologies

Speakers: Karen McCrae, Chloe SageSalon 3 - Advocacy and Mutual Healing: Supporting families and building capacity after a substance related loss Part 1Speakers: Petra Schulz, Leslie McBain, Katie MaiSalon 5 - Creating heART space: Community Conversations and Compassion-building around OverdoseSpeaker: Marion Selfridge, Kim ToombsSalon 6 - How Lessons learned helped the Downtown Eastside �ght the Opioid EpidemicSpeaker: Dean Wilson

Salon 16 - Hepatitis C Treatment in the New Direct Acting Anti-viral (DAA) Era: Frontline Implications for treating people who use drugsSpeakers: Rivka Kushner, Shelly ArchibaldSalon 14 - Improving hospital admission for people who use drugs – adapting a tool to improve care Presenter: Carol StrikeWhat is the state of the science on supervising non-injection forms of drug consumption?Presenter: Kelsey Speed

11:00-11:15Travel

11:15-12:00 Hall C - Measuring Success and Failure of Policy Panel• Estimating the costs and harms of substance use in

Canada• Principles, practice, and policy vacuums: Stakeholder

views on provincial/territorial harm reduction policymaking in Canada

• Reprioritizing Metrics to Evaluate Drug PolicySpeakers: Matthew M. Young, Arlanna Pugh, Nazlee MaghsoudiSalon 4 - Knowledge is power - Empowering through a by and for magazine: the case of L'InjecteurSpeakers: Vincent de Maisonneuve and Vanessa Lefebvre-ConstantineauSalon 10 - New frontiers in pharmaciesHarm Reduction Pharmacy: A New Model of Care• From Downtown Toronto to Rural Alberta: A

Pharmacist’s Journey with Harm Reduction• Harm reduction, more than just clean needlesSpeakers: Jarred Aasen, Wende Wood, Jean-Ann GarsideSalon 2 - Perspectives on Sex Work: Overdose, Policy, and Practice• Opening the Doors - Occupational Health and Safety

in Vancouver's Sex Industry• Sex worker/client relations and drug use during an

overdose epidemicSpeakers: Velvet Steele, Jennifer LavalleySalon 3 - Advocacy and Mutual Healing: Supporting families and building capacity after a substance related loss Part 2Speakers: Rebecca Haines-Saah, Heather Morris, Petra SchulzSalon 5 - Alcohol Harm Reduction Duo• Caring for patients with severe alcohol use disorders in the

acute care setting: A managed alcohol approach• Alcohol Harm Reduction PanelSpeakers: Karine Meador, Ron Kuhlke

Salon 6 - �e Halifax Area Network of Drug Using People (HANDUP) present: "A Halifax perspective on stigma and discrimination"Speakers: Natasha Touesnard, Julien Carette, Cyril Hat�eldSalon 16 - Policing the overdose crisis: the impact of law enforcement mechanisms on Overdose Prevention Site utilization in Vancouver, CanadaSpeakers: Jade Boyd, Al FowlerSalon 16 - Media coverage of people who use drugsSpeaker: Garth MullinsSalon 14 - Working with Pregnant and Early Parenting Indigenous Women who are Precariously Housed and Use Illicit Substances: Insights from Indigenous Knowledge KeepersSpeaker: Marissa Nakoochee Complex Conversations about Substance Use with Women Speaker: Nancy Poole

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1:30-2:15 Hall C - Legal Panel• How several provinces are approaching cannabis

legalization in relation to youth: Is there enough space for harm reduction in education and messaging?

• Heroin at the corner store? Legal regulation of opioids for public health, safety and social justice

• Regulation: �e Responsible Control of DrugsSpeakers: Tara Marie Watson, Scott Bernstein, Steve RollesSalon 4 - Psychedelic Science: Research, Practice & Policy ImplicationsSpeaker: Kenneth Tupper Salon 10 - Responding to the Opioid Crisis: Canada’s First Supervised Injection, Inhalation, Intra-nasal and Oral Consumption SiteSpeaker: Stacey BourqueSalon 2 - Life, Death or Jail: Perspectives on Overdose ResponseSpeakers: Craig Rompain, Richard Elliot, Jon Deakin, Nicholas EtchesSalon 3 - Surviving Overdose: Example of a Community Circle for workers and service users who experienced multiple/ongoing overdosesSpeakers: Rhiannon �omas, Les Harper, Zoe DoddSalon 5 - Moral Panics and the Silent Prohibition of New Drugs in Canada Speaker: Alexander BetsosSalon 6 - Bringing Harm Reduction Into the Digital Age: Part 2• Harm Reduction At Home: Using Technology to

Connect with People Who Use Drugs Alone

• �e role of technology in addressing Overdose and StigmaSpeakers: Ginetta Salvalaggio, Gordon CaseySalon 14 - Co-creating Evidence: National Evaluation of Multi-service Programs Reaching Pregnant Women at Risk Speaker: Carol HubbersteySeeing the trees but not the forest: Trends in Canadian News Media Coverage of Harm Reduction (2000-2016) Speaker: Jakob Koziel

2:15-2:45Break

2:45-3:30 Hall C - An illustrated history of drug prohibition and resistance in CanadaSpeaker: Susan BoydSalon 4 - Stigma, as it relates to Peer Support workers with people who use drugs Speakers: Kenn Quayle, Brian MackenzieSalon 10 - Stimulants: A broader perspective • Contingency Management for Stimulant Use in a

Hospital Setting • Be Your Own Best Friend: Safer Meth Use in

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside• Non-beverage and Stimulant Use Among People

Experiencing Absolute HomelessnessSpeakers: Kaye Robinson, Samona Marsh, Sindi AddorisioSalon 2 - Street College-A community development response to CrisisSpeakers: Flora Pagan, Shane Calder, Kimmy HughesSalon 3 - Understanding EIDGE - A peer-led research project regarding non-beverage alcohol use in Vancouver’s DTESSpeakers: Brittany Graham, Ron Kuhlke, Rob MorganSalon 5 - Beyond the Overdose Prevention Room: grassroots community responses to overdose in Victoria BCSpeakers: Brent Donovan, Kim ToombsSalon 6 - Indigenous-centred approaches to hepatitis C community programming and harm reductionSpeakers: Christopher Hoy


3:45-5:00Pushing the Boundaries PlenarySpeakers: Mark Tyndall, Richard Elliot, Marilou Gagnon

8:30-9:15Hall C - Neither sick nor guilty: negotiating the terms of the end of the drug war Speakers: Naoual Laaroussi, Christelle Dusablon-Pelletier, Vincent de MaisonneuveSalon 4 - Opioid Treatment Panel Duo• �e BOOST Collaborative – teams at the frontlines of

the opioid crisis in Vancouver are driving system change to improve care

• British Columbia Association of People on Methadone: Taking action to protect the rights of people on opioid agonist therapy

Speakers: Cole Stanley, Laura ShaverSalon 10 - Conversation Café - Realizing the Potential of Lived Experience: Knowledge Sharing and Curricular ChangeSpeakers: Brandi Abele and Barbara FornsslerSalon 2 - Women and harm reduction: Increasing our collective capacitySpeakers: Molly Bannerman, Natalie Kaminiski Salon 3 - Conversation Café: SCS and OPS Service ProvidersSpeaker: Patrick McDougall

Salon 5 - Conversation Café: Story Board Project: A Living Library Speakers: Lana Fine and Grant Schlotter {Grant passed on August 21st, 2018}Salon 6 - Reducing Harms for Students: Implementing Harm Reduction at the University of CalgarySpeakers: Andrew Szeto, Debbie Bruckner and Alex Klassen

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9:45-10:30 Hall C - Learning from Overdose Prevention Services (OPS): A Panel Discussion and Skills ShareSpeakers: Sarah Sullivan, Joni Ramsay, Heather Hobbs, Leila Attar, Zoë Dodd Salon 4 - Psychedelics and Cannabis- Exploring bene�ts and ethics in the Canadian context• Tracing Tangents: Exploring Ayahuasca’s Legal and

Ethical Journey in Canada • Evaluating the impact of cannabis to reduce or manage

illicit drug use in Vancouver, Canada

• Psychedelic Research for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: �e Need for Inclusion & Diversity

Speakers: Emma Garrod, Jenna Valleriani, Katrina BlommaertSalon 10 - Rural Panel• Remote Control: Implementing Community Based

HIV/AIDS Research in Northern, First Nation and Rural Manitoba Communities

• Rural Voices• Women and drug use: an experience of a rural

communitySpeakers: Chelsea Cook, Hawfeather Peterson, Julie-Soleil Meeson Salon 2– Youth Panel• Engaging High Risk Youth �rough Harm Reduction

Strategies• Meeting Our Youth Where �ey Are At• Incorporating Harm Reduction Principles in Working

with Youth in the Child Protection SystemSpeakers: Brenda Ohman, Christopher Beausoleil, Peter SmythSalon 3– Queer Coping MechanismsSpeakers: Cara Alex Secca�en and Emily Macdonald

Salon 5 - Indigenous traditional culture and Harm Reduction: Moving forwardSpeakers: Morgan Chalifoux, Tracy Wilson, Carolyn Kiskotagan, Daphie Pooyak Salon 6 - Conversation Café: National Day of Action organizing in your community!Speakers: Hawkfeather Peterson and various members of the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs

10:30-10:45Travel time

10:45-11:00Alberta Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sarah Ho�man

11:00-12:00Where do we go from here? PlenarySpeakers: Hakique Virani, Zoe Dodd, Mystery Speaker

12:00 -12:30Closing & Stimulus 2018 Video

AT THE CONFERENCEStaying Safer & Healthier

IMPORTANTIt is important to be aware that the substances on the street in Alberta are extremely poisonous. When there have been checks made on the substance residue in the Edmonton Supervised Consumption Service, the drugs have NEVER been what the person using it thinks it is. �e overdose rate is extremely high, and it often takes more than 6 doses of naloxone to revive someone.

Please be extremely careful. We need you to take care of yourself and take care of the people around you. Never use alone. Check on people if you notice they aren’t around. We do not want to lose anyone during the conference, or EVER.

�ere are a number of measures that the conference is taking to assist people who use drugs. We know that being in a new location can make getting what you need a bit more di�cult. During the conference, you will �nd a range of harm reduction supplies and services in Salon 1 including:

First Aid Station: Including emergency distribution of naloxone kits.

Harm Reduction Supplies: We have tried to get a variety of harm reduction equipment but may not have all of the supplies that you may be familiar with.

Overdose Prevention Site will operate throughout the conference from 8:00am until 5:30pm on Wednesday and �ursday, and from 8:00am until 12:30pm on Friday. Drug Checking will operate from 11:15am - 1:00pm on Wednesday, 11:30am - 2:00pm on �ursday and from 11:00am - 12:00pm on Friday.

Overdose prevention training and naloxone kit distribution will happen outside Salon 7 during breaks. Please stop by!

In Edmonton there are Supervised Consumption Services during the daytime (8:30am - 4:00pm) at Boyle Street Community Services (10116-105 Ave) and in the evenings at the George Spady Society (10015 105A Ave) from 4:00pm until 11:00pm. Be aware that these are embedded services and therefore are smaller sites than many people are used to. �ey are not able to do drug checking.

Metro City Medical Clinic and Downtown Prescription Centre (10419-102 Avenue) have partnered with Stimulus 2018 to assist with maintenance treatment for attendees. Located around the corner from the Coast Edmonton Plaza (AAWEAR and CAPUD Host Hotel), we are only a 15 minute walk to the Shaw Conference Centre. For more information call (780) 429-2988.




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Film Festival Schedule

OCTOBER 3RD

5:20pm . . . . . . . . . Free Tour: Streetworks Supervised Consumption Services ~ SOLD OUT5:30pm . . . . . . . . . Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy Annual General Meeting ~ Salon 65:30-6:30pm . . . . An interactive and supportive Sharing Circle introducing Wellbriety. Indigenous Welcoming Room ~ Salon 195:30pm . . . . . . . . . Alberta Community Council on HIV Annual General Meeting ~ Salon 57:30pm . . . . . . . . . Alberta Community Council on HIV Hosted Meet n Greet ~ Salon 2

OCTOBER 4TH

5:20pm . . . . . . . . . Free Tour: Streetworks Supervised Consumption Services ~ SOLD OUT7:00-8:45pm . . . . How can communities support families a�ected by the opioid crisis? ~ Salon 4

12:00pm . . . . . . Indian Horse1:40pm . . . . . . . Q&A with Filmmaker2:10pm . . . . . . . Strong Medicine2:40pm . . . . . . . Break2:50pm . . . . . . . Diabetes and Harm Reduction3:00pm . . . . . . . Our Harm Reduction Stories:

Working Toward Healthier Outcomes

3:10pm . . . . . . . Using Urine Drug Test Strips as a Harm Reduction Tool

3:15pm . . . . . . . Harm Reduction and Abstinence Based Treatment ‘Bridging the Gap’

3:20pm . . . . . . . Harm Reduction3:50pm . . . . . . . Break4:05pm . . . . . . . Safer Sex Work4:10pm . . . . . . . Safer is Better: For Marah4:15pm . . . . . . . Safer is Better: For Amber4:20pm . . . . . . . Safer is Better: For Andrew4:25pm . . . . . . . Bevel Up – Drugs, Users, and

Outreach Nursing5:10pm . . . . . . . Q&A5:30pm . . . . . . . End

12:15pm . . . . . . �e Stairs1:50pm . . . . . . . Q&A with Filmmaker2:10pm . . . . . . . SACY Fentanyl Film2:15pm . . . . . . . �e Safer Stroll2:35pm . . . . . . . Break2:50pm . . . . . . . Naloxone “Breaking the Stigma”3:00pm . . . . . . . Taking Care of Each Other: A

short �lm series and teaching tool about Indigenous Harm Reduction

3:35pm . . . . . . . Q&A3:55pm . . . . . . . Break4:15pm . . . . . . . Better Harm Reduction with Heart4:25pm . . . . . . . WAHRS – �e Healthcare

Experiences of Aboriginal peoples living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

4:40pm . . . . . . . A Day in the Life: �e World of Humans Who Use Drugs

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October 4 th / Day 2Salon 6 - �e Halifax Area Network of Drug Using People (HANDUP) present: "A Halifax perspective on stigma and discrimination"Speakers: Natasha Touesnard, Julien Carette, Cyril Hat�eldSalon 16 - Policing the overdose crisis: the impact of law enforcement mechanisms on Overdose Prevention Site utilization in Vancouver, CanadaSpeakers: Jade Boyd, Al FowlerSalon 16 - Media coverage of people who use drugsSpeaker: Garth MullinsSalon 14 - Working with Pregnant and Early Parenting Indigenous Women who are Precariously Housed and Use Illicit Substances: Insights from Indigenous Knowledge KeepersSpeaker: Marissa Nakoochee Complex Conversations about Substance Use with Women Speaker: Nancy Poole

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October 5 th / Day 3

Please see www.stimulusconference.ca to the view the speakers biographies and the session descriptions.




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Government

Sponsors

Social Media

LEADER LEVEL SPONSORS

ALLY LEVEL SPONSORS

Canopy Growth CorporationFirst Step Health Solutions

Stevens

FRIEND LEVEL SPONSORSBC Centre for Disease Control

Omega LabsPAMCO

ADVOCATE LEVEL SPONSOR

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LEGENDBanquet Of�ce / Business Services

Coat Check

Elevator

Entrance / Exit

Escalator Down

Escalator Up

Handicap Access

Information

Loading Dock

Parking

Stairs

Telephone

Washroom Ladies

Washroom Mens

Washroom Gender Neutral

Find your way around

Locations to KnowOverdose Prevention Site & First Aid StationInformation, O�ce, and Volunteer CoordinationExhibition HallFilm FestivalStimulus Store, including Audreys BooksIndigenous Welcoming RoomHonouring Our Lost space including the Positive Resistance Community QuiltPlenary Room & Persistent Resistance - a living scrapbookInfoScreen Project

Salon 1Salon 7

Salon 8 & 9Salon 16Salon 18Salon 19Salon 20

Hall C

Near Hall C

�ere will be a variety of poster presentations available throughout the space. Please take time to check them out.




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Documents

Stimulus Program FINAL EN · Salon 16 - Dialoguing with the Swamplands of the Soul: Understanding Our Relationship with Drugs and the Medicine they Bring- An exploration through the