CRISM: Prairie Node Update November, 2017

Node governance Members Advisory Node steering committee Researchers Program/System Managers and Front-Line providers Decision-Makers Advisory Indigenous wisdom group People with lived/living experience group Service provider group Researcher group Node steering committee Principal Investigators: C Wild, David Hodgins (U Calgary), Colleen Dell (U Saskatchewan) Principal Knowledge User (Vacant) Person with lived experience (Stacy Petersen; Fresh Start Recovery Centre)

Node development programs Node Infrastructure Website E-newsletter Node development programs Staff

Original CIHR proposal Principal Investigators Cam Wild (NPI, U Alberta) David Hodgins (U Calgary) Colleen Dell (U Saskatchewan) Co-Investigators Darren Christensen (U Lethbridge) Cheryl Currie (U Lethbridge) Serdar Dursun (U Alberta) Bonnie Lee (U Lethbridge) Arto Ohinmaa (U Alberta) Knowledge Users Allan Aubry (PKU, AHS) Brett Enns (Prince AB RHA, SK) Cindy King (AHS) Cora Weber-Pillwax (Nechi Institute) Person With Lived Experience Orrin Lyseng (AAMIMH) Original CIHR proposal 59 people 26 institutions

Node growth Current Node membership 176 people 56 institutions Original CIHR proposal 59 people 26 institutions

Node-affiliated researchers Regional engagement Node-affiliated researchers University of… Members Alberta 23 Calgary 12 Lethbridge 6 Saskatchewan 14 Regina 3 Manitoba First Nations University of Canada (SK) 2

Regional engagement – Institutional affiliations Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba NWT AB Health SK Health Addictions Foundation of MB NWT Regional Health Alberta Health Services Saskatoon RHA Winnipeg RHA AB Rural Development Network Heartland RHA Manitoba Harm Reduction Network College of Physicians and Surgeons Prince Albert RHA AAWEAR, Streetworks Metis Addiction Council Access to Medically Supervised Injection Services Edmonton SK Prevention Institute AB Addiction Service Providers Aboriginal Women’s Justice Foundation AB Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health

Infrastructure funding Prairie Node activities Infrastructure funding Demonstration Projects Project ENGAGE Screening, Self-Management, Referral to Tx Therapy dogs/veterans Member supports Node development grants ($15K) Regional projects and events Support for grant applications OPTIMA AHS opioid tx clinics (Calgary, Edmonton) Health Canada Knowledge Exchange National opioid tx guideline dissemination s. 56 exemption consultation Scoping review of psychosocial interventions Implementation science program

Node development program: $15K sub grants Lead Topic Kay Rittenbach (AB Health Services, U Alberta) Take-home naloxone evaluation Darren Christensen (U Lethbridge) Online contingency management - feasibility Elaine Hyshka (U Alberta) In-hospital needle exchange evaluation Julie Kaye (U Sask) Sex worker safety, substance use, and harm reduction Kristina Brache (Foothills Hospital, Calgary) Adaptation of contingency management to adolescent addiction treatment Anas el-Aneed (U Sask) Harm reduction training for pharmacists Bonnie Lee (U Lethbridge) Couples congruence intervention training Geoffrey Maina (U Sask) Prince Albert municipal substance misuse needs assessment Darlene Chalmers (U Regina) Animal-assisted interventions JoAnn Saddleback (AB) Gathering of addiction wisdom from Indigenous Elders from across the Prairies

Target population and setting Regional projects and events Group/Project Work supported Target population and setting Approach Manitoba Harm Reduction Network Research ethics support; briefing note for Govt of MB; advising on province-wide harm reduction policy and supply distribution model Injection drug users Consultation Access to Medically Supervised Injection Services Edmonton (AMSISE) Community needs assessment and planning for federal exemption application Structured survey of current drug users on substance use, service needs, parameters for supervised injection services. Alberta Addicts Who Educate and Advocate Responsibly (AAWEAR) Advocacy and outreach Marginalized substance users Supporting expansion of advocacy activities and recruitment of similar groups in SK, MB Cannabis Legalization in Canada: Implications for public health in Alberta Contributions to U of Calgary provincial forum Service providers, researchers, public Event support and presentations Maskwacis, Alberta Community gathering of 18 elders from 4 bands; community health service leaders Views on addictions and community responses Supported this community event, led by Node advisors JoAnn & Jerry Saddleback

Node-affiliated CIHR proposals Investigator (Node affiliation) Title Target population and setting Substance(s) Approach Design Rebecca Haines-Saah (University of Calgary) Engaging youth and parents in cannabis use education and prevention (TRACE V) Marginalized youth and families Cannabis Scan of existing prevention materials; co-create new prevention materials Participatory inquiry Amanda Newton (University of Alberta) Check your drinking Adolescents 14-17 years presenting to 9 EDs across Canada Alcohol Selective prevention: brief intervention for youth attending EDs with alcohol involvement Cluster-randomized RCT Karen Urbanoski (University of Victoria/CARBC) Motivation in compulsory addiction treatment Treatment-seekers (outpatient and residential) Multiple Describing trajectories of treatment engagement and retention Prospective observational cohort

www.crismprairies.ca