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Presenters
Dr. Kim Corace, Vice President, Innovations and Transformation, The Royal and Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Melanie Willows, Clinical Director, Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Program, The Royal and Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa, Department of Family Medicine with a cross-appointment to the Department of Psychiatry
Michèle Langlois, Lived Experience Transformative Leader / Community Mental and Substance Use Health / Virtual and Digital Care for Resilient Families
Host
Ian Mendes
Senior writer, The Athletic
Overview
Opioid and alcohol use have increased dramatically, and tragically, so have opioid related harms and deaths. Decreased access to care and the stress and uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to inequity and harms to individuals who use substances. Knowing how to access care is unnecessarily difficult but we now have tools and resources in place to make it easier.
Join our experts Dr. Kim Corace, Dr. Melanie Willows, and Michele Langlois as they share innovative digital health solutions for individuals seeking care for substance use health and mental health problems. They will discuss the Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Digital Front Door Clinic and AccessMHA, our region’s coordinated access service for mental health, substance use health and addiction. These innovations increased access to care and regional reach and are making a real and measurable impact in our community.
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Dr. Kim Corace is the Vice President of Innovation and Transformation at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Ottawa, a Clinical Investigator with the Institute of Mental Health Research, and the current President of the Canadian Psychological Association. Dr. Corace provides strategic leadership for mental health and addiction system transformation, including innovation in patient care service delivery models, at the regional and provincial levels. Dr. Corace’s research, clinical, teaching, and advocacy efforts have led to sustainable improvements in addiction and mental health care, better client outcomes, and reduced stigma.
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Dr. Melanie Willows is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Department of Family Medicine with a cross-appointment to the Department of Psychiatry. She provides clinical and academic leadership in addictions and co-occurring disorders within her department, hospital, and community. She has been working at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre since 2001 and is the Clinical Director of the Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Program. Among other initiatives, Dr. Willows leads several projects to build capacity amongst primary care providers and other health professionals to identify, assess, and treat substance use and co-occurring disorders within their practice.
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Michèle Langlois draws upon 30 plus years experience as an Executive and Executive Advisor to public sector and mental health organizations in the areas of Service and Business Innovation, with specific expertise in Visioning, Strategy and Planning, Program and Project Management, and Change Leadership. As a leader, Michèle is committed to ethical, values-based, and mindful leadership.
Passionate about resilient and flourishing families, communities, workplaces, and eco-systems, Michèle has recently completed a Master’s degree in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality focused on transformation of the mental and substance use health sector. She currently serves as Project Manager to implement an in-person and virtual Client and Family Resource Hub with peer support at The Royal Ottawa. In the community, she serves as Co-Chair of the Client and Family Engagement in Research Council at The Royal’s Institute for Mental Health Research, as Co-Chair of the Client and Family Community Peer Advisory Council for AccessMHA.ca and is a member of AccessMHA’s oversight committee. She also serves as President of the Ottawa Network for Borderline Personality Disorder offering Family Connections and other programming for families of loved ones experiencing difficulty regulating their emotions.
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Our host Ian Mendes is a senior writer for The Athletic, former host on TSN 1200 and serves as a columnist for TSN.ca. Prior to joining TSN, he spent 12 years as a television reporter for Sportsnet. He also spent four years as a humour columnist for Today’s Parent magazine. Ian resides in Ottawa with his wife Sonia and their two daughters, Elissa and Lily.
Date and Time
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
7 to 8 PM on zoom
Registration
This event is free however registration is required.
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Contact information
For information, please contact Robyn Sauret.