AGENDA (download Word document)

Making naloxone available to those who need it most:

From good programs to effective advocacy

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30        Welcome and introductions       Roxanne Saucier

9:30 – 10:15     Putting naloxone in the hands of drug users: A quick history        Matt Curtis

10:15 – 10:30   BREAK

10:30 – 12:00   Ask the expert 

Moderator: Marina Smelyanskaya

Panelists: Leo Beletsky, Mike Duncan, Yuri Ivanov

12:00 – 1:00     LUNCH

1:00 – 2:00        Challenges and opportunities to expanded naloxone provision  

Moderators: Matt Curtis and Dasha Ocheret       

2:00 – 2:30        BREAK

2:30 – 3:30        Taking a step back: How does naloxone and overdose prevention fit into the bigger picture of our work               

Moderator: Roxanne Saucier

Panelists: Matt Curtis, Nab Dasgupta, Mike Duncan

3:30 – 3:45        Recap of day 1 and preview of day 2                     Roxanne Saucier

4:00 – 6:00        Optional training on OD project design                 Matt Curtis

7:00                     Group dinner at Restaurant Circo (Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock)

9:00 – 10:45     Linking data collection and advocacy                    

Moderator: Marina Smelyanskaya

Panelists: Matt Curtis and Nab Dasgupta

10:45 – 11:00   BREAK [10:45 – 11:00]

Real-time consulting                     Dasha Ocheret

11:00 – 12:30   Issue-specific breakout groups

12:30 – 1:30     LUNCH

1:30 – 3:00        Country-specific breakout groups

3:00 – 3:30        Facilitated reportback                  Dasha Ocheret

3:30 – 4:00        Wrap-up and next steps               Daniel Wolfe

6:00                    Group Dinner at Restaurant Zelig’s (8 Thomas Steers Way)