Addictions Medicine & Psychosocial Interventions
PROGRAM GOALS
CAMH and St. Michael’s Hospital are excited to bring to you ECHO Ontario Addiction Medicine and Psychosocial Interventions (AMPI). ECHO AMPI aims to help healthcare providers build capacity in the treatment and management of addictions.
The project works to empower healthcare providers to use evidence-based best practices to reduce the need for specialist visits, improving the quality of care for patients seeking treatment for addictions and related disorders in Ontario’s primary care settings.
The ECHO AMPI curriculum is based on analysis of multiple needs assessments conducted with provincial primary care providers.
Addictions Medicine and Psychosocial Interventions
Location: Zoom Videoconferencing
Time: 12:15PM to 1:45PM EST
Length: 3 Modules
8 Sessions on Engaging Individuals in Evidence-Based Care (Apr 23, 2025 – Jun 11, 2025)
8 Sessions on Principles of Addictions Care (October 8, 2025 – November 26, 2025)
8 Sessions on Concurrent Disorders & Complexity (Jan 28, 2026 – Mar 25, 2026)
When: Wednesday Afternoons (Weekly)
Target Audience: Healthcare Providers working in Addictions Medicine
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Below is a list of curriculum topics that are often featured in this module.
This module focuses on strategies to engage patients in clinical care to address their substance use.
- Evidence-Based Approaches to Patient Care
- Harm Reduction
- Motivational Interviewing
- Contingency Management
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Introduction to CRA/SMART
- Introduction to CRAFT
- Introduction to DBT
Below is a list of curriculum topics that are often featured in this module.
This module provides an overview of substance-specific interventions. Assessment and treatment (including pharmacological interventions) for a variety of substances use disorders including alcohol, cannabis, opioids, and stimulants.
- From Controversy to Compassion: The Evolution of Harm Reduction
- Assessment Management of Alcohol Use Disorder
- Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT)
- Chemical Dependency and Pain
- Medical Consequences of Injection Drug Use
- Cannabis
- Stimulants
- Party and Play Drugs
Below is a list of curriculum topics that are often featured in this module.
This module will review assessment and interventions for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, with a focus on complex client populations (e.g., people with severe and persistent mental illness).
- Recap of Module 1 and 2
- Substance-Induced Psychosis
- Severe and Persistent Mental Illness and Substance Use
- Complex PTSD and Substance Use
- Psychiatric Medications 101 w/Polypharmacy
- Advanced Behavioural Approaches: Chain Analysis and Functional Analysis
- Advanced Behavioural Approaches for Substances
- Peer Support
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Registration for Fall 2025 is now open! To register, please select the Register button below.
If you have questions, click on the button below to contact us.
SESSION STRUCTURE
Welcome, Introduction, and Announcements – 10-15 minutes
Didactic Presentation – 20-30 minutes
Case Discussion – 30-60 minutes
Addressing Outstanding Questions and Session Wrap-Up – 15 minutes
WHAT'S THE COMMITMENT?
Attend 60% of program sessions
Present an anonymized case
Participate in group discussions
Provide feedback through evaluation activities
WHO'S RUNNING THESE SESSIONS?
Our program sessions are run by an inter-professional Hub Team from multiple health organizations across Ontario.
Please click on the toggle buttons below to see who will be facilitating these sessions.
These individuals make up our AMPI Hub Team:
- Wiplove Lamba (Addiction Psychiatrist/Co-Lead)
- Nitin Chopra (Addiction Psychiatrist/Co-Lead)
- Kristine Stolarski (Addictions Physician)
- Jean-Paul Michael (Case Worker)
- Sunny Wang (Clinical Pharmacist)
- Sarah Bonato (Librarian)
- Tracey DaSilva (Registered Nurse)
- Osamu Minami (Social Worker)