CRISM - Key Persons
The Prairie Node includes Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, and is led by Dr. David Hodgins, Ph.D. Dr. Hodgins is a professor in the Program in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology, University of Calgary and is also the Head, Department of Psychology. Excellent researchers from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are investigating substance misuse/addiction interventions delivered in clinics, the community, and academic research settings. Each province funds treatment and prevention of substance misuse/addiction and has developed strategic plans through their respective Ministries of Health and Regional Health Authorities. But to date these assets have operated either in isolation or as part of small provincial teams.
The CRISM BC Node is led by Dr. Evan Wood, addiction medicine physician, clinician scientist and Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. The BC Node is an interdisciplinary expert network of over 100 contributing members, including advocacy groups, policy makers, service providers, and research scientists. The network is affiliated with the BC Centre on Substance Use, the University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University, and other institutions, and works closely with regional health authorities and the provincial government. Through the translation of scientific evidence into practice and policy change, the network promotes evidence-based approaches to addiction treatment and provides training to the next generation of leaders through our comprehensive education programs.
Job Titles:
- Professor at the University of Montréal
The Québec Node is led by Dr. Julie Bruneau, Professor at the University of Montréal. The Québec Node combines the expertise of researchers, clinicians, and knowledge users from Québec. Members aim to identify the specific needs and priorities and generate evidence-based knowledge according to real needs through research and collaborative projects. This node also contributes to the development of interventional research-based practices and policies with a Canada-wide perspective in mind, to ultimately improve quality of care and quality of life for all Canadians living with substance misuse.
Job Titles:
- Senior Scientist at the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research
The Ontario Node, or OCRINT (Ontario CRISM Node Team), is led by Dr. Jürgen Rehm, Senior Scientist at the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research and the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. CAMH is Canada's largest research and treatment hospital dedicated to mental health and substance use problems.
The Ontario Node is led by Dr. Rehm together with a team of Co-Principal Investigators and Knowledge Users. The Node is comprised of an integrated team of over 150 members including: academic investigators from institutions across Ontario, community-based intervention providers as well as system/policy representatives, next to people with lived experience.
The CRISM ATLANTIC Node is led by Dr. Sherry Stewart. Dr. Stewart, FRSC, is a Canadian clinical psychologist. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Dalhousie University and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Addiction and Mental Health.