BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4//
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:20250509T153812EDT-4342w0DvwV@132.216.98.100
DTSTAMP:20250509T193812Z
DESCRIPTION:Marie-Pierre Sylvestre\, PhD\n\nAssociate Professor\n	School of 
 Public Health | Université de Montréal\n\nWHEN: Monday\, October 28\, 2024
 \, from 4 to 5 p.m.\n	WHERE: Hybrid | SPGH\, 2001 ɬÀï·¬ College\, Rm 1140 
 &\n	5252 boul. de Maisonneuve - 3rd floor\, Kitchen | Zoom \n	Note: Marie-Pi
 erre Sylvestre will be presenting In-Person at the SPGH\n\nAbstract\n\nHav
 ing friends who use cannabis is a risk factor for the initiation of cannab
 is use in adolescents. I used data from a sample of 11 high schools from t
 he COMPASS study to investigate the role of access to cannabis in the asso
 ciation between having friends who use cannabis and cannabis initiation in
  adolescents. I will present these findings\, discuss methodological chall
 enges and outline potential implications for the development of harm reduc
 tion strategies among adolescents. I will also briefly present a prognosti
 c tool to identify adolescents at risk of regular cannabis use.\n\nLearnin
 g Objectives\n\nAt the completion of this talk\, attendees will be able to
 :\n\n\n	Understand the natural course of cannabis use in adolescents\;\n	App
 reciate the usefulness of observational prospective data in understanding 
 the mechanisms leading to cannabis initiation\;\n	Recognize the challenges 
 associated with the development of harm reduction strategies among adolesc
 ents.\n\n\nSpeaker Bio\n\nMarie-Pierre Sylvestre is an Associate Professor
  at the School of Public Health\, Université de Montréal\, and a scientist
  at the CHUM Research Centre. She holds a FRQ Junior 2 salary award to sup
 port her research on modeling the natural history of substance use\, co-us
 e\, and substance use disorders\, with the aim of informing harm reduction
  strategies. She is the co-Principal Investigator of the ongoing Nicotine 
 Dependence in Teens study and is funded by CIHR and FRQ to examine the imp
 act of cannabis use on physical and mental health.\n
DTSTART:20241028T200000Z
DTEND:20241028T210000Z
SUMMARY:The Role of Perceived Access to Cannabis in the Association Between
  Having Friends Who Use Cannabis and Cannabis Use Initiation in Adolescent
 s
URL:/epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/role-perceived-ac
 cess-cannabis-association-between-having-friends-who-use-cannabis-and-cann
 abis-use-359767
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR