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SUMMARY:Webinar: Courageous Conversations: How to Talk with Everyone Abou
 t Harm Reduction
DESCRIPTION:-- Webinar Description:  --\n\nThis interactive module devel
 ops participants’ skills in navigating difficult conversations about h
 arm reduction with colleagues, clients, policymakers, and community memb
 ers. The focus is on active listening, framing evidence-based arguments,
  and finding common ground without compromising harm reduction values.\n
 \nLearning Objectives\n\n* Confidently address misconceptions and stigma
  surrounding drug use and harm reduction.\n\n* Apply effective communica
 tion strategies to engage diverse audiences.\n\n* Maintain professionali
 sm and compassion during challenging or oppositional discussions.\n\n-- 
 Instructor: Corey Ranger --\n\nInstructor Bio: Based in unceded Quw’u
 tsun Territory, Corey Ranger (he/him) is an uninvited settler on these l
 ands. Corey is a registered nurse with extensive experience in street ou
 treach, community, and public health nursing with additional training in
  project management and quality improvement. Corey has focused primarily
  on harm reduction since 2013 beginning in Alberta and now in British Co
 lumbia. At present, Corey is the Clinical Director at AVI Health & Commu
 nity Services, President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association, a boa
 rd of directors at Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC), and the North 
 American Representative for the Members' Advisory Council (MAC) with the
  International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC).\n\n 
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