Dr. Ryan Herriot is a family physician and addiction medicine specialist based in Victoria, with additional training in the care of people living with HIV. He practices family medicine at Cool Aid Community Health Centre, is the medical director of AVI’s Victoria SAFER program, and sits on the board of the BC College of Family Physicians. In 2024 he co-founded the advocacy organization Doctors for Safer Drug Policy. He formerly worked as a prison physician at Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Facility.
He lives with his spouse and three kids, and he likes to cycle and to run a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons in his “spare time.”
This multi-day conference will give you a chance to connect with leaders in the field, while encouraging you to reimagine what community safety and wellbeing looks like in your community, and beyond. Topics will challenge, explore and discover the current trends, issues, and research in the community safety and wellbeing field.
More details are provided in the Agenda section.
To ensure a comfortable and convenient experience for attendees, please fill out the contact form with your contact information and specific requirements. Our team will work to accommodate your needs and provide you with information on available options at the conference venue. We look forward to assisting you with your booking and making your conference experience a success.
This multi-day conference will give you a chance to connect with leaders in the field, while encouraging you to reimagine what community safety and wellbeing looks like in your community, and beyond. Topics will challenge, explore and discover the current trends, issues, and research in the community safety and wellbeing field.
More details are provided in the Agenda section.
To ensure a comfortable and convenient experience for attendees, please fill out the contact form with your contact information and specific requirements. Our team will work to accommodate your needs and provide you with information on available options at the conference venue. We look forward to assisting you with your booking and making your conference experience a success.
The Transforming Community Safety and Wellbeing Conference is honoured to be based on the homelands of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.