Courses & Events
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Misc: International Remembrance Day
Date: 21 July 2009
(Info last updated 25 June 2009)
International Remembrance Day
For Those Who Have Died From Drugs/Alcohol
Date: 21 July 2009
The names and incidents of the many casualties of the War on Drugs will never really be known.
International Remembrance Day is dedicated to those people, known and unknown, who have died in the war against drugs and drug users.
It is a time when the drug using community can remember and pay tribute to our friends and loved ones; for the funerals we couldn't attend, for the deaths that no one acknowledged, for the moment we never got to say goodbye.
It is to remember those we know, and those we don't - from our villages, towns and cities, in the UK and across the world. The vast majority of these deaths are not just deaths from drugs, but from the laws of prohibition and the pervasive ignorance and stigma that blindly follows.
July 21st is a day to remember
Those who have died from unregulated, adulterated drugs as a result of today's black market;
Those who have been criminalized or incarcerated because of their addiction only to overdose upon release;
Those who have died from drug related infections through poverty or discrimination in our hospitals;
Those who die in prisons from disease, violence and the many state sanction executions (such as Singapore, Burma and China), or from vigilante death squads like in Thailand and Brazil;
Those who have died from the viruses transmitted due to a Drug War mentality which actively discourages and even criminalizes needle exchange and drug treatment programs such as in the USA and Russia;
Those who defy the laws to obtain their medicine or drug of choice, who get caught in the crossfire of heavily armed drug raids or gang wars due to the profit motive of illegal drugs;
Those who give up hope or who gave up the struggle, to those who couldn't fight anymore;
Those who died in poverty, and alone.
July 21st is the day when all across the world, we will carry our torch of dignity and hope and remember our friends.
Black Poppy have put together a basic DIY kit to help get you started whether you are lighting a candle, putting out a remembrance book, or holding an event. The documents can be dowloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
Download the A4 Statement Poster (PDF, 5.8MB)- Download the "What You Can Do" Document (PDF, 27K)
- Download the "Drug Related Deaths Stats" Document (PDF, 92K)
STRADA: Postgraduate Cert. in Leadership of Drug & Alcohol Services
Date: September 2009
(Info last updated 21 May 2009)
STRADA
Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership of Drug & Alcohol Services
Taught Postgraduate Programme
Start Date: September 2009
Mode of Study: Part-time
Venue: University of Glasgow
Fees: £1,300. Funded places available for staff in Scotland working in: Housing and Homelessness Services, Prison Services, Statutory Social Care Services, Statutory Health Care Services, Specialist Drug and Alcohol Services and Voluntary Services working with Drug and Alcohol users.
Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol (STRADA) is Scotland's leading workforce development organisation; delivering a range of training, development and educational opportunities to those working in the field of substance misuse. The organisation is a partership between the University of Glasgow's Centre for Drug Misuse; The University's Department of Adult and Continuing Education; and DrugScope.
This programme has been developed for those already working within, or seeking, leadership positions in Drug and Alcohol support agencies. The programme contains three courses; "Leading People" and "Leading Organisations", which aim to provide participants with an understanding of leadership theory and practice with a particular focus on the Scottish Health System. The final course is "Practitioner Inquiry and Decision Making", which will provide participants with an understanding of the value of making appropriate decisions based on the collection and analysis of key information within their workplace.
The programme will be taught on-campus at the University of Glasgow, supported by e-learning. The programme will be highly interactive, drawing on participants' knowledge and experiences as a means of helping them to improve their understanding and skill in leadership and management of drug and alcohol services.
Applicants will be considered if they possess a relevant degree or equivalent professional qualifications; or a minimum of 5 years relevant experience in the addictions field.
The deadline for applications for the forthcoming programme is August 28th 2009.
For further information and to download an application pack, please visit...
...or contact...
Steven Kendrick
Programme Administrator
Tel: 0141 330 2400
E-mail: strada@gla.ac.uk
STRADA: Postgraduate Certificate in Addictions
Date: September 2009
(Info last updated 26 March 2009)
STRADA
Postgraduate Certificate in Addictions
Taught Postgraduate Programme
Start Date: September 2009
Mode of Study: Part-time
Venue: University of Glasgow
Fees: £1,250. Funded places available for staff in Scotland working in: Housing and Homelessness Services, Prison Services, Statutory Social Care Services, Statutory Health Care Services, Specialist Drug and Alcohol Services and Voluntary Services working with Drug and Alcohol users.
Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol (STRADA) is Scotland's leading workforce development organisation; delivering a range of training, development and educational opportunities to those working in the field of substance misuse. The organisation is a partership between the University of Glasgow's Centre for Drug Misuse; The University's Department of Adult and Continuing Education; and DrugScope.
The programme is offered by STRADA through the University of Glasgow's Department of Adult and Continuing Education (DACE) and is designed to develop, enhance and refine students' practical and theoretical knowledge in the substance misuse field and examine this in relation to the underpinning of current practice.
The Course Flyer can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
- Download the Course Flyer (PDF, 194K)
Closing date for applications: May 11th 2009
For further information and to download an application pack, please visit...
...or contact...
Steven Kendrick
Programme Administrator
Tel: 0141 330 2400
E-mail: strada@gla.ac.uk
STRADA: Certificate of Higher Education: Drug & Alcohol Practice
Date: September 2009
(Info last updated 26 March 2009)
STRADA
Certificate of Higher Education: Drug & Alcohol Practice
Taught Undergraduate Programme
Start Date: September 2009
Mode of Study: Part-time
Venue: University of Glasgow
Fees: £1,820
Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol (STRADA) is Scotland's leading workforce development organisation; delivering a range of training, development and educational opportunities to those working in the field of substance misuse. The organisation is a partership between the University of Glasgow's Centre for Drug Misuse; The University's Department of Adult and Continuing Education; and DrugScope.
This programme of study will be delivered by the University of Glasgow's Department of Adult and Continuing Education (DACE) and is designed to introduce students to key concepts and ideas about Drug and Alcohol Misuse. The programme will provide students with specialist knowledge and transferable skills relevant to the Drug and Alcohol field.
The Course Flyer can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
- Download the Course Flyer (PDF, 679K)
Closing date for applications: May 11th 2009
For further information and to download an application pack, please visit...
...or contact...
Steven Kendrick
Programme Administrator
Tel: 0141 330 2400
E-mail: strada@gla.ac.uk
RCGP SMU: Update On Primary Care & Substance Misuse
Date: Friday 25 September 2009
(Info last updated 3 April 2009)
RCGP Substance Misuse Unit
Update On Primary Care & Substance Misuse
Moving Up to the Next Level
Date: Friday 25 September 2009
Venue: The Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA
Cost: £50
Done the Part One and/or Part Two? Want a refresher and update? Then this, at the bargain price of £50 is for you!
This event is designed to support continuing professional development for shared care, addiction specialist primary care and special interest practitioners.
It will cover:
- What's changing following the new Orange Guidelines and NICE Guidance
- Dr Linda Harris (RCGP SMU Clinical Director) - Engaging and retaining clients in treatment
- Dr John Dunn (NTA Clinical Team Lead) - Management of poly drug use
- Dr David Young (Medical Director, Lighthouse Project) - Safeguarding children and young people
- Dr Martin Weatherhead (Named Doctor for Children's Safeguarding, Sunderland PCT) - Dual diagnosis
- Consultant Psychiatrist - Implementing the NICE psychosocial interventions
- TBC
The Event Flyer can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
- Download the Event Flyer (PDF, 58K)
For further information or to reserve a place, please contact:
Sally O'Neill
SMU
Suite 314
32-38 Leman Street
London E1 8EW
Tel: 0207 173 6092
E-mail: eventssmu@rcgp.org.uk
RCGP: Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health (ICSH)
Dates: Wednesday 13 May 2009, Friday 26 June 2009, Friday 25 September 2009
(Info last updated 14 May 2009)
RCGP Sex, Drugs & HIV Task Group
Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health (ICSH)
Date: Friday 26 June 2009, 9.30am-4.00pm
Venue: Malmaison Hotel, 1-3 Piccadilly, MANCHESTER M1 1LZ
Date: Friday 25 September 2009, 9.30am-4.00pm
Venue: BMA House, LONDON WC1H 9JP
Cost: £190, inclusive of all materials and certification
Face-to-face training day events in Manchester, London and Wales.
- Are you confident in taking a sexual history?
- Are you ready to gain the new QOF points on contraception?
- Are you up-to-speed on how and when to offer an HIV test?
If the answer to any of these is "not sure", then this is the day for you!
First, you need to complete and pass the e-learning module "Sexual Health in General Practice". You can book your place on the course before doing the e-module as long as you complete it before the training day.
Nearly 1,600 GPs and practice nurses have already successfully completed the e-module and we have now held three excellently evaluated training days.
The Events Flyer can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
- Download the Events Flyer (PDF, 16K)
You can download a registration form for Manchester and London events from the RCGP web site.
Course organiser for Manchester and London:
Russell Fleet
MedFASH
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9JP
Tel: 0207 383 6801
Fax: 0870 442 1792
E-mail: rfleet@medfash.bma.org.uk
For full details on the Wales day or to book, contact:
Natasha Jenkins
RCGP Wales
Tel: 02920 504 604
E-mail: njenkins@rcgp.org.uk
INEBRIA: 6th Annual Conference - "Breaking New Ground"
Date: Wednesday 7 - Friday 9 October 2009
(Info last updated 3 May 2009)
INEBRIA (International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems)
6th Annual Conference of INEBRIA
"Breaking New Ground"
Date: Wednesday 7 - Friday 9 October 2009
Venue: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, Newcastle
Evidence for the effectiveness of screening and brief interventions (SBI) for alcohol use disorders is well established and evidence for its effectiveness in other settings is promising. At the same time significant advances in the practical implementation of SBI are being made in various parts of the world. Importantly however other essential aspects of SBI have received less attention and important potential applications remain unexplored.
The 6th Annual Conference of INEBRIA (International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems) aims to address some of these outstanding issues. The conference will take place on the 8-9th October 2009. In addition a pre-conference SIPS event will be taking place on the 7th of October 2009.
The conference is highly policy relevant and would be of interest to health professionals, public health practitioners, commissioners and researchers working in the field of alcohol use both nationally and internationally.
Conference Fees
Early registration for INEBRIA 2009 is now available until 31st July 2009. The cost of early registration for the two day event has been set at the competitive price of £75, and £50 for students and delegates from transitional and developing countries. From the 1st August 2009 the cost of the conference will rise to £125, and £100 for students and delegates from transitional and developing countries.
The pre-conference half day SIPS event (7th October 2009) is free, however, priority will be given to those attending the full conference.
Conference Speakers
We are pleased to announce that three plenary speakers with international reputations in the field of SBI and have now been confirmed: Dr Peter Anderson, Public Health Consultant, Professor Eileen Kaner, Chair of Public Health Research, Newcastle University and Professor Jonathan Shepherd, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cardiff University. The forth plenary space will be awarded to the best submitted abstract.
Other speakers will include: Dr Jim McCambridge, Senior Lecturer in Behaviour Change, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Dr John Cunningham, Associate Professor, University of Tornoto, Professor Colin Drummond, Institute of Psychiatry and Professor Nick Heather, Emeritus Professor of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies, University of Northumbria.
For registration or further details please see:
SMMGP: 4th National Conference on Primary Care Development
Date: Friday 9 October 2009
(Info last updated 27 February 2009)
SMMGP
4th National SMMGP Conference
Primary Care Development
"Partnerships in Progress: Working Together"
Date: Friday 9 October 2009
Venue: Brooklands Hotel, Dodworth, Barnsley
Cost: £155 per delegate
£260 for joint application GP & other (discount for GP and other practitioner applying together)
Limited free and reduced prices on request!
- Improving joint working with primary, secondary, 3rd sector and others.
- Making partnerships work.
- Effective leadership in multi-disciplinary partnerships.
- Developing the whole drug treatment system.
Are you strategically or operationally responsible for developing primary care drug treatment services in your area?
Are you a shared care coordinator, GP, GPSI, nurse, service manager, commissioner, pharmacist, DAT Officer, user of services or shared care worker?
SMMGP invites you to the 4th National Conference to focus on:
- Ensuring positive policy in primary care based drug treatment services in England.
- Developing and strengthening regional forums and networks.
The Conference Flyer & Application Form can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
- Download the Conference Flyer & Application Form (PDF, 155K)
For further information please return reply slip (above) to:
Heather Malcolm
Sexual Health On Call (SHOC)
22 Lonsdale Road
Queen's Park
London NW6 6RD
Tel: 0207 604 4826
Fax: 0207 604 4826
E-mail: admin@sexualhealthoncall.org
Society for the Study of Addiction's 2009 Symposium
Date: Thursday 12 - Friday 13 November
(Info last updated 8 June 2009)
Society for the Study of Addiction
Society for the Study of Addiction Annual Symposium, 2009
Date: Thursday 12 - Friday 13 November 2009
Venue: Park Inn, York, UK
Theme:
- Treatment policy
Sub-themes:
- Service-user involvement
- Young people and families
- What does the AERC do?
Submissions for delegates' oral/poster presentations on any addictions subject are now welcome - please see the submission guidelines. Entries to be e-mailed/faxed to Graham Hunt, at address below.
£500 prize for the best poster!
More details and application forms are available from our website:
...or contact...
Graham Hunt
SSA Executive Officer
Leeds Addiction Unit
The Coach House
19 Springfield Mount
Leeds LS2 9NG
E-mail: graham.hunt@leedspft.nhs.uk
Tel: 0113 295 2787
Fax: 0113 295 2787
Mainliners: 11th International Hepatitis C Conference
Date: Monday 16 - Wednesday 18 November 2009
(Info last updated 04 March 2009)
Mainliners
11th International Hepatitis C Conference
Date: Monday 16 - Wednesday 18 November 2009
Venue: Lowry Hotel, Manchester
The 11th International Hepatitis C Conference will be a three day event with a full programme of international speakers and oral abstract presentations. The conference will be held in the UK at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester on the 16th-18th November 2009.
Booking and information
The conference booking system will go live in May but please feel free to e-mail us with your interest to or contact us:
Mainliners
1 London Bridge
London SE1 4BG
Tel: 0207 0221890
E-mail: international09@mainliners.org.uk
Web: www.hepc09.org.uk
Resolve: Motivational Interviewing Skills Training
Date: Monday 28 - Tuesday 29 September 2009
Date: Monday 23 - Tuesday 24 November 2009
(Info last updated 13 October 2008)
Resolve
Motivational Interviewing Skills Training
Date:Monday 28 - Tuesday 29th September 2009
Date: Monday 23 - Tuesday 24th November 2009
Venue: 22 Lonsdale Road, Queen's Park, London NW6 6RD
Cost: £200.00 for 2 days (inc. course handbook & handouts, full refreshments)
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a recognised and effective method of working with clients. However its effective application is dependent upon the practitioner being able to competently use specific skills, techniques and strategies.
The 2 day programme aims to:
Increase the knowledge, skills and competence of practitioners in the use of Motivational Interviewing as an assessment tool and intervention method. The course will consider the application of MI in both individual and group settings.
By the end of the 2 days participants will have had an opportunity to reflect upon Motivational Interviewing, its theory, principles and methods, and considered its application to participants' work and clients.
The course will:
- Increase participants knowledge of the theory principles and strategies of Motivational Interviewing.
- Increase participants understanding of MI as an assessment tool, and method of intervention.
- Increase participants skills in the use of the strategies and techniques of MI.
- Provide an opportunity to practice the techniques and strategies of MI.
- Reflect upon practice and consider the application of MI in participants work.
Core content areas will include:
- Theory and Principles of MI;
- The Cycle of Change;
- Assessment according to the Cycle of Change;
- Working with Resistance;
- Working with Conflict;
- Working with Ambivalence;
- Skills, techniques and strategies of Motivational Interviewing in individual and group settings.
The Course Flyer and Resolve Information Sheet can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
- Download the Course Flyer (PDF, 701K)
- Download the Resolve Information Sheet (PDF, 61K)
For further information and discussion please contact:
Brian Whitehead
22 Lonsdale Road
Queen's Park
London NW6 6RD
Tel: 0207 604 4826
E-mail: shoc.resolve@googlemail.com