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Substance Misuse and Older People
Date: Thursday 8 March 2012

(Info last updated 29 January 2012)
Pavilion

Please note that the date for this event has changed from 17 January to 8 March 2012.

Substance Misuse and Older People:
Developing awareness and understanding to provide care, support and specialist services
Date: Thursday 8 March 2012, 9.30am-5.00pm
Venue: ORT House Conference Centre, London NW1
Cost: Please see the Conference Programme (below) for details

The Royal College of Psychiatrists June 2011 report "Our Invisible Addicts" highlighted the emerging problem of drug and alcohol misuse in the older population. This is likely to become a significant public health issue with the huge projected increase in the number of older people in the population and a proportion of those people who are likely to be drinking more than the weekly recommended limits.

This conferences addresses the urgent need for health and social care professionals and service providers to understand the size of the problem, and to develop some targeted and age-appropriate solutions.

Speakers include:

  • Dr Karim Dar - Consultant Psychiatrist in Addictions, Gatehouse Alcohol Clinic, St Bernards Hospital
  • Harry Shapiro - Director of Communications and Information, DrugScope
  • Dr Claire Armstrong - Older Focus Service, Addiction Northern Ireland
  • Simon Wakefield - Substance Misuse Worker for Older People, Norwich Over 50s Outreach Service, NORCAS

Who should attend?

  • GPs and other frontline health workers
  • Drug and alcohol workers
  • Social workers
  • Care workers in residential settings
  • Drugs and alcohol recovery services
  • Charities and voluntary organisations working with older people
  • Managers of services delivering care to people in their homes

The Conference Programme can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

For more information please contact:

Pavilion
Richmond House
Richmond Road
Brighton BN2 3RL
Web: www.pavpub.com
E-mail: info@pavpub.com
Tel: 0844 880 5061
Fax: 0844 880 5062

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RCGP Cert. in the Detection, Diagnosis & Management of Hep B & C in Primary Care
Dates: Wed 25 Jan 2012, Wed 29 Feb 2012, Fri 23 Mar 2012

(Info last updated 05 January 2012)
RCGP

RCGP Certificate in the Detection, Diagnosis and
Management of Hepatitis B and C in Primary Care
Date/Venue: Wednesday 29 Feb 2012 - Bristol
Date/Venue: Friday 23 Mar 2012 - Liverpool
Cost: The cost of the Certificate, including the Training Event, is £200 per person

Hepatitis B and C are important causes of morbidity and mortality, but although there are NICE approved treatments, still only about 50% of people are being diagnosed and there is much we can do in primary care to change this.

  • Are you confident in the detection and diagnosis of Hepatitis B and C?
  • Are you confident with managing patients with Hepatitis B and C?
  • Are you aware of the treatments and referral pathways?

If the answer to any of these is "no" or "not sure" - then this is the Certificate for you!

This RCGP Certificate Part 1 consists of an e-module plus a one day training component and is targeted at GPs, practice nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Before you attend the training day you must complete the e-learning module of the "Certificate in the Detection, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B and C in Primary Care" which is available at www.elearning.rcgp.org.uk. You can reserve a place on the training day before taking the e-module.

Each training day is led by two clinicians experienced in these areas and is designed to be interactive with presentations, group work and discussion.

The Events Flyer can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

For further information or to book a place please contact:

RCGP Substance Misuse & Associated Health
Web: www.rcgp.org.uk/substance_misuse.aspx
E-mail: hepbandc@rcgp.org.uk

The RCGP Certificate in the Detection, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B and C was developed in conjunction with SMMGP, with funding from the Health Protection Agency.

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RCGP 17th National Conference
Date: Friday 11 May 2012

(Info last updated 09 January 2012)
RCGP, SMMGP

RCGP 17th National Conference:
Managing Drug & Alcohol Problems in Primary Care -
"Going for Gold 2012: Right Treatment, Right Time, Right Place"
Date: Friday 11 May 2012
Venue: City Hall, Cardiff
Cost: Delegates can register now for £225 (inc VAT), saving £24 on the full delegate fee. The fee will increase from Friday 16 March 2012, so register early to make a saving.

As the Olympic Games hit the UK, this well-established conference returns in 2012 with the theme, "Going for Gold 2012: Right treatment, right time, right place", which will explore how we can strive with our patients to be winners in achieving the best possible health outcomes.

Building on the success of previous conferences, this long-running event will once again examine the critical role primary care plays in working with drug users, their families and carers.

The conference is the largest event in the UK for GPs, shared care workers, drug users, nurses and other primary care staff, specialists, commissioners and researchers interested in, and involved with the management of drug users in primary care.

Delegates will benefit from:

  • A high-quality programme put together by leading experts in the field.
  • A diverse format of high-profile plenary sessions, smaller workshops and poster presentations, led by some of the best speakers in the sector. Confirmed speakers so far include: RCGP Chair of Council, Dr Clare Gerada; Professor John Strang of the National Addiction Centre; Professor Jim Orford, a leading academic expert on addiction in the UK; and Professor Steve Rollnick, Professor of Clinical Psychology of motivational interviewing fame.
  • The chance to network with peers and experts and make useful contacts.
  • The opportunity to contribute to and take part in the programme through short papers and poster sessions.
  • RCGP accreditation for CPD.

With a change of organisers to the RCGP, we are trialling this year's conference as a packed one-day programme, providing delegates with the same high-quality content but offering excellent value-for-money and the convenience of just one day away from work at a time when diaries and budgets are being squeezed.

Social Event

Join us for an informal drinks reception the night before the conference on 10 May, at Cardiff's lively bar & restaurant, Browns. Food will be available to order if you wish to dine, and the bar will be open all evening for ordering drinks. This is not only a good opportunity to network with your peers, but also a wonderful place to socialise due to its warm and enjoyable atmosphere. We will be meeting from 7pm onwards, so please do come along to enjoy a pre-conference informal gathering.

For information on the location and directions, please visit Browns' website. Should you wish to join us, please tick the relevant box when registering online. If you have already registered but would like to attend, please contact valerie.bassigny@profileproductions.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you there!

Call for Posters, Papers, Film & Other Media

You are invited to submit posters and papers on any aspect of working with drug and alcohol users in primary care.

Papers and posters can include a brief description of your service and how it was developed, how you overcame a local problem and/or improved practice, or research and audit that you have carried out.

We are interested in submissions of any film/other media that you have produced, including educational and training materials.

WIN A FREE DELEGATE PLACE FOR 2013

Submissions selected for presentation at the conference will be voted on during the event by delegates. Winning submissions in each category (papers, posters and film/other media) will be awarded a free delegate place at the 18th National Conference in 2013.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday 23 March 2012 (we cannot accept any abstracts after this date).

The Call For Papers Flyer can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

Submissions should be sent no later than Monday 28 March 2011 to:

Marija Cvetkovic
Business Development Manager (Conferences and Events)
RCGP Conferences Ltd
1 Bow Churchyard, London EC4M 9DQ
Tel: 020 3188 7493
E-mail: marija.cvetkovic@rcgp.org.uk

Programme & Application Form

Conference details, including programme, venue information and application form will be available in the full Conference Programme, which will be available here online as soon as it is released. In the meantime, a Provisional Conference Programme can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

Online registration is now available at:

Web: www.rcgp.org.uk

For further information, please contact:

E-mail: rcgpconf@rcgp.org.uk
Web: www.rcgp.org.uk/courses

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10th European Congress on Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems
Date: Friday 25 - Sunday 27 May 2012

(Info last updated 25 October 2011)
European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association (EUROPAD)

10th European Congress on Heroin Addiction
and Related Clinical Problems
Date: Friday 25 - Sunday 27 May 2012
Venue: Barcelo Sants, Barcelona, Spain

For more information, please see:

Web: www.europad.org

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Brighton Oasis Project 3rd Annual Conference: Women on the Edge
Date: Tuesday 29 May 2012

(Info last updated 31 January 2012)
Pavilion

Brighton Oasis Project 3rd Annual Conference:
Women on the Edge
Date: Tuesday 29 May 2012
Venue: Audrey Emerton Building, Brighton
Cost: £130 per person including lunch and refreshments

  • Women In Recovery
  • Working with Women Offenders
  • "Troubled Families"
  • Supporting the "Hidden" Children

Brighton Oasis Project provides a unique portfolio of services for women with drug and alcohol problems and children affected by substance misuse.

This, our 3rd Annual conference will bring together a range of speakers from academia, medicine, nursing and social care to address issues facing this client group. Themes to be covered in both plenary sessions and workshops include:

  • Living In A Troubled Family
    What does it mean to the child?
    - Dr Leslie Ironside, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, Brighton
  • Parental Substance Misuse and Entrenched Neglect
    - Gretchen Precey, Independent Social Worker
  • Abuse, Women and the Criminal Justice System
    - Stella Vickers, Service Development Manager
    - Dr Paula Wilcox, Principle lecturer in Criminology University of Brighton
  • What can a Family Drug and Alcohol Court contribute to family justice?
    Findings from the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) Evaluation Project
    - Professor Judith Harwin, Centre for Child and Youth Research, Brunel University
    - Mary Ryan, Consultant Research Fellow RTB Associates

Baroness Massey of the National Treatment Agency will be opening the conference

The Conference Flyer & Booking Form can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

To book a place on the conference, or for more information, please contact:

Brighton Oasis Project
11 Richmond Place
Brighton BN2 9NA
Tel: 01273 696 970
E-mail: info@brightonoasisproject.co.uk
Web: www.oasisproject.org.uk

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Moving Parents and Children Together (M-PACT) Accreditation
Date: Ongoing

(Info last updated 27 December 2010)
Training for Practitioners to Deliver Evaluated Child Support Programme responding to Hidden Harm

Action on Addiction's "Moving Parents and Children Together" (M-PACT) programme is now being rolled out across the UK. Suitable organisations can purchase University of Bath accredited training for practitioners to deliver the programme in their area under licence and join the M-PACT (UK) network.

The M-PACT programme was designed to respond to the needs of children living with parental substance misuse. The 8-week structured intervention that unusually takes a whole-family approach and works with different families at the same time has been evaluated a number of times by researcher Lorna Templeton who concludes that "M-PACT is evolving into a hugely beneficial and essential response..."

For more information, please contact:

Jo Adams
E-mail: jo.adams@actiononaddiction.org.uk
Web: Action on Addiction

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