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| Day One >> Thursday 15th March 2007 |
| Chair: Matthew Parris , Author and Journalist (> biography) |
| 8.00 |
Registration |
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Politics, drugs and drug treatment |
| 9.30 |
Welcome
Main Hall |
| 9.35 |
Drugs and the media
Matthew Parris, Author and Journalist |
| 9.45 |
Social exclusion, poverty and drugs
Mike McCarron, National Drugs Liaison Officer for Scottish Association of Alcohol & Drug Action Teams |
| 10.15 |
Evidence vs. popularity
Brian Iddon, Member of Parliament for Bolton South East and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Drugs Misuse Group |
| 10.45 |
The politics of treatment
David Best, Senior Lecturer in Addiction & the DAT lead on research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital |
| 11.15 |
Coffee |
| 11.45 |
Parallel sessions:
11.45 - 12.45pm |
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| Hepatitis C |
| Main Hall |
1) Preventing, testing, managing and treating: getting it right in general practice
Chris Ford, GP and SMMGP Clinical Lead, Lonsdale Medical Centre, London
2) Hospital in the Community
Brian Thomson, Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Nottingham University Hospitals
3) To hell and back in 48 weeks
Sebastian Saville, Executive Director, Release |
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Co morbidity & dual diagnosis
C5 Bouzy
Chair: Danny Morris, Development Manager, Drug Services, Herefordshire PCT
1) Treatment options and pathways for clients with co-morbidity
Sabrina Janine Schulte, Department of Psychology, Elizabeth Gaskell Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University
2) Emergence of an effective dual diagnosis service within a residential rehab setting
Cliff Hoyle, Dual Diagnosis Specialist,Walsingham House, Bristol & Brendan Georgeson, Manager, Walsingham House, Bristol
3) Development of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy within Community CAMHS/Substance Misuse Team
Elaine Skelhorn, Substance Misuse Coordinator, CAMHS, Wirral |
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Reducing drug related deaths and peer education
C6 Epernay
Chair: Jon Derricott, Exchange Supplies
1) Supply of naloxone to patients and carers in Glasgow
Duncan Hill, Pharmacist, Glasgow Addiction Services, Samantha Perry, A & E Consultant, Greater Glasgow and Emma Everett, Addictions Supporter Officer, Scottish Prison Service
2) Peer to peer - supporting drug users to educate each other
Peter Furlong, Project Co-ordinator, Lighthouse Project, Liverpool, Stacey Smith, Deputy Chief Executive Lighthouse Project & Joanne Christensen, Sefton Service User Involvement Officer (Sefton DAT) |
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Yesterdays drug user..tomorrows workforce?
C7 Reims
Jade Poyser, Workforce Development Manager, Notts County DAAT |
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Young people and drug use
C8 Chalon
Chair: Neil Hunt, Senior Research Associate, The European Institute of Social Services, University of Kent, Director of Research for KCA
1) Patterns of drug use amongst young people in contact with treatment services in NW England
Ayesha Khundakar, North West NDTMS Liaison Manager, Liverpool
2) An addiction medicine service in the New South Wales juvenile justice system
Gilbert Whitton, Staff Specialist NSW Justice Health, Australia |
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*Using the DANOS standards
D3 Fronsac
Simon Shepherd, Chief Executive, Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals |
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Services and support for women
D5 Talbot
Chair: Damian Mclarens, Chair, The Alliance
1) Assessment of service provision needs of women sex workers in Newham
Margherita Milani, Lecturer in Substance Use and Misuse Studies, Thames Valley University
2) Support needs of lesbians and bisexual women who experience problematic drug use
Sher Knox, Addictions and mental health counsellor, Studies in Policy & Practice Faculty of Human & Social Development University of Victoria, Canada |
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*User Involvement: What's the substance?
D14 Lussac
Sue Patterson, Research Associate, Imperial College, Claybrook Centre, London & Ralph Page |
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*What happens to drug users during and when they leave in patient drug treatment?
D15 Libourne
Monica McCusker, Research Coordinator, Kenyon House Outpatients BST MH NHS Trust, Prestwich |
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Film festival
D16 Margaux
1) 11.45 - 11.55 - How much citric?
2) 11.55 - 12.05 - Wasted
3) 12.05 - 12.10 - Eva goes to foreign
4) 12.10 - 12.40 - Reduce Speed: A Film About Crystal Meth |
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| 12.45 |
| Lunch |
Poster presentations (1pm-1.30pm)
Presenters to be by their posters to discuss their work with delegates |
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| 2.15 |
Parallel sessions:
2.15 - 3.15pm |
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New treatments in addiction
Main Hall
David Nutt, Professor of Psychopharmacology, Head of the Department of Community Based Medicine, University of Bristol
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Maintaining motivation for practice teams
C5 Bouzy
Bill Puddicombe, Freelance Consultant |
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Film festival
C6 Epernay
The injecting process 2: understanding femoral injecting
Film and discussion session
Andrew Preston, Exchange Supplies
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Demystifying DIP
C7 Reims
Rick Rutkowski, Vice Chair, The Alliance |
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Substance misuse and families
C8 Chalon
Chair: Neil Hunt, Senior Research Associate, The European Institute of Social Services, University of Kent, Director of Research for KCA
1) Substance misusing parents project
Vanessa Cropper, Development Manager, KCA
2) The support outrreach service - addressing the general health & social needs of substance users, families & carers
Annie Darby, Service Manager - SOS Team, Hope St Medical Centre, Grimsby |
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*Naltrexone, texting clients and community reinforcement training
D3 Fronsac
Chair: Jon Derricott, Exchange Supplies
1) Are the addiction services ready for texting?
Rose Sheppard, CNM II, Addiction Services, Bridge House, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin
2) Naltrexone implants - fact & fiction
Malcolm Carr, Director of Clinical Services, Cygnet Hospital Harrogate
3) Community reinforcement & family training
Annemarie Ward, Research and Development, CRAFT, Irvine, Scotland |
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*Governance in service delivery
D5 Talbot
Russ Hayton, Clinical and Service Governance Manager, Plymouth Drug and Alcohol Team |
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*User Involvement: What's the substance?
D14 Lussac
Sue Patterson, Research Associate, Imperial College, Claybrook Centre, London & Ralph Page |
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*Using DANOS standards
D15 Libourne
Simon Shepherd, Chief Executive, Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals |
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| 3.15 |
Coffee |
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Detox |
| 3.45 |
Risk of death following treatment - implications for short term therapies
Matt Hickman, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of Bristol |
| 4.05 |
'I want to get off' - responding to requests for detox
Ed Day, Senior Lecturer in Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham |
| 4.25 |
Detox and aftercare: reflections on the spectrum of treatment options
Gordon Morse, RCGP Regional Drug Training Lead to South West England, Trust Specialist and Wiltshire Specialist Drug and Alcohol Service, and Medical Consultant to Clouds House |
| 4.45 |
The detox experience
James Grieve, Hertfordshire Users' Group (HUG) |
| 5.00 |
Coffee |
| 5.15 |
Schering-Plough Symposium
Suboxone - a new treatment for opiate dependency
Chair: Dr Clare Gerada
Australian Studies on Suboxone Dr James Bell
UK Suboxone experience Dr Charles Douglas
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| 6.15 |
Evening parallel sessions:
6.15 - 7.15pm |
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Film festival
Main Hall
Gridlock'd (film will run from 6.30 - 8.00pm) |
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*Complementary therapies & substance misuse - developing confidence & competence
C5 Bouzy
Philippa Bateman, Chairperson, Cirrus 9 & Director of the Holistic Health Team Ltd. and
Angela Page, Holistic Health Team Ltd. |
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Drugscope - Drinks reception
C6 Epernay |
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| Day Two >> Friday 16th March 2007 |
| Chair: Rick Rutkowski , Vice Chair of The Alliance (> biography) |
| 7.30 |
Buffet breakfast (outside Main Hall for early bird sessions) |
| 8.15 |
Early bird parallel sessions:
8.15 - 9.15am |
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Boots - Breakfast meeting
C5 Bouzy & C6 Epernay (opened as one room)
The wearer of the shoe knows when it pinches: Tailoring treatment to suit specific needs
Daren Garratt, Executive Director, The Alliance |
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*Stimulants: what works?
C7 Reims
Richard Pates, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Alyson Smith, Clinical Psychologist, Community Addictions Unit, Cardiff
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*Naltrexone, texting clients and community reinforcement training
C8 Chalon
Chair: Jon Derricott, Exchange Supplies
1) Are the addiction services ready for texting?
Rose Sheppard, CNM II, Addiction Services, Bridge House, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin
2) Naltrexone implants - fact & fiction
Malcolm Carr, Director of Clinical Services, Cygnet Hospital Harrogate
3) Community reinforcement & family training
Annemarie Ward, Research and Development, CRAFT, Irvine, Scotland |
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Legal drugs: issues for drug treatment |
| 9.30 |
Can drug services do alcohol and vice versa?
Trevor McCarthy, Best Practice Manager, NTA |
| 10.00 |
Managing substitute prescribing and heavy drinking
Michael Farrell, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London. |
| 10.30 |
Harm reduction and alcohol
Jack Law, Chief Executive, Alcohol Focus Scotland
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| 11.00 |
Helping drug users to stop smoking
Gay Sutherland, Research Psychologist, Tobacco Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust Smoking Cessation Clinic |
| 11.30 |
Coffee |
| 12.00 |
Parallel sessions:
12.00 - 1.00pm |
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What drug users and staff think about user involvement in decisions about treatment
Main Hall
Michael Bloor, Centre for Drug Misuse Research, Glasgow University |
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*Complementary therapies & substance misuse - developing confidence & competence
C5 Bouzy
Philippa Bateman, Chairperson, Cirrus 9 & Director of the Holistic Health Team Ltd. and
Angela Page, Holistic Health Team Ltd. |
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*Stimulants: what works?
C6 Epernay
Richard Pates, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Alyson Smith, Clinical Psychologist, Community Addictions Unit, Cardiff |
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Using involvement, training and employment in the substance misuse field: a participatory research project involving a service user steering group
C8 Chalon
Sheila Wilson, Training Co-ordinator, Bolton, Salford & Trafford Substance Misuse Direct, Prestwich Hospital and Adele Summers, STASH Inclusion. |
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If your parents use drugs will you? What is the evidence and what can services do?
D2 Mouton Cadet
Allan Johnston, Operations and Business Development Manager, STRADA, Glasgow |
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Use of non-medical prescribers in developing a primary care substance misuse service
D3 Fronsac
David Julien, GP, South Tyneside and Tony Schofield, Community Pharmacist, South Tyneside |
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*Governance in service delivery
D5 Talbot
Russ Hayton, Clinical and Service Governance Manager, Plymouth Drug and Alcohol Team |
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Treatment services for pregnant drug users
D14 Lussac
Chair: Bill Nelles, Treatment Program Counsellor, Qualicum Beach Treatment Service, Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada
1) Treatment services for pregnant drug users: what is the evidence?
Janette Logan, Senior lecturer in social work, School of nursing, Midwifery and socialwork, University of Manchester
2) A drug treatment service for women/pregnant women
Angela Edmondson, Managing Director Intuition Foundation Ltd, London |
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*What happens to drug users during and when they leave in patient drug treatment?
D15 Libourne
Monica McCusker, Research Coordinator, Kenyon House Outpatients BST MH NHS Trust, Prestwich |
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| 1.00 |
| Lunch |
Poster presentations (1.15pm-1.45pm)
Presenters to be by their posters to discuss their work with delegates |
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Key issues for the coming year |
| 2.00 |
Human rights and drug treatment
Richard Hermer, Barrister, Doughty St Chambers |
| 2.30 |
HCV: How should we diagnose current and former injectors?
William L. Irving, Professor of Virology, University of Nottingham and Honorary Consultant in Virology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 3.00 |
Non medical prescribing
Simon J. Greasley, Specialist Nurse, Barnsley |
| 3.20 |
Supervised consumption: punishment or therapy?
Beryl Poole, The Alliance |
| 3.40 |
NTA - what next?
Annette Dale-Perera, Director of Quality, NTA |
| 4.00 |
Close |
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