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This section provides information on forthcoming events that may be of interest to people working in the alcohol field.
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Building recovery in the workforce: developing an inspirational, recovery-orientated drug and alcohol workforce
London
14 February 2012

This one-day conference is aimed at service managers, team leaders and other key treatment service staff to share experiences on how to deliver an inspirational recovery-orientated workforce.

It will include workshops on developing the recovery-orientated workforce that will deliver the aims of the UK Government's 2010 Drug Strategy.  The conference will explore the evidence base for treatment and recovery and will examine:

- How to translate evidence into practice
- How to implement new interventions
- How to ensure key workers have the skills to support recovery
- How the Skills Hub can support services in delivering a recovery orientated service

Source: Drugscope

For more information, download the brochure at:  http://www.drugscope.org.uk/Resources/Drugscope/Documents/PDF/SCConferenceBrochure.pdf [PDF 327 KB]


Family Addiction Support Service (FASS) - Open Day
Glasgow
17 February 2012

The Family Addiction Support Service will be holding an open day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 123 West Street, Glasgow G5 8BA, with an opportunity to meet their staff, volunteers and management committee to learn more about their work.

It will also provide an insight into how to access their services.

The Open Day will be of particular interest to:

Social Work Staff
Voluntary Organisations
Health Workers Addiction Agencies
Education Services
Criminal Justice Staff
Community Rehabilitations
Glasgow Community Groups

Source: Scottish Drugs Forum

For more information please contact the Service Manager on Telephone No: 0141 420 2050 or email: mtaylor@fassglasgow.org dd


National Health Challenges for Scotland
Glasgow
17 February 2012

Sir Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland. will discuss the national health challenges faced in Scotland at this seminar organised by the Glasgow Housing Association.

The event will take place between 12 noon and 2.00 p.m.  at  The Academy, Glasgow Housing Association, Granite House, 31 Stockwell Street, Glasgow.

Source: Scottish Drugs Forum

This event is FREE and places can be reserved by contacting David Hamilton on Tel: 0141 274 6726 or email david.hamilton@gha.org.uk


Getting it Real Getting it Right: involving service users in housing options
Stirling
24 February 2012

This annual conference of the Scottish Homelessness Initiative and Empowerment Network (SHIEN) of 2012 is open to all who have an interest in housing and homelessness across Scotland and for those who want to create the opportunity for people with lived experience of homelessness to produce a Scottish 'Housing Options' model alongside practitioners and policymakers.

Source: Scottish Drugs Forum

For more information and a booking form visit : www.sdf.org.uk PDF [253 KB]


Adolescent Health and Risk Behaviours Symposium: Policy, Research and Practice
Edinburgh
29 February 2012

Co-hosted by NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) at the Royal Society Edinburgh, George Street, Edinburgh.

The provisional programme includes:

Overview of current Scottish Government policies surrounding adolescent health and risk behaviours within the context of an assets based model:  Dr. Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer
Trends in adolescent risk behaviour and relationships between risk behaviours: Helen Sweeting (MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit Glasgow)
Intervention programmes to prevent multiple risk behaviour: overview of systematic review: Ruth Jepson (Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy)

Presentations on policy and practice developments:

Edinburgh City Council - Multiple risk behaviour approach: John Nicholls/David Bruce (City of Edinburgh Council)
Dumfries and Galloway - life stages: Michele McCoy/Jo Kopela (NHS Dumfries and Galloway)
Tayside (to be confirmed)

Themes from Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National Study (HSBC) - to be confirmed.

Source: Scottish Drugs Forum

For more information, programme details and registration visit: www.sdf.org.uk


Substance Misuse in Older People
ORT House Conference Centre, London
8 March 2012

A report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists published in June 2011, Our Invisible Addicts, highlighted the rising problem of substance misuse in the elderly population.

The report recommended several areas to be considered when examining this issue:

- Mortality rates linked to substance misuse are higher in older people compared with younger people
- Higher rates of mental health problems in older people resulting in complex psychiatric morbidity accompanying substance misuse disorders
- Use of over-the-prescription medicines in the elderly population, with the rates of misuse of such medicines being high, especially in older women
- There has been an increase in illicit drug use in the over 40 age group, although use of such drugs are uncommon in the over-65s
- Among other health issues related to substance misuse there are also a number of other psychosocial factors involved that trigger higher rates of alcohol use in older people including bereavement, loneliness, depression and boredom.  Heavy alcohol, drug and tobacco use can also impact on physical health causing cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive complaints.

This conference will aim to highlight the size and shape of the problem, the physical and psychiatric implications; assessment criteria; developing age appropriate services and examine a number of case studies.

Source: Pavilion

For more information visit:  http://www.pavpub.com/p-443-substance-misuse-and-older-people.aspx?s=1


Glasgow's Healthier Future Forum 13 - Men, Woman and alcohol: Understanding gender within Scotland's cultural relationship with alcohol
St. Andrew's Square, Glasgow
13 March 2012

The Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) would like to invite you to attend the forthcoming Glasgow's Healthier Future Fourm taking place on Tuesday, 13 March 2012.

This event will focus on the role of gender in Scotland's drinking culture and will give delegates the opportunity to hear presentations from a wide range of speakers and to discuss the issues with others working in this area.

Confirmed contributors include:

- Fiona Edgar, Glasgow Centre for Population Health
- Carol Emslie, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
- Andrew McAuley, NHS Health Scotland
- Pauline McGough, Sandyford Initiative
- Pete Seaman, Glasgow Centre for Population Health

The event will take place at St. Andrew's in the Square (No 1, St Andrew's Square, Glasgow) starting at 9.30 am and concluding at approximately 12.45 pm (a light lunch will be provided). A programme for the morning will be circulated closer to the time.

This event is free to attend although registration is essential as places are limited.

Source: Glasgow Centre for Population Health

For more information and if interested in attending please complete an on-line registration form at the website: http://www.gcph.co.uk/events/120 or contact Carol Frame at carol.frame@glasgow.gov.uk or on Tel: 0141-287-6263


Child and Adolescent Addictions 2012
London
20 and 21 March 2012

This fifth national conference taking place at the Hallam Conference Centre in the City of London, aims to:

- present an overview of current trends in adolescent problematic substance misuse
- help to understand on the neurobiology of addictions in young people.
- review the relationshop between teenage girls, addiction and sexual health

- increase knowledge of different treatment approaches and relapse prevention techniques and strategies
- evaluate the support available for addicted children and adolescents in different settings including youth support services in local communities, inner city environments and prisons
- examine difficult issues in interactive workshops including:
prescribing for young people with substance misuse issues;
comorbidity in substance-using youth, adolescent drug use and pregnancy, family interventions in young people with substance misuse issues;
-share and exchange ideas with leading practitioners in the field

Dr. Mary Hepburn, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, Glasgow and a board member of Scottish Drugs Forum will lead a workshop on adolescent drug use, drug treatment and pregnancy.

Source: MaHealthcareevents.co.uk

For more information visit: www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk or call Jackie on 020 7501 6762


Can brief interventions change Scotland's relationship with alcohol? - Developing the model for community settings
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
27 March 2012

This one-day conference will include international speakers from INEBRIA, as well as local academics and practitioners and a discussion on the evidence base for bief interventions in non-healthcare settings.

Among the topics to be discussed as part of this conference:

- Should the traditional model of Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs) be adapted for community settings?
- What are the challenges of implementation with vunerable groups and young people?
- And how can projects measure the impact of ABIs and contribute to the evidence base?
- On offer is practical support on introducing ABIs to new settings and opportunites for sharing experiences in workshop sessions.  This event may be of particular interest to the public and voluntary sector, Alcohol and Drug Partnerships, policymakers, commissioners, researchers and those with an interest in creative and robust approaches to the delivery of ABIs, in Scotland and in other areas.

Cost:
£100 plus VAT (central Government, local authorities, universities, colleges NHS, police, professional associations)
£80 plus VAT (charities, voluntary sector and NGOs)

Source: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems

For more information visit: http://www.shaap.org.uk/news/169,Brief_interventions_in_community_settings.html