Future Events

May 2008

United Kingdom/European Symposium on Addictive Disorders

8th, 9th and 10th May, 2008. Millenium Hotel, London

UKESAD 2008 plans to exceed the excellent 2007 event by bringing together more of the world’s leading researchers and practitioners, and adding an extra stream of presentations.

There will, as always, be many opportunities to share the latest research findings and there is an occasion to share good practice and hear from leading figures in the field, as well as meet up with like-minded colleagues. For 2008, alongside traditional clinical issues, there will be cutting-edge workshops on family of origin, care coordination, suicide risk and practical ways to implement neuroscientific discoveries into treatment.

Go to the UKESAD website to find out more and book your place at this excellent event

April 2008

RCGP: 13th National Conference -

Management of Drug Users in Primary Care

24th and 25th April, 2008. The Brighton Centre, Brighton.

This annual conference, run by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), is the largest event in the UK for GPs, Shared Care Workers, Drug Users, Nurses and other Primary Care staff, specialist, commissioners and researchers interested in and involved with the management of drug users in primary care. This year’s conference is being held in Brighton on 24th and 25th April and with a full and varied programme aims to be an excellent forum for learning, sharing practice and meeting other professionals in the field. The theme for the 2008 event is “Meeting the Needs of Diverse Populations: Hard to Reach or Easy to Ignore?” There is a focus this year on engaging with hard to reach or excluded groups such as sex workers, homeless, minority ethnic communities and older people. In addition the conference will be looking at other groups it is easy to forget such as steroid users, stimulant users and the children of drug users.

Go to the Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) website for further information and details of how to book a place.

treatment-now will be attending as will a number of our Care Managers.