Forthcoming Events and Conferences Holding an event? Would you like a demo of the DMIS website? The DMIS web team have an exhibition stand which is available for conferences and events. We would welcome the opportunity to demonstrate the site. We can also supply A5 fliers and promotional material to be inserted into your delegate packs. If you are interested and would like further information please contact us. The table below contains details of drug related events and conferences. To suggest a conference or event for these pages, please contact us.
February - April 2012 return to top of page
Title:	Building recovery in the workforce: developing an inspirational, recovery-orientated drug and alcohol workforce
Date:	14 February 2012
Venue:	London
Description:	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 that key workers have the skills to support recovery - How the Skills Hub can support services in delivering a recovery orientated service Source: Drugscope
Contact:	For more information download the brochure at: http://www.drugscope.org.uk/Resources/Drugscope/Documents/PDF/SCConferenceBrochure.pdf [PDF 237 KB]
Title:	Family Addiction Support Service (FASS) - Open Day
Date:	17 February 2012
Venue:	Glasgow
Description:	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 worker Addiction Agencies - Education Services - Criminal Justice Staff - Community Rehabilitations - Glasgow Community Groups Source: Scottish Drugs Forum
Contact:	For more information please contact the Service Manager at Tel. No: 0141 420 2050 or email: mtaylor@fassglasgow.org
Title:	Welfare Benefit Changes: Information Day Roadshow for people affected by Hepatitis or HIV
Date:	21 February 2012 - 14 March 2012
Venue:	Various Scottish towns and cities
Description:	ARE you, or someone you know or work with, affected by Hepatitis or HIV - and worried about the impact of changes to welfare benefit? Hepatitis Scotland, in conjunction with HIV Scotland and Terrence Higgins Trust, is hosting an Information Day in various towns across Scotland from 21 February to 14 March to: - Explain how people living with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV – Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) - are likely to be affected by the changes - Give people living with BBVs the chance to voice their views and talk about the key issues for them in relation to the changes These free events – open to anyone with an interest in the issue – are part of a series of round-Scotland Information Day roadshows to explain and explore the likely impact of the UK Government’s controversial proposals currently passing through Westminster. Roadshow dates: These will take place at the following dates from 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 21 February: Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Street, Gorbals, Glasgow G5 0PQ 24 February: Volunteer Rooms, 19 High Street, Irvine KA12 0BA 28 February: Relationships Scotland Central, 9 Callander Road, Falkirk FK1 1XS 29 February: Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, Woodlands, Glasgow G3 6DS 2 March: Central Baptist Church, 9A Ward Road, Dundee DD1 1LP 6 March: GLO Centre, 78 Muir Street, Motherwell ML1 1BN 8 March: Aberdeen Foyer, Marywell Centre, Marywell Street, Aberdeen AB11 6JF 9 March: Highland Hospice, Bishops’ Road, Inverness IUV3 5SB 13 March: Café Camino, St Mary’s Parish Centre, 1 Little King St, Edinburgh EH1 3JR 14 March: North West Resource Centre, College Drive, Dumfries, DG2 0BX The Information Day morning session will focus on explaining the changes on people living with BBVs, whether or not they are in treatment. Patients, families and staff working with people affected by BBVs are welcome to attend. The afternoon session will be a consultation event in a focus group format for patients only. It will give them the chance to voice their concerns and experiences, allowing the three charities to hear more about the potential real-life impact of the changes. People not wishing to take part in focus groups will be able to give their opinions through one to one surveys at the venue. Lunch will be provided free of charge. Source: Scottish Drugs Forum
Contact:	Please note: anyone interested in attending these workshops can turn up at the venue. For further information please contact Lesley Bon, Patient Involvment Officer, Hepatitis Scotland: email: lesley@hepatitisscotland.org.uk tel 0300 343 0250 or visit http://www.hepatitisscotland.org.uk/
Title:	Recovery Masterclass: Developing Peer Roles
Date:	19 March 2012 - Glasgow; 18 April 2012 - Edinburgh; 26 April 2012 - Aberdeen
Venue:	Glasgow: SDF Office, 91 Mitchell Street, G1 3LN; Edinburgh: Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL; Aberdeen: Aberdeen Foyer, Marywell Street, AB11 6JF
Description:	The Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is hosting a Recovery Masterclass in Developing Peer Roles in a number of dates in March and April 2012. This event is free to SDF members, £20 to non-members, brings together three innovators in the development of recovery in Scotland to share their experience of developing peer support, peer advocacy and peer worker roles. Speakers are: - Charles Steel, Discover Recovery: Peer Support - Helping Me Helping You - Derek McCabe, Scottish Drugs Forum: A model for peer advocacy in drug services - Lesley Smith, Scottish Recovery Network: Supporting the development of peer worker roles The events will be held from 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Source: Scottish Drugs Forum
Contact:	For more details visit: http://www.sdf.org.uk/ or contact Lisa McKibben email: Lisa@sdf.org.uk
Title:	Smoking cessation and addictions services: working together to support the needs of people with a history of substance misuse
Date:	30 March 2012
Venue:	Edinburgh
Description:	This conference is for those working in and supporting smoking cessation and addiction services to share good practices, debate some of the key challenges and explore possible solutions to reduce smoking and problematic substance misuse in Scotland. As substance use problems are often accompanied by higher levels of smoking than in the general population, more support and encouragement is needed to help those also being damaged by their nicotine dependency. As the prevalence of smoking in the general population falls, smoking cessation services are reaching out to help those who find it hardest to quit. Smoking cessation and addictions services need to understand the challenges of multiple addiction and work together for the benefit of all smokers who would like to quit. David Liddell, Director of Scottish Drugs Forum, will chair this event which features the following speakers: - Professor David Balfour, Professor of Behavourial Pharmacology, University of Dundee - Dr. Amul Patel, Consultant Psychiatrist, NHS Fife - Margot Ferguson, General Manager of West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service (WELDAS) - Dr. Saket Priyadarshi, Lead Clinician, Glasgow Addiction Services - Karen Mather, Smokefree Services, Glasgow - Cheryl Irvine, Scotland's only dedicated cannabis worker, and employed by WELDAS Cost: £50 (financially supported by NHS Health Scotland and ASH Scotland's Inequalities Project) The event will take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 429 - 431 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2RT. Source: Ash Scotland, Scottish Drugs Forum
Contact:	For more details visit: http://www.ashscotland.org.uk/alliances/scottish-tobacco-control-alliance-%28stca%29/tobacco-and-substances-event
May 2012 return to top of page
Title:	10th European Congress on Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems
Date:	25 - 27 May 2012
Venue:	Barcelona, Spain
Description:	This two-day conference on heroin addiction and related clinical problems organised by Europpad (European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association) is calling for symposia to be presented during this event of which 12 will be selected. In addition, there is also a call for oral presentations and posters of which 20 will be chosen. Source: Europad
Contact:	For full conference details and to book visit http://www.europad.org/