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Annual Symposium 2009

"Treatment policy - Service-user involvement - Young people & families "

12 - 13 November 2008

PAPERS

Invited Speakers: Abstracts and Presentations

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Abstract
Presentation
The evidence base for the treatment of addiction
R Rawson
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Evidence base, treatment policy and coverage in England
Ann McNeill
The future of user involvement in drug treatment decision-making

Jo Neale

The Future of Pharmacological Treatment

Anne Lingford-Hughes

The future of talking treatments

Gerhard Bühringer

How good are psychosocial interventions in the UK?
Gillian Tober
Addiction Treatment: Do economists contribute to the policy debate? - 2009 Society Lecture
Christine Godfrey
The future of treatment in the developing world
Isidore Obot
The future of drug treatment policy internationally
Keith Humphreys
European alcohol treatment policy
Antoni Gual
The elephant outside the room: Thoughts on treatment policy from a population perspective
John Cunningham
Treatment policy for young people: Contrasting the UK and the US
John Kelly
Treatment policy in England: a NICE perspective
Eileen Kaner
The Option 2 experience: Delivering Services though families: Impact on policy and practise.
Rhoda Emlyn-Jones

 


 

Annual Symposium 2008

"Addiction Across The Lifespan"

13 - 14 November 2008

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PAPERS

Invited Speakers: Abstracts and Presentations

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Abstract
Presentation
What's so new about the new abstentionism? History and treatment policy - 2008 Society Lecture
V Berridge
Clinically useful measures
D Raistrick
Smoking during pregnancy: correlates and consequences
K Pickett
Recovery-focused treatment: the challenges for research and outcome measurement
N Singleton
The Global Burden of Alcohol Misuse: New Epidemiological Data
J Rehm
Involving family members in services and recovery
A Copello
Natural Recovery from Gambling Problems
D Hodgins
The role of Integrative Reviews in the Development of Alcohol Policy
T Babor
Addiction change: are self-help and assisted change so distinct?
J Orford
Recent developments in intervention research. Regulating alcohol availability
H Holder
Recent developments in intervention research: Prevention through education and persuasion - more of the same or new opportunities?
N Giesbrecht
Drinking across the Lifespan: Findings from the Birmingham Untreated Heavy Drinkers project
A Rolfe
Community Drug Problems : A life span perspective
Dr Hilda Loughran & Dr Mary Ellen McCann
Untreated Remission from Drinking Problems in Late Life
K Schutte

The role of the alcoholic beverage industry in alcohol problems and public policy

[Please note: The presentation can be downloaded as a Powerpoint file and the notes as a Word file]

Linda Hill
Parental Substance Misuse
D Forrester

Delegate Speaker Abstracts

Drinking Goal and Outcome: Findings from UKATT
Simon Adamson and Nick Heather
Investigating the psychological and socio-economical ramifications of Khat on its users and the consequent repercussions on their communities
Manaf Khatib
Young men's experiences of recovery and self-change in NA
Lymarie Rodriguez
AA sponsors: a qualitative and quantitative study
Paul Whelan, Jane Marshall, David Ball, and Keith Humphreys
Cardiac Assessment for Methadone Prescribing: A Clinical Audit
S Lankappa
Understanding participant attrition from a web-based alcohol intervention RCT
Brendan Mulhern, Bridgette M. Bewick, Andrew J. Hill and Michael Barkham
Survey on Alcohol Awareness among Older Adults
Dr L Murali & Dr L Blissitt
Is informal carer involvement with drug services possible?
Linda Orr
A Qualitative Analysis of the Process Leading to, During, Ending and Following a Relapse Drinking Session in a UK Clinical Sample of Problem Drinkers
Yuko McGrath, Louise Roper & Simon Duff

Delegates' Posters and Presentations

Khat: Social Habit or Cultural Burden? 2008 Poster Prize winner
Manaf Khatib
Patient Predictors of Alcohol Treatment Outcome: A Systematic Review
Simon Adamson, J Douglas Sellman, Chris Frampton
The Opinions and Outcomes of Clients Following Cessation of Diamorphine Prescribing in a Community Substance Misuse Team
K Blazey & K Williams
Is it in medical centers’ self-interest to provide substance use disorder treatment?: A cost-consequence analysis in a national health care system
Keith Humphreys, Todd H. Wagner,
Mistry Gage
Targeting ‘high risk’ users and stigmatising families
Polly Radcliffe
Alcohol Treatment Requirement
Lesley Billington & Katie Ineson
Complex Management of Gamma Hydroxyl Butyrate Withdrawal
Zelda Summers & K M Gangineni
Complex Management of Gamma Hydroxyl Butyrate Withdrawal
K M Gangineni
Student alcohol consumption: Patterns & web-based interventions
Bridgette Bewick
Substance Use and Ageing: Older People's Experiences of Drug Use and its Impacts
Across the Life Course
Brenda Roe
Addressing the needs of older substance misusers
Dr Millicent Chikoore,
Dr Nicholas Seivewright

 

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Annual Symposium 2007

"Theory, policy and practice in addictions: how are they related?" and "What are the new developments in addictions treatment?"

York 15th - 16th November 2007

Presentations can be downloaded below.

PAPERS

Invited Speakers

Smoke Screen - Smoking Cessation as an Entrée for Managing Risky Drinking and Drug Use in Health Care Settings
Tom Babor
The feasibility and effectiveness of a web-based alcohol intervention in UK university students
Brigitte Bewick, K Trusler, B Mulhern, M Barkham, and AJ Hill
Internet-based interventions for addictions: Where do we go from here?
J Cunningham
The application of Mindfulness Theory to the treatment of addictions
Kimberly Hoppes
Contingency management: Using principles of reinforcement to improve drug abuse treatment
Nancy Petry
ICT-based tools for excessive drinkers – easy, accessible and attractive alternatives
Anja Koski-Jännes's
Down Your Drink: An on-line intervention for heavy drinkers
Elizabeth Murray, Zarnie Khadjesari, Ian White, Simon Thompson, Jim McCambridge, Stuart Linke, Christine Godfrey, Paul Wallace
Electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) for unhealthy alcohol use in university students
Kypros Kypri

Delegate Speakers

Relapse to smoking during unaided cessation: Clinical, cognitive, and motivational predictors
Jane Powell, Alan Pickering, Lynne Dawkins, Robert West, John Powell
Strengthening Motivational Interviewing skills following initial training
Gerald Bennett, Julie Moore, Lindsey Rouse, Jood Gibbins
Tiagabine for the treatment of cocaine and opioid dependent patients newly admitted to substitution therapy: a randomized clinical trial
Gerardo González, Rani Desai, Melinda Randall, Mauricio Romero - González, Rachel Hart, Jennifer Napoleone, Huned Patwa, Hajime Tokuno, and Ismene Petrakis
Keltoi Rehabilitation Programme: Post-Discharge Outcome Study
Emma White
Social Recovery Model: Adolescent AA-NA Participation over 8 Years Following Inpatient Treatment
John Kelly

ABSTRACTS

Invited Speakers

ICT-based tools for excessive drinkers – easy, accessible and attractive alternatives
Anja Koski-Jännes

Delegate Speakers

Alcohol and falls in older people: A systematic review
Prof Ilana Crome & Dr Frank Lally
Relapse to smoking during unaided cessation: Clinical, cognitive, and motivational predictors

Jane Powell, Alan Pickering, Lynne Dawkins, Robert West, John Powell

Strengthening Motivational Interviewing skills following initial training
Gerald Bennett, Julie Moore, Lindsey Rouse, Jood Gibbins
Tiagabine for the treatment of cocaine and opioid dependent patients newly admitted to substitution therapy: a randomized clinical trial
Gerardo González, Rani Desai, Melinda Randall, Mauricio Romero - González, Rachel Hart, Jennifer Napoleone, Huned Patwa, Hajime Tokuno, and Ismene Petrakis
Job Satisfaction and Health Behaviours of Hospital Doctors in Germany
Judith Rosta
The Real Hell's Kitchen - Methamphetamine; Epidemic About to Happen?
Cyrus Abbasian
Keltoi Rehabilitation Programme: Post-Discharge Outcome Study
Emma White
Cannabis withdrawal symptoms in "pure" cannabis dependent and cannabis and opiate co-dependent patients
F. Vorspan, E. Guillem , J.P. Lépine

DELEGATE POSTERS

WISMS Service User Research: Diverted Medication and Substance Misuse
Linda Harris
The Real Hell's Kitchen - Methamphetamine; Epidemic About to Happen?
Cyrus Abbasian

 

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Annual Symposium 2006

“Family and Social Networks” and “New Conceptual Frontiers in Addictions Treatment”

York 2nd - 3rd November 2006

Presentations can be downloaded below.

SOCIETY LECTURE: Family and Network Treatment - Theory and Practice
Jim Orford
A Case Of Misdiagnosis And Poor Management? Lifetime Prevalence Of Epilepsy And
Of Seizures, And Their Management Amongst Alcohol Dependent Patients In
Rotherham
- 2006 Poster Prize winner
Ms Hannah Cappleman & Dr Nav
Ahluwalia
Drug Policy and the Public Good
Tom Babor
New Perspectives On Treatment Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Hospital Treatment Versus Treatment In Foster Care
Alex Whincup
Family-oriented treatment for people with alcohol problems in Ireland: A comparison of the effectiveness of residential and community-based programmes
Dr Mairead Doyle
Adherence to oral methadone: prevalence, correlates & implications for prescribers
M Haskew
The Clinical State and Treatment of Alcohol Related Disorders in Japan
Y Kochi
Opiate users’ experiences of injecting
Alyson Bond
Counselling in drug treatment
Dr Petra Meier
The effect of alcohol co-dependence on the opioid withdrawal syndrome
Robyn J Akhurst and Jennifer A Bearn
How do persons with alcohol dependency syndrome learn and is their problem solving effective?
Maja Zorko, Zdenka Cebašek-Travnik, Saška Roškar, Andrej Marušic, Valentin Bucik
PRIME Theory of Motivation and its application to addiction
Robert West
Barriers to the effective treatment of injecting drug users
Christine Godfrey
Online support groups as social support networks for problem drinkers
John Cunningham
Opiate dependant teenagers in Dublin: A Descriptive study at treatment entry
John Fagan
The latent structure of polysubstance use
Gillian Smith
Public injection rooms in Norway – a happy compromise?
Hilgunn Olsen
Public Injection Rooms in Norway (poster)
Hilgunn Olsen
The beverage alcohol industry and alcohol policy
Peter Anderson
How much does it take to retain a patient in treatment?
Akin Akioye & Robert Cohen

 

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The Annual Symposium 2005

Presentations from the 2005 Annual Symposium can be downloaded below.

Young People: The Evidence in Policy & Practice
Eilish Gilvarry
Society lecture: W(h)ither ESTs?
Kathy Carroll
If gambling treatment was evidence based, what would it look like?
Mark Griffiths
If treatment for tobacco addiction was evidence-based, what would it look like?
Robert West
Evidence-based services for older people: what would they look like?
Daphne Rumball
If alcohol treatment were evidence-based what would it look like?
Jane Marshall
Cocaine users: a special population? The evidence for policy and practice
Luke Mitcheson
The UK Alcohol Industry and the UK Research Agenda
Robin Davidson
If we had evidence based drug policy, what would it look like?
Christine Godfrey
What Service Users Want from Treatment: How is this addressed in policy and Treatment Planning?
Neil McKeganey, Michael Bloor, Michelle Robertson, Joanne Neale
Setting Up an Evidence-Based Electronic Library on Addictions (EELDA): A Joint Project of Librarians, Academics, and Other Specialists
Christine Goodair
If tobacco policy were evidence based what would it look like?
Deborah Arnott
Preventing alcohol and drug misuse in young people: phase 1 adaptation of the Strengthening Families Programme (SFP) 10-14 for use in the UK
Lindsey Coombes
The USA has Evidenced-Based Drug Prevention Policy & Practice: What does it look like?
Dennis Gorman
Women And The Peer Injecting Of Illicit Drugs: A Focus On The Implications For Practice
Laura Sheard
Improved online personalized assessment and feedback for problem drinkers?
John Cunningham
How the alcohol industry influences policy across Europe
Robin Room
Lifetime Prevalence Of Deep Vein Thrombosis Among Heroin Users In Rotherham
Nav Ahluwalia
An Empirically- Derived Model For The Delivery Of Substance Misuse Treatment Services To High Security Prisoners
Michael Wheatley, Matthew Gaskell, John Weekes

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