Recovery Conference 17th November 2010

ADDICTION:
THE CASE FOR RECOVERY IN
A CHANGING WORLD

17th November 2010
Venue:
Congress Centre, Great Russell Street, London,
United Kingdom

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Conference theme

Leaders in the field will discuss the evidence base for drug and alcohol recovery models and what the implications are for therapeutic interventions. Using examples of best practice we will explore how drug treatment systems can gear up for the increased demand for recovery options from the public; the political support for recovery options and how to make this possible within the economic climate.

Supported by:

Andrew Griffiths
Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter &
Secretary of the APPG for the Misuse of Drugs and Alcohol

Chairman:

Rosanna O'Connor
NTA Director of Delivery

Speakers and Topics:

Prof. David Best
University of the West of Scotland and also Chairman of the UK Recovery Academy

Prof. David Best

University of the West of Scotland and also Chairman of the UK Recovery Academy

Recovery capital: an individual and group phenomenon
How recovery capital can be built up in communities through social learning, the presence of champions and how this can be translated into a community asset.

Mark Gilman
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse in England (NTA)

Mark Gilman

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse in England (NTA)

Asset Based, Visible Contagious Recovery
Mark Gilman will describe how the North West region is embracing Asset Based Community Development in the continued move toward Recovery Oriented Integrated Systems.

Christian Guy
Senior Policy Specialist Centre for Social Justice

Christian Guy

Senior Policy Specialist, Centre for Social Justice

The policy context
The Centre for Social Justice is an independent think tank established in 2004 to seek effective solutions to the poverty that blight parts of Britain.

Dr. Ed Day
Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant in Addiction Psychiatry
University of Birmingham

Dr. Ed Day

Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant in Addiction Psychiatry
University of Birmingham

Bringing 2 worlds together
Ed Day will talk about his practical experience as a consultant clinician in a busy methadone maintenance based service and observations on what practical steps can be taken to develop a system which is more recovery orientated

Noreen Oliver MBE
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
The BAC (Burton Addiction Centre) and the O’Connor Centre’s in Staffordshire

Noreen Oliver MBE

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
The BAC (Burton Addiction Centre) and the O’Connor Centre’s in Staffordshire

Bringing recovery home
Noreen Oliver will describe the key features of the highly successful third sector model of drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Staffordshire that she has built over the last 12 years. This service is integrated across the whole spectrum of care and beyond in partnerships with agencies who historically sit outside the treatment field, ie housing, employment and education. The BAC O‘Connor recovery model demonstrates the importance of ownership of the Recovery agenda by all partners and the Community.

Dr. David McCartney
Clinical Lead at Lothian & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP)

Dr. David McCartney

Clinical Lead at Lothian & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP)

LEAP evaluating outcomes – recovery communities
Dr David McCartney will discuss LEAP - an NHS led model which has successfully integrated treatment and recovery in Edinburgh. David will outline the findings from their recent outcome study. He will discuss the growth of recovery communities in Edinburgh, the role of peer support and recovery coaching and the evidence base for mutual aid groups.

Dr. Alison Battersby
Consultant Psychiatrist in Substance Misuse, NHS

The Psychiatrist and The Third Sector Provider: Effective Bedfellows?
As a consultant psychiatrist in substance misuse working within the NHS, Dr Battersby will draw on her wealth of experience on how to work to foster productive partnerships between the statutory and third sector and why partnership working is a vital ingredient of a successful recovery orientated system.

Programme

17th of November 9.00 to 16.30

Who should attend?

Psychiatrists with an interest in substance misuse
Psychologists with an interest in substance misuse
GPs with a special interest in substance misuse
Drug and Alcohol Strategic Leads and Commissioners
Drug and alcohol treatment workers
Prison personnel who work with offenders with substance misuse issues
Probation workers with a special interest in substance misuse
Service Providers
Social Workers with clients with substance misuse issues
Politicians and government officials with a special interest
Academics with an interest in practice and/ or drug policy
Training providers

Venue: Congress Centre

23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B3LS, United Kingdom

How to get to the venue?

The Congress Centre is in a fantastic location in the heart of London’s West End, just three minutes’ walk from Tottenham Court Road Underground Station.
The venue benefits from excellent transport links by tube (direct to Euston, Charing Cross, Waterloo and Liverpool Street mainline stations), and has two public car parks in the immediate vicinity located in Great Russell Street and Museum Street, as well as metered on-street parking. It’s also within a short walk of Oxford Street shopping, Covent Garden and theatreland.
Nearest underground: Tottenham Court Road (exit 3) - 3 minutes’ walk away.

Accommodation information

There are a great variety of hotels to choose from the Bloomsbury area ranging from luxury to low cost accommodation. Here are a few options to assist you when making a reservation.

Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth
9-13 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3QD
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7637 3477
Discount Code : 1116MEDKEN
Booking: www.radissonedwardian.com/conference-congresses

Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street
Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LB
Tel: +44 (0)20 7637 3477
Discount Code : 1116MEDBSH
Booking: www.radissonedwardian.com/conference-congresses

The Bloomsbury Hotel
16-22 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3NN
Tel: +44 (0)2073471000
Discount Code : MEDINEO

St. Giles Hotel
Bedford Avenue, London, WC1B 3GH
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7300 3055
Discount Code : MEDINEO

Why Advertise - Sponsor?

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This conference will bring together the key decision makers and commissioners of drug and alcohol treatment services. These are the very people who can have a direct influence on your business opportunities.

With our line up of eminent and respected leaders in the field of recovery we expect the conference to draw a large audience of clinicians and commissioners, including Consultant Psychiatrists in Substance Abuse, GPs with a special interest in substance abuse and Drug and Alcohol Action Partnership commissioners as well as social workers, drug counsellors and prison health teams.

The conference will provide opportunities for you to:

Network with key decision makers, referrers and purchasers
Make key contacts to follow up
Have opportunities to showcase your services and products
Have opportunities to discuss details of your services and products Raise your company profile with the people who matter
Keep up to date with what leaders in the field are thinking.

Sponsorship opportunities

In the Conference Hall

Branding of the conference hall, walls size approx.9m x 3m (left&right wall)
Plasma screens inside the conference hall (5 plasma screens 42”)
Pull up banners, display boards within the conference hall foyer and at the upper level (Marble Hall area), which will be used during lunch and coffee breaks
Working space - Display in Conference Hall Foyer

Conference Handouts

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Delegate Badges and lanyards

Delegate bag

Branding of the conference bag + Insert
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Special value packages

The organiser is more than willing to discuss your ideas and adjust available opportunities for your existing materials, presentations or to convert our space to your idea, as long as this does not detract from the conference.

For any further information on sponsorship and advertising opportunities please download our sponsorship pdf or call

Mr. Christos Hadjipantelis
Telephone: 00357 25 878844
Email: chadji@medineo.org

Early Bird Registration:
Normal price £245.00. Receive a £30.00 discount, if you book before the 30th September.

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