Prevention

Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use. 

Lessons from Safeguarding Adult Reviews

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online

The webinar will be presented by Professor Michael Preston-Shoot.

Over the last few months, Michael, has been undertaking a review of more than 200 Safeguarding Adult Reviews published over the last few years.

This review will provide many insights into the care of vulnerable people and the adequacy of the response to their needs. One of the emerging issues will be the role of alcohol misuse and alcohol dependency.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Mental Capacity

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Online

The webinar will be presented by Dr Raja Mukherjee. Raja started the first NHS based specialist Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders behavioural clinic and since then has seen over 150 cases for specialist second opinion. He completed his PhD on the subject of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in 2014. He has also acted as an invited advisor to the BMA board of science, The Department of Health and the World Health Organisation on the subject of FASD.

Child Art: The Intersection of Art and Neuroscience

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NIDA has worked with the International Child Art Foundation on their current issue of ChildArt which focuses on brain development and child health. It features the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development...

SPR 2021 Call for NIDA International Poster Abstracts

News
The Program Committee of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) invites proposals for preconference workshops to be held June 1, 2021, the first day of the SPR Annual Meeting. The workshops are primarily pedagogical, with hands-on...

Introduction to the Addiction Field

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Europe

Opening lecture master in addictions (European Prevention Curriculum- Universal Treatment Curriculum

You can access the conference by following the link below.

https://uibuniversitat.zoom.us/j/98197054517?pwd=OHplc292Mi9hdTFTNEdBaU83S0s4UT09

Please confirm attendance at gifesuib [at] gmail [dot] com