Past Event Presentations
Conference Presentations
Trends in drug use and harms from the Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI) - Dr Norah Palmateer - Public Health Scotland & GCU
My Family, My Rights – Knowledge is Empowering, Kerry Storey & Marianna Marquardt - Scottish Families Affected By Alcohol and Drugs.
Warm Handover from Hospital to Discharge, Linda Smith and Lisa Turnbull - Harm Reduction Team, NHS Lothian
STRIVE - Co-located joint NHS third sector provision of early interventions for young people, Erin Lees & Katie Anderson - The Corner and Hillcrest Futures (Dundee).
North Lanarkshire Crisis Outreach - A unique commissioned partnership service, Melissa Reid, Service Manager - Turning Point Scotland
Increasing client engagement with therapy using a new call system, Susan Innes & Ro Bell - DAPL (Fife)
Harm Reduction Support in a Community Hub, Graeme Callander - WithYou, Dundee
Findings from Audit Scotland Report, Ray Buist & Jillian Matthew - Audit Scotland
Families Campaign for Change A Learning Journey, Stephanie Morrison, Sandra Holmes & Susan Grant - Families Campaign For Change
Aberlour Mother and Child Recovery Houses, A look at the biopsychological model of recovery, Karen Campbell & Natalie Douglas - Aberlour
SDF Stop The Deaths Keynote Address, Alison Byrne - Deputy Director for Drugs Policy, Scottish Government
Redefining Drug Treatment for Mothers who use drugs, Anna Millington - Harm Reduction Mother 2 Mother
Recent drug-related deaths in Scotland, Dr Julie McAdam - Forensic Pathologist, University of Glasgow
Introducing a Safer Drugs Consumption Facility for Glasgow, Dr Saket Priyadarsh - Associate Medical Director, GGC Alcohol & Drugs Service
Harm Reduction - Saving Lives During Crises, Shelia Vakharia - Deputy Director of Research and Academic Engagement, Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)
Experiences of MAT, Learning & Considerations for Practice, Samantha Stewart - Senior Officer, Research and Peer Engagement Team, SDF
Gabapentinoids: what happened in Northern Ireland: lessons for Scotland.Chris Rintoul - Head of Harm Reduction, Cranstoun
Trends in drug use: gabapentinoids Vicki Craik - Public Health Intelligence Adviser, Public Health Scotland
Trends in Treatment: Providing MAT for people with benzodiazepines dependency Trina Ritchie - Lead Clinician, GGC Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services
Hydromorphone - injectable opiate substitute treatment Anna McVinish – St Vincents Hospital Drug and Alcohol Service, Australia
Trends in harms as an indicator of drug trends: what can be done? Lynn Couper - Senior Learning & Development Officer, Emergency Responses, SDF
What we are seeing in post mortem toxicology: issues in detecting new substances Hazel Torrance - Head of Forensic Toxicology, Scottish Police Authority
Drug Early Warning System & Injecting Equipment Supply Kieran Whitford, Kira Watson, Suzie Gallagher - Drug Harm Reduction Team, Scottish Ambulance Service
What is drug checking telling us? Jason Wallace - Living Experience Engagement Senior Officer, SDF
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