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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 743.2 KB December 6, 2024 My Family, My Rights – Knowledge is Empowering, Kerry Storey & Marianna Marquardt - Scottish Families Affected By Alcohol and Drugs. 1.2 MB November 7, 2024 Warm Handover from Hospital to Discharge, Linda Smith and Lisa Turnbull - Harm Reduction Team, NHS Lothian 255.9 KB November 7, 2024 STRIVE - Co-located joint NHS third sector provision of early interventions for young people, Erin Lees & Katie Anderson - The Corner and Hillcrest Futures (Dundee). 1.5 MB November 7, 2024 North Lanarkshire Crisis Outreach - A unique commissioned partnership service, Melissa Reid, Service Manager - Turning Point Scotland 570.1 KB November 7, 2024 Increasing client engagement with therapy using a new call system, Susan Innes & Ro Bell - DAPL (Fife) 1.4 MB November 7, 2024 Harm Reduction Support in a Community Hub, Graeme Callander - WithYou, Dundee 461.1 KB November 7, 2024 Findings from Audit Scotland Report, Ray Buist & Jillian Matthew - Audit Scotland 662.8 KB November 7, 2024 Families Campaign for Change A Learning Journey, Stephanie Morrison, Sandra Holmes & Susan Grant - Families Campaign For Change 1.2 MB November 7, 2024 Aberlour Mother and Child Recovery Houses, A look at the biopsychological model of recovery, Karen Campbell & Natalie Douglas - Aberlour 1.8 MB November 7, 2024 SDF Stop The Deaths Keynote Address, Alison Byrne - Deputy Director for Drugs Policy, Scottish Government 916.9 KB September 20, 2024 Redefining Drug Treatment for Mothers who use drugs, Anna Millington - Harm Reduction Mother 2 Mother 650.6 KB September 20, 2024 Recent drug-related deaths in Scotland, Dr Julie McAdam - Forensic Pathologist, University of Glasgow 123.3 KB September 20, 2024 Introducing a Safer Drugs Consumption Facility for Glasgow, Dr Saket Priyadarsh - Associate Medical Director, GGC Alcohol & Drugs Service 2.5 MB September 20, 2024 Harm Reduction - Saving Lives During Crises, Shelia Vakharia - Deputy Director of Research and Academic Engagement, Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) 2.3 MB September 20, 2024 Experiences of MAT, Learning & Considerations for Practice, Samantha Stewart - Senior Officer, Research and Peer Engagement Team, SDF 1.3 MB September 20, 2024 Gabapentinoids: what happened in Northern Ireland: lessons for Scotland.Chris Rintoul - Head of Harm Reduction, Cranstoun 1.8 MB June 2, 2024 Trends in drug use: gabapentinoids Vicki Craik - Public Health Intelligence Adviser, Public Health Scotland 5.3 MB June 2, 2024 Trends in Treatment: Providing MAT for people with benzodiazepines dependency Trina Ritchie - Lead Clinician, GGC Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services 3.0 MB June 2, 2024 Hydromorphone - injectable opiate substitute treatment Anna McVinish – St Vincents Hospital Drug and Alcohol Service, Australia 6.3 MB June 2, 2024 Trends in harms as an indicator of drug trends: what can be done? Lynn Couper - Senior Learning & Development Officer, Emergency Responses, SDF 3.9 MB June 2, 2024 What we are seeing in post mortem toxicology: issues in detecting new substances Hazel Torrance - Head of Forensic Toxicology, Scottish Police Authority 2.0 MB June 2, 2024 Drug Early Warning System & Injecting Equipment Supply Kieran Whitford, Kira Watson, Suzie Gallagher - Drug Harm Reduction Team, Scottish Ambulance Service 3.9 MB June 2, 2024 What is drug checking telling us? Jason Wallace - Living Experience Engagement Senior Officer, SDF 3.9 MB June 2, 2024

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