October 2018

Ahmad Shah, Director of ISSUP Pakistan, participated in the International Youth Campaign on Kindness for the Sustainable Development Goal's to mobilize the world's youth to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through transformative acts of sustainable change.

This conference focuses on the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for any nurse who cares for persons with substance use, abuse and addictions. Providing patient centered care through prevention, screening, treatment and recovery services is best brought about when interdisciplinary teams work together to accomplish effective and successful patient care outcomes. Interdisciplinary collaboration utilizes the Institute Of Medicine’s core competencies of evidence-based practice, informatics, and quality assurance to promote positive lifestyle changes.

NAADAC's 2018 Annual Conference: Shoot for the Stars will take place in Houston, TX at The Westin Galleria Houston from October 5-9, 2018. 

The annual ECNP Congress is Europe’s premier scientific meeting for disease-oriented brain research, attracting neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists from around the world. 

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08 October 2018

ACDP Consortium MOU Signing

1.     What is the event all about?

Many persons with substance use disorders have multiple vulnerabilities. Professionals must know the correlations, implications, and ramifications of these intersections. Clients have often experienced traumas, including domestic violence or sexual assault. Survivors of these crimes also experience trauma reactions such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Some have pre-existing conditions, while others develop them as a result of the traumas. Many have turned to addictive substances to cope with ongoing abuse or traumatic memories of prior abuses.

Mr. Ahmad Shah, Director of ISSUP Pakistan, organized a Substance Use Prevention session with BScN students at the Aga Khan University Hospital - School of Nursing. The aim of this program is to offer a Substance Use Prevention session to students, teach them about drug prevention and how to lead community-based initiative projects

The national opioid maintenance conference is a biennial meeting place for networking, updates in the field, and capacity-building. Participants includes experts within opioid treatment, specialized health care providers, municipal service providers, patient advocacy groups, and other organizations involved in wraparound care.

The last conference held in 2016 was attended by more than 750 participants. As in previous years, 2018's conference is organized jointly by the Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research and the National Advisory Unit on Multidisciplinary Addiction Services.

An expert panel meeting will be held on the 22nd of October 2018 to discuss the design of a recent piece of longitudinal research examining the impact of substance exposure on pre- and postnatal neural development. It will also discuss the relationship between pre- natal substance exposure and subsequent risk of mental illness and substance use, and the impact upon levels of social, behavioral and academic achievement.

Tobacco is the world’s leading but preventable cause of disease and death. Although cigarette smoking among adults has been steadily decreasing, rates continue to remain high amongst certain vulnerable populations. This includes individuals with mental health issues.

Dr Gemma Taylor will be delivering a talk discussing her latest research into the relationship and treatment of smoking in people with mental health disorders, with a particular focus on individuals suffering from depression.

The European Society for Prevention Research 2018 Conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from October 24 - 26, 2018. The conference's co-conveners will be the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), and the main conference venue will be the EMSA conference centre on the banks of the Tagus in Central Lisbon. The main conference theme will be 'Prevention Technologies'.

The latest event from the National Prevention Week Webinar Series will take place on October 25, 2018, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EDT. 

The discussion will explore the relationship between the opioid use, overdose and suicide, with the hope that it will create opportunities for those in the prevention field to implement more effective strategies.

When: October 30, 2018 - October 31, 2018 (8:30 AM Eastern)

Where: Keck Center of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (E Street Conference Room) • 500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

Topics: Public Health, Substance Use and Mental Health

Activity: Committee on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Board: Board on Health Sciences Policy