Events

Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS) 34th Annual Conference May 22-25, 2012    The theme for this year's conference, 'Stepping out of our silos : creating partnerships, building capacity, delivering information' , offers presentations which will be of interest not only to information specialists but also to those working in the prevention and treatment fields.     Location: University of Nevada Reno Campus, Reno, Nevada, United States Website: http://salis.org/conference/conference.html E-mail: salis@salis.org Tel:  (510) 769-1831    Fax:  (510) 865-2467

10th European Congress on Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems May 25-27, 2012    CALL FOR SYMPOSIA Europad will select up to 12 symposia to be presented during this Europad congress. Each symposium will be made of 4 oral presentations and will be chaired by one of the 4 speakers, responsible for the scientific organization of it.   Location: Barcelo Sants , Barcelona, Spain Website: http://www.europad.org

44th Annual Addictions Conference May 27-29, 2012    This conference will bring together health care professionals from across the province for the 44th annual conference which will offer a variety of learning and networking opportunities to support the delivery of addiction services for the people of Ontario.     Location: Marriott Toronto Airport 901 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Website: http://www.addictionsontario.ca/conferences.aspx E-mail: jcramp@addictionsontario.ca Tel:  1-800-965-3307    Fax:  1-866-295-6394

5th International Stigma Conference June 4-6, 2012    “Together Against Stigma: Changing How We See Mental Illness” will bring together researchers, policy makers, mental health professionals and service users from around the world. The focus of this conference will be effective interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental illness.   Please spread the word. You can access further details at  www.togetheragainststigma2012.ca   Location: Delta hotel, Ottawa Contact: Nancy Snowball Website: http://www.togetheragainststigma2012.ca E-mail: nsnowball@mentalhealthcommission.ca Tel:  (403) 385-4098

Addictions Treatment Design for Individuals Living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders June 7-8, 2012    This two-day workshop will focus on FASD sensitive treatment considerations, effective intervention strategies and intervention techniques for professionals involved in addictions prevention, treatment, counseling and aftercare. The goals of this seminar are to: . Update clinical therapists and addictions specialists with current medical, physical, cognitive, sensory integration and executive functioning issues within this patient population. . Provide participants with evaluation tools to determine the best course of individualized treatment plan for the individual by evaluating medical disposition of whole body disorder, social history, cultural factors and learning abilities. . Discuss variables in treatment modalities and establish strength-based, consistent provision of patient specific care and service delivery.     Location: FCJ Retreat & Conference Centre 219 19th Avenue S.W. , Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T0L 0K0 Contact: Kate Hart OBD Triage Institute Website: http://www.obdtriage.com E-mail: kate.hart@obdtriage.com Tel:  403-949-3991

SystemAction Webinar: Implementing Competencies in Your Organization: Learning from Alternatives for Youth Wednesday, June 13, 2012    (1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST) Join Rod Olfert, Knowledge Broker at the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), for a lively adn informative Q&A with Sue Kennedy, Executive Director of Alternatives for Youth (AY)-a community-based youth substance abuse treatment agency in Hamilton, Ontario. Sue will share how AY has used the Competencies for Canada's Substance Abuse Workforce to empower her staff and improve service delivery. For more information and to register, please click the website link below.     Website: http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/NewsAndEvents/Digital_Broadcasts/Upcoming_Events/Pages/default.aspx E-mail: systems@ccsa.ca

Therapuetic Intervention for Children, Youth and Adults Living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder June 14-15, 2012    The course is pertinent to professionals involved in therapeutic treatment and counselling services. Topics Include: . Identification of physical issues that may interfere with interventions . Determining cognitive and executive functioning abilities in patient-specific treatment . Evaluating Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) possibilities, and how these issues alone or in combination, may result in difficulties in sessions often requiring modifications . The OBD Triage evaluation tool allows the Therapist to determine what modifications may be necessary to effectively communicate with their patients/clients . Factoring the medical disposition, social history, cultural factors, and learning abilities in designing patient-specific treatment planning . Variables in treatment modalities and considerations for change . Ensuring treatment information is understandable to the individual living with a diagnosis within FASD's . Creating patient-specific, strength-based strategy development and prevention techniques - The OBD 3 Steps Plan of Action . Accessing and maintaining patient-specific community based aftercare and service delivery     Location: FCJ Retreat & Conference Centre 219 19th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T0L 0K0 Contact: Kate Hart Website: http://www.obdtriage.com E-mail: kate.hart@obdtriage.com Tel:  403-949-3991

Manitoba Co-occurring Disorders Summer Institute 2012 June 18-22, 2012    Celebrating, curiosity, creativity, collaboration and courage.  The event will present keynote speakers Dr. Martin Brokenleg and Dr. John Briere, as well as concurrent sessions on mental health and addictions from policy and practice perspectives.    Location: University of Winnipeg and Brandon University, Winnipeg Campus – 515 Portage Avenue Contact: Joy Henault E-mail: henaultj@brandonu.ca Tel:  (204) 772-0377 ext. 221   Fax:  (204) 772-7842

53rd Annual Institute on Addiction Studies July 8-12, 2012    The Institute on Addiction Studies provides professional education and personal growth experiences to those involved in the field of addictions through workshops, speakers and activities. CEUs have been approved by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation. Keynote speaker is Dr. Mark Menestrina, Medical Director of Southeast Michigan Community Alliance and closing speaker is Greg Purvis, Director of Addiction Services for District Health Authorities 4, 5 &6 in Nova Scotia. Workshops include Maureen Brine on "Intervene or not to intervene: that is the question", Dr. Rick Csiernik on Pharmacology for Addiction Counsellors, Michael Gillis, Executive Director of Lifeskills South Florida, on Identifying and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder as well as many other topics including addiction and family violence, working with Aboriginal clients, EFT Level 1, trauma and addictions.     Location: Kempenfelt Conference Centre , Barrie, ON, Canada Contact: Linda Hood Website: http://www.addictionstudies.ca E-mail: info@addictionstudies.ca Tel:  1.866.278.3568    Fax:  1.888.898.8033

FASDlive 2012: Expanding our Vision September 12-14, 2012    The FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, and Canada Northwest FASD Partnership are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts for our conference FASDlive 2012: Expanding our Vision. This event will be held in Saskatoon, SK (Saskatoon Inn) from September 12 - 14, 2012 and will address critical areas in FASD. The two-day conference (September 12, 13) is followed by a one-day Canada Northwest FASD Partnership Symposium (September 14). We welcome submissions for oral presentations, workshops, or posters within the conference themes listed below. FASDlive 2012 will include a Scientific/Research stream and a Community Programs and Strategies stream, both of which will focus on four priority areas.   Location: Saskatoon Inn, Saskatoon Contact: Marlene Dray Website: http://www.preventioninstitute.sk.ca/ E-mail: mdray@preventioninstitute.sk.ca Tel:  306-655-2526

2012 RTNA Annual Conference October 10-12, 2012    The Heart of the Innovation Journey Theme: Innovation is about novel ideas and translating those ideas into better products, services, and ways of doing things. There are many ways of getting there, but at the heart of the innovation journey is knowledge translation. Knowledge translation is a deliberate, two-way, iterative process of using evidence to help inform decisions but what are the key ingredients for doing this successfully - what knowledge, skills and tools do we need to make knowledge translation effective? This conference will connect you with a diversity of perspectives, give you the opportunity to learn from a stellar group of speakers and each other, help you make connections in the knowledge translation community, learn new skills and discover tools to practice KT and practice it better. The RTNA celebrates its own innovation journey this year. The first RTNA conference was held in 2002 jointly with the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. After a brief hiatus, the conference has been hosted annually and remains one of the only and certainly, we think, the best KT conference in the country. Join us in Banff Alberta in October 2012 and help celebrate 10 years of the Research Transfer Network of Alberta.   Location: Rimrock Resort Hotel , Banff, Alberta, Canada Contact: Donna Angus Website: http://www.buksa.com/rtna/index.htm E-mail: donna.angus@albertainnovates.ca Tel:  780.429.9336    Fax:  780.429.3509

The Many Faces of Addiction, 4th Annual Addiction Symposium October 16-17, 2012    The Many Faces of Addiction is a dynamic forum for examining the illness of addiction and exploring treatment, workplace management and recovery best practices. We will delve into the areas of concurrent trauma/PTSD and substance abuse, Internet and gaming addiction, best practices for managing employees with addiction and clinical techniques for achieving excellent results.     Location: Ontario Science Centre 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON, CA, M3C 1T3 Contact: Marie Cooper Website: http://www.bellwood.ca E-mail: mcooper@bellwood.ca Tel:  416 495-0926 x301    Fax:  416 497-8134

The 54th International Conference on Alcohol and Addictions November 12-16, 2012    Addressed by some forty plenary speakers of the highest international standing, with over one hundred workshops and poster presentations, the Montreal Conference will deliver an unrivalled scientific programme of interest to policy makers, researchers and practitioners alike.     Location: Palais des Congrès , Montreal, Quebec, Canada Website: http://www.icaa-cipat.org/ E-mail: ICAA2012@jpdl.com

National Addictions Awareness Week November 12-16, 2012    CCSA celebrates National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) and Drug Awareness Week (DAW) as a valuable opportunity to showcase what’s being done to inform Canadians and reduce the harms and costs of alcohol and drug abuse in Canada. This week sees a concentrated effort from organizations across the country that plan special events and activities to raise awareness. Does your organization plan to celebrate NAAW/DAW? Share what you will be doing – we can promote it on our website.   Location: http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/NewsAndEvents/Information_Share/NAAWDAW/Pages/default.aspx Contact: Tina Barton Website: http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/NewsAndEvents/Information_Share/NAAWDAW/Pages/default.aspx E-mail: tbarton@ccsa.ca

Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities Challenging Behaviour - The Tip of the Iceberg November 15-17, 2012    Conference Objectives: - To promote best practices in physical and mental health for individuals with developmental disabilities - Recognize the multifactorial determinants of challenging behaviour - Recognize the role of traumatic experiences in understanding challenging behaviour - Maximize health and wellbeing in order to minimize disability and improve quality of life - Share knowledge and common experiences with others working in the field.     Location: Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites 1763 Comox Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z2 Contact: Ian Chipperfield Website: http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/HealthAndWellbeing/default.asp E-mail: ian.ipce@ubc.ca Tel:  604-827-3112    Fax:  604-822-4835

9th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference March 20-22, 2013    Call for Abstracts - Mental Health and the Justic System: Implications and Applications of Treatment, Research, Policy and Law     Location: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2W6 Contact: Barb Bell Website: http://www.bcmhas.ca/Education/RVHConferences.htm E-mail: bbell@bcmhs.bc.ca Tel:  604-524-7509    Fax:  604-524-7173

Alcohol Policy 16 : Alcohol Policy Conference Series April 3-5, 2013    This conference is a forum for researchers, community practitioners, and public officials to meet and exchange findings, explore evidence-based solutions, and consider adoption of policies aimed at minimizing risks associated with alcohol use.     Location: Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel , Washington, DC Contact: Kathie Gorham Website: http://www.silvergategroup.com/ap16/index.htm E-mail: kgorham@silvergategroup.com