Events & dates 2018: families, alcohol & recovery, UKCTAS & more

Forthcoming alcohol conference and events in 2018:

Drugs, Alcohol, Women and Families Conference (DAWF)

On 23 & 24 May 2018, a Drugs, Alcohol, Women and Families Conference (DAWF) takes place at the  Manchester Metropolitan University. Sponsored by The Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA), the event will focus on women, families and young people affected by substance use and with a conference theme of 'putting research into practice'. Confirmed panel themes include: pregnancy, women and agency, trauma and domestic abuse, young people, and international policy.

More information can be found on www.dawfconference.com.

'Alcohol & Recovery': NDSAG 2018 conference and PhD symposium

On Thursday 7th June 2018 a one day event on Alcohol & Recovery will be held as the 42nd annual New Directions in the Study of Alcohol Group (NDSAG) conference in Sheffield. The event will examine the meaning and role of recovery in the current climate and explore new research and lessons from those involved in recovery and related projects. The conference will be preceded by a PhD and Early Career Researcher Workshop on Wednesday 6th June 2018 which will be an interactive workshop format.

See the Alcohol & Recovery NDSAG Conference 2018 flyer here [pdf], draft conference programme [pdf] or email [email protected] to register interest.

Social work and problem substance use: Going in the right direction?

On 26th June at Middlesex University's Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (DARC) hosts one day conference exploring the role of social work in responding to problem substance. Against the background of current changes to social work structures and approaches, the conference will help participants to take stock of our engagement as a profession so far and to think about preparing for future challenges. The conference will consist of plenary sessions and six workshops for participants to choose from. Download the DARC 2018 conference flyer here [pdf].

Radical Temperance: Social change and drink, from teetotalism to dry January 

On the 28-29 June 2018 the 'Radical Temperance' conference seeks to explore the radical aspects of the avoidance of alcohol at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, supported by the Alcohol and Drugs History Society and Alcohol Research UK. Of the many anti-drink movements across the world, one of the most influential, teetotalism, started in Preston in 1832. Alcohol management remains a key social issue; the many active support groups, dry bars, and third sector organisations in our society take varying stances on alcohol and temperance. See here for more information.

UKCTAS 

The 5th Alcohol Policy in Practice CPD intensive training course from the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies takes place from 11 - 13 September 2018 in Bath. Taught by leading academics from the Universities of Sheffield, Bath, Stirling and others, as well as international experts from the Institute of Alcohol Studies and the E-HESP School of Public Health in France, the course will be run for the first time in beautiful Bath. 

Previous participants have included policymakers, professionals and researchers from Canada, Iceland, Thailand, New Zealand and other European countries, as well as around the UK. Further details here or follow @ukctas.

European Alcohol Policy Conference

The 8th European Alcohol Policy Conference (8EAPC), ‘Enlightened Alcohol Policy for the 21st Century’, is to be held in Edinburgh on 20 and 21 November. SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems) and Eurocare (The European Alcohol Policy Alliance) are the organisers of the conference, which 'draws on the city’s tradition for evidence-based forward-thinking rooted in the age of Enlightenment, and is aimed at stimulating debate and policies linked to a variety of modern alcohol-linked problems'.

It is anticipating around 300 delegates, and presentations will be made by Government ministers and officials, representatives from the World Health Organization, the European Commission and leading NGOs, as well as top academics and authors. See here for further details.

Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) 'Risky Drinking' Symposium 

On 14 November 2018, the Medical Council on Alcohol is holding a symposium on 'Risky Drinking' in London. The programme will include Professor Roger Williams on the Lancet Commission on the Liver, Clive Henn from PHE on public health and the PHE’s CQUIN programme , Professor Ketan Patel on the recent elucidation of the molecular basis of alcohol in cancer causation, Dr John Holmes on risk, guideline development and implementation and Professor Colin Drummond on alcohol treatment services. The 2018 Max Glatt memorial lecture will be given by Dr Jane Marshall, consultant psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. See here for more information or details on the programme and booking.

International & other

n April 18 - 21 in Vancouver, Canada, the 8th International Research Conference on Adolescents and Adults with FASD takes place. See the conference website here for more information of the brochure here.

The 2018 Inernational Network of Brief Interventions for Alcohol and other Drugs (INEBRIA) conference will take place in Santiago de Chile, Chile, on September 26-28, under the title “Challenges faced in the implementation of brief interventions in diverse settings, contexts and population. See the conference website here.

The 2018 annual KBS meeting takes place from 28 May to June 1 in Chaing Mai, Thailand. See conference website for further details.

The European Society for Social Drug Research conference takes place 4-6 October 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. The ESSD was founded in 1990 to promote social science approaches to drugs research, with special reference to the situation in Europe. See here for more details and call for papers.