Public Health Conference

Public Health Conference

on Alcohol

Friday 11th December 2015

10.00am – 4.00pm

At: The Kings Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford. OX2 0ES http://www.kingscentre.co.uk/content/find-us

The morning’s key note speeches will feature

Kevin Fenton – Public Health England (PHE)

Providing a National Oversight

Mike Ward – Alcohol Concern

Treatment Resistant Drinkers

Dr Gordon Morse – Clinical Director, Turning Point

The treatment of Alcohol Addiction

Susan Fleisher – FASD

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

How AA works

This is a FREE conference suitable for GP, Nurses, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Drugs workers, Teachers, Early Intervention Workers and Housing workers and other professionals..

In the Afternoon there will be two parallel workshop sessions on:-

·  Training for delivering brief advice – Alcohol Academy

·  Behaviour based alcohol education in schools – The Training Effect (TTE)

·  Acceptance and Commitment Theory based interventions (ACT) – Turning Point

·  Alcohol and New Psychoactive Substances (legal Highs) – Kevin Flemen KFX

·  Mutual Aid in Practice – A workshop by AA

To secure your place at the conference please register using the enclosed registration form and email Anne Johnson at

Registration Form

Public Health Conference on Alcohol

Friday 11th December 2015

Name(s) of attendees…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Name of Organisation………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Contact Tel no ……………………………………. Email ……………………………………………………………..

Please note confirmations will be sent by e-mail.

Would your organisation like a table at the event to display information? Yes / No (please circle)

Which workshops would you like to attend? You will have the opportunity to attend two of the workshops listed below. Please indicate your preference.

Workshop / Workshop
1 / Workshop
2
Training for delivering brief advice – delivered by the Alcohol Academy
Behaviour based alcohol education in schools
– delivered by The Training Effect (TTE)
Acceptance and Commitment Theory based interventions (ACT)
– delivered by Turning Point
Alcohol and New Psychoactive Substances (legal Highs)
– delivered by Kevin Flemen KFX
Mutual Aid in Practice – A workshop by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) How AA meetings work

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Do you have any special dietary requirements?

If yes, please tell us what they are so we can make appropriate arrangements.

Do you have any special needs regarding access, mobility or anything else? Yes / No

If yes, please tell us so we can make appropriate arrangements.

Please return this form to:- by 4.00pm - Friday 21st November