James Harvey

National Rehabilitation Center - Abu Dhabi, Addiction Scientific Day Virtual Conference

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 11 February 2022
Originally posted by Maryam AlAwadhi (National Chapter partner) - 11 February 2022
Event Date
City/Region/State or Online
UAE- ABU DHABI
Event Type
Conference
Country
United Arab Emirates
NRC ISSUP Conference Addiction Abu Dhabi UAE

It gives us a great pleasure to invite you to the Addiction Scientific Day to be held virtually on 27th February, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The summit aims at sharing new ideas and technologies amongst the professionals, industrialists, researchers and students. The organizing committee has developed a comprehensive one-day program highlighting the current challenges and clinical developments in addiction.

The conference provides a forum for educational opportunities as well as a chance to interact with colleagues and experts in the field of addiction.

The Scientific Program will offer a great selection of educational sessions that will feature cutting edge presentations, key note lectures, case presentation and special panel discussions.

The NRC aims to make this an annual event to support multidisciplinary professional development of clinicians in addictions and mental health in the UAE and Region.

Highlighted Topics

  • New psychoactive substances: Clinical perspective
  • Addiction in special population
  • Hepatitis C and addiction
  • New treatment approaches for PTSD
  • Addiction Rehabilitation & Recovery
  • Social services role in addiction Rehabilitation & Recovery
  • Behavioral addiction
  • Screening practices

Learning Objectives

  • Increase knowledge in addiction science
  • Discuss updates in research in the field of addiction
  • Outline challenges in treatment
  • Offer an in-depth exposure to multidisciplinary approaches to addiction management strategies
  • Improve care of addicted patients
  • Address the unmet needs in the practice in addiction

Key Features

  • Full one-day program
  • Presentations by renowned expert speakers
  • Interactive Sessions
  • Connecting scientific community

Please click here for speaker information and the full conference programme