Opioid Treatment International Perspectives

Monday, 24 November 2008 13:45 - 15:30, Bayside Auditorium A

Chair Prof Richard Mattick National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre 
Side Effects and Significant Adverse Events with Opioid Maintenance Treatment Medications
  • Eric C Strain, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
Treatment of opioid dependence during pregnancy: challenges and perspectives for health care providers with an emphasis on pharmacotherapy
  • Gabriele Fischer, Medizinische Universität Vienna, Addiction Clinic
The use of modelling to advance opioid pharmacotherapy maintenance
  • Assoc Prof Alison Ritter, Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Do we expect enough from opioid treatment? And if not, what should we expect?
  • Dr Adam R Winstock, Sydney South West Area Health Service & National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales