The seminar discusses the opportunities provided by substance abuse services to reach people who are not covered by the services. In addition, the theme of what we can do to prevent drug overdose deaths will be discussed. The seminar ends with a panel discussion.
The seminar is organized in English and it is implemented as a webinar.
Implementation The Finnish Society of Addition Medicine in cooperation with the city of Helsinki.
Programme
12.00
When Sauna and Sisu are just not enough
Jonna Levola, M.D., Ph.D., President of the Board, The Finnish Society of Addiction Medicine
12.15
Portuguese outreach and harm-reduction innovations
- Hugo Faria, Psychologist, Team Manager
- Roberta Reiss, psychologist and technical coordinator
- Paolo Caldeira, nurse specialist
- Rodrigo Sousa Coutinho, Psychiatrist, clinical director, Ares do Pinhal, Lisbon
13.15
Presentation of the drug scene down town Copenhagen and the collaborate with H17 by police
Rude Ellegaard, police officer
Nurses role in supervised drug consumption room
Jani Keto, nurse specialist
TIMEOUT 25 min (ad 14.15-14.40)
14.40
What can Finland learn from Estonia in overdose prevention?
Katrin Abel-Ollo, the Estonian National Institute for Health Development
15.00
NGO working to cut down overdoser deaths
Michael Lodberg Olsen, Social entrepreauder, Antidote DK
15.30
Anatomy of a Finnish overdose death
Solja Niemelä, Associate Professor (Addiction Medicine),
Specialist of Psychiatry with special competence in Addiction Medicine,
Group leader (Turku Psychosis and Substance use)
16.00
Panel discussion: Why re-invent the wheel, when we can learn from each other
Jonna Levola, M.D., Ph.D.
President of the Board, The Finnish Society of Addiction Medicine
Welcome
Jonna Levola
President of the Board
The Finnish Society of Addition Medicine
Petri Kylmänen
Chairman of Nurses’ expert group
The Finnish Society of Addition Medicine
For more information: www.paly.fi/out-of-margin-seminar2023
