ISAM Addiction Science Congress
December 4, 2020
1 st ISAM Asian Regional Meeting on Addiction Medicine 14th Addiction Science Congress (ASC2020)
Virtuel congress
Title of Panel: Reviewing Best Practices on Social Reintegration of Homeless People Who Use Drugs
Comorbidity and social disintegration - Successful treatment strategies in Europe
Soccer without drugs Cup EuroTC supports the revival!
We welcome every drug rehabilitation institution and every sporting association!
Soccer without drugs Cup, established 1989, revival 2020 / 2021 (swdc / FODC)
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Dear Friends,
the site www.swdc.eu still exists. It contains our history how we played many soccer tournaments since 1989. Many TCs participated during those years and the events are still in our minds; how we gathered, how each TC prepared the tournaments and meetings (including amounts of financial investments). We remember the many football games, the alumni meetings. Every participant was overwhelmed by the hospitality we received at each location. Almost all young participants were abroad for the first time and got to know the culture of the host country. (From Almonte, Spain, to Lviv, Ukraine, from Tessaloniki, Greece, to Bremen, Germany.)
What a good European idea, what a good EU project that embodies the basic ideas of a free and open Europe!
In 1989 the sport idea was brought to life starting in Berlin. The idea was immediately taken up by other TC, so that an international sporting event was held every year. The swdc / FODC is part of the history of EU therapy facilities. It represents the good development of the rehabilitation of addicted people in Europe. Dear Friends: you can still watch this wonderful story of the swdc / FODC on the Internet for some time. Our request is that we save and revive this wonderful idea. What are Your ideas to revitalize the swdc / FODC idea?
We would like to bring together your ideas on how we can revive this event and develop a proposal.
Please send Your inspirations to euroTC info@euro-tc.org as well to Horst Broemer broemer@broemer-berlin.de.
We will care for Your ideas and come back to You as soon as possible.
Thomas Legl and Fernando Mendes (Board euroTC), Horst Brömer (euroTC/swdc and euroTC/child care project)
Vienna, Coimbra, Berlin, 16.11.2020
EURO-TC Webinar
What changes for the TC and Residential Treatment during the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic
Safety, Stability and Financing in Residential Treatment for Persons with Substance Abuse – a European Perspective
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Date: Friday May 22nd 2020, 14pm to 17pm
Format: Two topics will be covered:
• the first one through a round table discussion with opening statements and room for reaction
• the second through opening statements and a moderated discussion for all discussants participating
You can join the webinar:
• as discussant: actively sharing your views through the moderated discussion
• as visitor: following the elaborations without active input
Registration fee:
There is no registration fee for EURO-TC or EFTC members (as discussant or visitor) and visitors
The registration fee for discussants is Euro 30 to be paid at registration
After having submitted your online registration you will be provided with all further details to join the webinar
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Program
14h to 15h30
Exchange of best practice guaranteeing health, safety and stability
The health of clients and the health of employees are paramount. In the TC, it is essential to follow the restrictions. This is a very dynamic demand when we consider the psychological burdens of the clients and their willingness to cooperate:
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– How does management ensure security witin the TC?
– How can structural hygiene conditions be produced?
– Can the quality and basic principles of treatment be protected throughout the restrictions? – Can the fundamental right of treatment for addicts be further provided and ensured in this difficult period?
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Welcome and Opening Statement
Paolo Stocco, Italy
Further discussants
Dirk Kratz, Germany
Phaedon Kaloterakis, Greece
Fernando Mendes, Portugal
Oriol Esculies, Spain
Moderator
Thomas Legl, Austria
15h30 to 17h
Challenges tackling the crises: Financing the extra costs and protecting staff from Burn Out
Enormous financing challenges are arising from the Corona crisis: facilities have to tackle limited admission or strict admission regulations. Very clearly the number of clients in treatment is going down while the requirement for treatment, addiction and mental health problems are increasing. Staff is confronted with situation of rising responsibility in this situation of general insecurity. What can facilities do to protect staff and to protect the facility from financial breakdown. Is there also a motivational impact of the crisis leading back to realize basic values, reconsidering the original strength and dynamic aspects of the TC?
Introduction Statements
Akos Topolanszky, Hungary
Thomas Klein, Germany
Ela Megla, Croatia
Rui Cecilio, Portugal
David Liddel, Scotland
Moderator
Fernando Mendes, Portugal
Program and Organising Committee
Chairman: Paolo Stocco, Comunita di Venezia, Italy
Horst Brömer, consultant, Berlin, Germany
Christian Heise, BWLV, Renchen, Germany
Thomas Legl, Therapiesalon im Wald, Reichenu, Austria
Fernando Mendes, Arco Iris, Coimbra, Portugal
Iris Neuretter, Therapiesalon im Wald, Reichenau, Austria
Akos Topolanszky, Madrisz, Budapest, Hungary