The 15th annual ‘Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence’ (IOTOD) meeting took place at the Ramada Hotel in Berlin on 17–18 May 2017.
Professor John Marsden (King’s College London, UK) led the group through two days of interactive education. This year concentrated on patient outcomes and covered the different issues surrounding engagement, including individualised treatment, at-risk patients and behavioural therapies.
The programme was delivered through a variety of means including plenaries from experts in the field, allowing for further discussion on the latest emerging issues, as well as a hands-on masterclass and a case-based workshop. Panel discussions were used to debate complex cases and an extremely well-received HCV workshop was delivered on the complexities faced in HCV care.
Chairs
John Marsden
Professor of Addiction Psychology, Addictions Department, King’s College London
London, UK
Speakers
Dr Michelle Lofwall
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, USA
Marc Auriacombe
Professor of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Professor Marta Torrens
Emeritus Director of Addictions of the Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Addictions-Hospital del Mar, Professor of Psychiatry at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and at the Universitat de Vic-Central Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Professor Traci Green
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology, Brown University and Associate Director, Boston Medical Centre Injury Prevention Research Center
USA
Dr Kathleen Carroll
Albert E Kent Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven Connecticut, USA
Professor Sheila Alessi
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Calhoun Cardiology Center – Behavioral Health, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT, USA
Dr Ed Day
Senior Lecturer, National Addiction Centre, King’s College London & Consultant in Addiction Psychiatry, Solihull Integrated Addiction Service
London, UK
