5th ADRIATIC DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CONFERENCE 7th SEEA net (South Eastern European and Adriatic Addiction Treatment Network) SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS September 30 - October 2, 2010 Hotel Metropol, Ohrid, Macedonia www.seea.net ORGANISED BY SOUTH EASTERN EUROPEAN AND ADRIATIC ADDICTION TREATMENT NETWORK SEEA net and MACEDONIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION UNDER THE AUSPICES MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA WORLD FEDERATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE - WFO INVITED ORGANISATIONS EUROPEAN OPIOID ADDICTION TREATMENT ASSOCIATION - EUROPAD EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AN DRUG ADDICTION - EMCDDA THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT OF ADDICTION TREATMENT THE BARON EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY INSTITUTE OF BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER, NEW YORK POMPIDOU GROUP - COUNCIL OF EUROPE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
Dear Colleagues, Patients, Advocates, Stakeholders and Friends! The 5th ADRIATIC DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CONFERENCE and the 7th SEEA (South Eastern European Adriatic Addiction Treatment Network) SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOURS We are proud to welcome you all in a beautiful city of Ohrid together with many colleagues throughout SEEA region and numerous international representatives, representing as well the partnership that SEEA net has developed with PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL SKOPJE and MACEDONIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION,WHO, EUROPAD, other international organizations and members of the World Federation for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence. SEEA net 2010 is a meeting that anyone concerned with the people who benefit from our services will want to attend. Our main conference topics are treatment of drug users with comorbidity and cooperation with existent drug prevention and treatment services, medical, social and other services and NGOs in the region, treatment of Hepatitis C, different praxis through the region and treatment in prisons. The organizers are all excited about hopefully excellent conference program developed by our conference planning committees and coming together at nonformal meetings as Welcome reception, wonderful Conference party, Awards banquet and other social program events. The conference site, the hotels Metropol and Bellevue are just a step from the beautiful Ohrid lake, so be sure to make reservations of your accommodation as soon as possible, as the number of rooms is limited. And surely, plan to take some time to enjoy the warm autumn. We hope that so many of you will be in Ohrid, Macedonia to celebrate SEEA net Conference and Symposium and to be a part of the premier addiction treatment conference in the region. We look forward to meeting all of you at SEEA net 5th ADRIATIC DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CONFERENCE in just a few months so we invite you all to come to the great city Ohrid, Macedonia! Warm regards to all of you, Andrej Kastelic President of SEEA-net Liljana Ignjatova Voted president of SEEA-net and President of Local Organizing Committee
PRELEMINARY PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, September 29, 2010 MACEDONIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PRECONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM - Leading theme: COMORBIDITY THURSDAY, September 30, 2010 10.00 Alkaloid - symposium 14.00 SEEA CONFERENCE OPENING SESSION 15.00-16.30 TREATMENT OF DRUG USERS WITH COMORBIDITY 17.00-19.00 SELECTED TOPICS SELECTED TOPICS 20.00 WELCOME RECEPTION FRIDAY, October 1, 2010 Leading theme: MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT 9. 30 11.00 DIFFERENT PRAXIS OF SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT 11.00 13.00 EXPERIENCES FROM THE REGION 13.30-14.30 Lunch 15.30 17.00 PRESENTATIONS OF POSTERS 18.00 SEEA network MEETING EXPERIENCES FROM THE REGION SEE NGO NETWORK MEETING 20.00 CONFERENCE and AWARD PARTY SATURDAY, October 2, 2010 Leading theme: TREATMENT 9.00-10.30 INVITED LECTURES 10.30 11.00 Break 11.00 13.00 DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT IN PRISONS 13.00-14.00 ROUND TABLE, CONCLUSIONS 14.00 Lunch EXPERIENCES FROM THE REGION SEEA
REGISTRATION Registration is required for all participants, including presenters, members of all boards, students, volunteers and accompanying guests. Please complete and return the enclosed Registration form as soon as possible to email address: FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS - seea.net@gmail.com (preferably) or to the postal address: SEEA NETWORK, Bolkova 16, Homec, 1235 RADOMLJE, Slovenia (at least one week before the deadlines or by fax: +386 1 5874990 - One Registration form for each person). FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM MACEDONIA: seea.mk@ gmail.com or fax +389 2 3112 579, or to the postal address: Psihijatrisko zdruzenie na Makedonija Klinika za psihijatrija, Beogradska b.b.,1000 Skopje Payment or proof of payment should accompany your Registration form. All payments should clearly state payee s and/or accompanying person s name/s. We will send you confirmation about your registration. We suggest that you follow updated information on www.seea.net. REGISTRATION FEES Different registration fees are printed on Registration form. Registration fee for participants includes: name badge, admittance to all scientific sessions, programme and abstract book, welcome reception, coffee breaks, conference party and other social program, certificate of attendance. DEADLINE FOR EARLY REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT AT THE REDUCED RATE: BY JUNE 15, 2010. Payment after September 20th only onsite at the Conference venue. PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEE FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS SEEA-net, BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: SI56-02012 0255785279, SWIFT CODE: LJBASI2X, Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Proletarska 2A, Ljubljana, Slovenia. PAYMENT ONLY FOR THE PARTICIPANTS FROM MACEDONIA Official Congress Tourist Agency Travel & Tourist Center VIS POJ Bul. Turisticka 50, 6000 Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia Phones: ++389 46 255 600; 255 601; 255 602 Fax: ++389 46 255 600; 256 321 contact: info@vispoj.com.mk www.vispoj.com.mk Domestic currency payments are accepted by bank transfer to following data: Beneficary: VIS POJ DOOEL Bank: Ohridska Banka AD Ohrid ACC: 530-0001002475-42 Tax No.: 4020002131507
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND INFORMATION As we need an electronic version of your abstract, submission should be only through electronic submission: please e-mail the abstract as an attached Microsoft Word document to email address: seea.net@gmail.com. No other format will be accepted. Do not fax you abstract, please. Abstracts submitted by fax will not be accepted. Abstracts should be a brief summary of your proposed presentation, not exceeding 300 words. Abstracts must be received no later than June 15, 2010. Notification of acceptance or rejection of the abstract will be by email to the address on the Abstract form by August 1, 2010. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES Official languages of the Conference are English and Macedonian. Simultanious translation will be available only on plenary sessions. THE BEST THREE POSTERS chosen by the three members of the Scientific Committee will be awarded by 300, 200 and 100 EUR and free registration fee for the next SEEA Conference. LOCATION and ACCOMODATION Hotels Metropol and Bellevue, Ohrid, Macedonia HOTEL ACCOMMODATION NP EUR PP EUR PA EUR * Hotel Metropol 4+* 1/1 47 50 55 1/2 36 39 44 * Hotel Bellevue 4* 1/1 42 45 50 1/2 32 35 40 * Hotel Turist 3* 1/1 33 36 41 1/2 23 26 31 HOTEL RESERVATION AND TRANSPORTATION Official Congress Tourist Agency Travel & Tourist Center VIS POJ Bul. Turisticka 50, 6000 Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia Phones: ++389 46 255 600; 255 601; 255 602 Fax: ++389 46 255 600; 256 321 contact: info@vispoj.com.mk www.vispoj.com.mk
The hotels Metropol, Bellevue and Turist are just a few kilometres from the city of Ohrid on the Ohrid lake. The closest airport is Ohrid but the flights are not very frequent. Much more convenient is Skopje 2 hours drive away. The transportation is organised through VIS POJ travel agency. Please send the hotel reservation and transfer form directly to info@vispoj.com.mk Airport Skopje Hotel Ohrid (one way) Taxi (3 passangers)...5.500,00 mkd (90 EUR) Van (8 passangers)...9.300,00 mkd (150 EUR) Mini bus (18 passangers)...13.500,00 mkd (220 EUR) Bus (45 passangers)...23.500,00 mkd (385 EUR) Airport Ohrid Hotel Ohrid Taxi (3 passangers)...930,00 mkd (15 EUR) Van (8 passangers)...1.550,00 mkd (25 EUR) Mini bus (18 passangers)...2.800,00 mkd (45 EUR) Bus (45 passangers)...8.700,00 mkd (140 EUR) The payment ONLY for accomodation and transportation: (REGISTRATION FEE FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE PAYED DIRECTLY TO SEEA-NET) Foreign currency payments for accomodation and transportation are accepted ONLY by bank transfer to following data. Beneficary: VIS POJ DOOEL Bank: Ohridska Banka AD Ohrid SWIFT BIC: OHRD MK 22 ACC: 530-000000000-1-76/25730 IBAN: MK07530901000225913 No Bank fees to VIS POJ Travel & Tourist Center (beneficiary). Domestic currency payments are accepted by bank transfer to following data. Beneficary: VIS POJ DOOEL Bank: Ohridska Banka AD Ohrid ACC: 530-0001002475-42 Tax No.: 4020002131507 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION General information on www.seea.net. Information for scientific programme: Andrej Kastelic (andrej.kastelic@guest.arnes.si, tel. + 386 1 5874 981 or mobile: +386 41 683139, fax: +386 1 5874990) and Liljana Ignjatova (lilei@sonet.com.mk ( tel./fax ++389 2 2782 269,or mobil++ 389 70 330 148 All other information: seea.net@gmail.com.