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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
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6:00-8:00 pm
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Registration (Max Bell Foyer) |
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7:00-9:00 pm
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Welcome Reception / Light Supper (Max Bell Lounge) |
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Friday, March 30th, 2007 (Day 1)
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7:15-9:15am |
Registration (Max Bell Foyer) |
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8:30-9:00 am
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Welcoming remarks
Dr. Nady el-Guebaly
Medical Director, Addictions Program
Calgary Health Region
Professor & Head, Addictions Division
Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
The Honorable Fred Lindsay
Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security
Government of Alberta
Jim Olver
Director of Customer Service
The Banff Centre
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATMENT -- Moderator: Dr. David Hodgins
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9:00-9:45 am
Session 1 |
Use of contingency management (vouchers) in problem gambling treatment |
Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock
Post Doctoral Fellow
Department of Psychiatry
University of Connecticut Health Center
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9:45-10:30 am
Session 2 |
Cognitive motivational behaviour therapy
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Dr. Edelgard Wulfert
Chair
Department of Psychology
SUNY Albany
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| 10:30–10:45 am |
COFFEE BREAK |
10:45-11:30 am
Session 3 |
Treatment of gambling in prisons |
Dr. Jeffrey Marotta
Problem Gambling Services Manager
Oregon Department of Human Services
Addictions and Mental Health Division |
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11:30-12:15 pm
Session 4
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Neurobiology and Pharmacological Management of Pathological Gambling |
Dr. Jon Grant
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Gambling Studies
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| 12:15-1:15 pm |
LUNCH (Sponsor: AADAC) |
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BASIC RESEARCH ADVANCES -- Moderator: Dr. Nady el-Guebaly
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1:15–2:00 pm
Session 5 |
Practical issues in conducting longitudinal research |
Dr. Jim Anthony
Professor & Chair of Epidemiology
Department of Epidemiology
College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University
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2:00-2:30 pm
Session 6
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Gambling Behaviour Among a Sample of Adolescents and Adults in Alberta: Early results from the Alberta Leisure, Lifestyle and Lifecycle longitudinal project |
Dr. David Casey
Project Coordinator
Alberta Leisure, Lifestyle and Lifecycle longitudinal project |
2:30-3:15 pm
Session 7 |
Advancements in the understanding of genetic factors in problem gambling |
Dr. Daniela Lobo
University of Toronto |
| 3:15–3:30 pm |
COFFEE BREAK |
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATMENT -- Moderator: Dr. David Hodgins
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3:30–4:15 pm
Session 8
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Online and telephone-based counseling – Lessons from the substance abuse field |
Mr. Eric Tyssen
Business Manager, Healthlink
Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre |
4:15–5:00 pm
Session 9 |
Motivational Enhancement Therapy
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Dr. Kate Diskin
Psychologist
Addiction Centre
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007 (Day 2); POSTERS SET UP
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| NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATMENT -- Moderator: Dr. Rob Williams |
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9:00-9:45 am
Session 10
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Addressing comorbidity in the treatment of gambling problems
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Dr. Nady el-Guebaly
Medical Director, Addictions Program, Calgary Health Region
Professor & Head, Addictions Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
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9:45-10:30 am
Session 11 |
Focus on anger in the treatment of gambling problems |
Dr. Lorne Korman
Research Director
BC Provincial Youth Mental Health and Addiction Program
Vancouver, British Columbia
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| 10:30-10:45 am |
COFFEE BREAK |
10:45-11:30 am
Session 12 |
Subtyping Gamblers on the Basis of Underlying Motivations for Gambling: Implications for Treatment Matching
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Dr. Sherry Stewart
Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Community Health and Epidemiology
CIHR Investigator
Killam Research Professor
Dept of Psychology
Dalhousie University
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| 11:30-12:00 pm |
Community Reinforcement and Family Training(CRAFT) for Concerned Significant Others (CSOs) of Problem Gamblers |
Ms. Nicole Peden
Doctoral Student
Department of Psychology
University of Calgary
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| 12:00-12:45 pm |
LUNCH & POSTER SESSION (Sponsor: AGLC)
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| 12:45-1:15 pm |
Poster session |
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SYSTEM APPROACHES TO HARM REDUCTION -- Moderator: Dr. Garry Smith
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1:15-2:00 pm
Session 13 |
Casino based programs (exclusion, information centres) |
Mr. Rob d’Hondt
Senior Trainer/Advisor
Jellinek Consultancy
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2:00-2:45 pm
Session 14 |
Almost Heaven: Innovations in helpline services and their evaluation |
Ms. Mia Moran-Cooper
LSW, Executive Director
The Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia
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| 2:45-3:00 pm |
COFFEE BREAK |
3:00-3:45 pm
Session 15 |
Oregon Gambling Treatment System
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Dr. Jeffrey Marotta
Problem Gambling Services Manager
Oregon Department of Human Services
Addictions and Mental Health Division
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3:45-4:30 pm
Session 16 |
Panel Session: An evidence-based approach to minimizing harm
Verlik Presentation
Burns Presentation
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Kent Verlik
Director, Social Responsibility, AGLC
Darlene Gartner
Executive Director, Specialized Services Branch, AADAC
Paul Burns
Canadian Gaming Association
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| 4:30-4:45 pm |
Closing Comments |
Dr. David Hodgins
Professor of Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Calgary
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