Psychopharmacology

Vancouver, Sept.30 & Oct. 1, 2010

The 4h Annual Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference, which is being held at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, focuses on clinical issues associated with psychiatric medication that are relevant to Primary Care Physicians as well as Psychiatrists. Increased reliance on the use psychotropic medication in more than one psychiatric illness can result in combinations of medications that add to the complexity of treatment. The conference offers you the opportunity to hear from and interact with clinicians who deal with these challenges - frequently on a day to day basis. For registration visit www.bcmhas.ca/Education/RVHConferences.htm , watch for more information on www.pacificpsychopharmconference.ca

Call for Posters

Second International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector

27 - 29 October 2010 - Amsterdam

The Scientific and Organization Committee cordially invites you to the Second International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector "From awareness to sustainable action"

Some facts on violence in the health sector:

• As many as 72% of nurses do not feel safe from assault a work (ICN)
• Health-care professionals are at the highest risk for being attacked at work, even when compared to prison guards, police officers, or bank personnel (Kingma)
• Tens of thousands of women each year are subjected to sexual violence in health care settings (WHO)
• Whilst the actual rates of horizontal (care-worker to care-worker) violence and bullying remain unknown these types of hostile behaviour are widespread and have devastating effects at personal, group and organisational levels
• In a survey of 127 hospitalised psychiatric patients 50% reported experiences of abuse either by other patients or by staff (Lucas and Stevenson)

Details HERE