Annual Conference 2024

Faces and Voices of Recovery Annual Conference 2024

Friday 13th September 2024

Hinde Street Methodist Church

19 Thayer Street,

London, W1U 2QJ

Addiction, Recovery and Dis respect

10.00am - Welcome - Annemarie Ward (CEO, FAVORUK)

1. Disrespect & stigma in addiction

1. 10.10am - Stigmatisation of people with alcohol use disorder - Dr Aswin Dhanda (Associate Professor of Hepatology, University of Plymouth and Honorary Consultant Hepatologist, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
2. 10.40am - Stigma: a barrier to women accessing drug and alcohol treatment - Sarah Page (Associate Professor, Staffordshire University) and Sophia Fedorowicz (Expert Citizens CIC)
3. 11.10am - Expert by experience - Claudia

11.25 - Recovery is Good for Business - Naetha Uren (Founder and Director, Recovery Coach Academy)

11.55am - Coffee break

2. Respect for self & self-care in recovery

12.20am - Hepatitis C testing and treatment in recovery - Louise Hansford and Tony Mullaney (Hep C Elimination Coordinators, NHS Addictions Provider Alliance)

• 12.50am - Expert by experience - Dale

1.05pm - Lunch

3. Respect for others & being of service in recovery

2.05pm - Respecting Recovery and Challenging Stigma in the LERO environment: Tim Sampey, Chief Executive, Build on Belief

• 2.35pm - Expert by experience -Dave
• 2.50pm - Break
• 3.15pm - Inclusive Recovery Cities - Professor David Best (Director, Centre for Addiction Recovery Research, Leeds Trinity University)
• 3.45pm – Keynote Speech – Dame Carol Black
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4.15 pm - Close