11th EWDTS Symposium - London 2019

Thursday, May 9^th, 2019

08:00 – 16:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Official Welcome Address
Alberto Salomone, EWDTS President

Session One: "The drug situation in Europe (and the rest of the world)"

Chairpersons: Gary McCutcheon, Wim Schielen

09:15 - 9:40

Challenges in drug control
Justice Tettey

09:40 - 10:05

The illicit UK drug market – risk, reward and consumer demand
Richard Prosser

10:05 - 10:30

County lines and associated violence
Scott Jones

10:30- 11.00

Coffee break - Sponsors Exhibition

11:00 - 11:25

The world of drugs has changed for ever - policy and treatment need to change as well
Adam Winstock

11:25 - 11:45

Testing in South America
Francisca Corthorn

11:45 - 12:05

SAPAA/IFDAT International Committee’s North American Opioid Epidemic Update
Ben Gerson

12:05 - 12:25

Hair testing in Brazil
Maristela Andraus

12:30 - 13:50

Lunch break - Sponsors exhibition

Session Two: "Guidelines and developments in the testing field"

Chairpersons: Josè Restolho, Thomas Keller

13:50 - 14:10

POCT Guidelines
Wim Schielen

14:10 - 14:30

Possible application of microsampling techniques in WDT
Christophe Stove

14:30 - 14:50

Introducing the Intelligent Fingerprinting system for sweat based detection of drugs of abuse
Mark Hudson

14:50 - 15:10

Fully automated determination of phosphatidylethanol 16:0/18:1 and 16:0/18:2 in dried blood spots
Stefan Gaugler

15:10 - 15:30

Breath drug testing
Olof Beck

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break - Sponsors exhibition

Session Three: “Human Factors and challenges in the workplace”

Chairpersons: Tom Donnelly, Nadia Fucci

16:00 - 16:20

Ethical considerations of drug testing at the workplace
Nikolas Lemos

16:20 - 16:40

Drug and Alcohol Policy pitfalls
Peter Akrill

16:40 – 17:00

The perspective of a MRO
Monica Eneholm

18:00

Conference dinner
Tour of HMS Belfast and Gala Dinner (seats at 19:00)

Friday, May 10^th, 2019

09:00 - 09:15

Luca Anzillotti: Young Scientist Award

Session Four: "Towards best practices for drug, alcohol, mobility and work"

Chairpersons: Fatima Pereira, Per Björklov

09:15 - 09:40

How NPS affect human performance and driving
Jan Ramaekers

09:40 – 10.05

Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs – international comparisons based on ESRA
Wouter Van den Berghe

10:05 – 10:30

ETSC’s PRAISE Project and Work-Related Road Safety
Laurence Atchison

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:20

Drug and Alcohol - As an EAP Treatment Service
Elizabeth Darlison

11:20 – 11.40

Drug Driving UK
Robbie Burns

11:40 – 12.00

Hair testing in Brazil – The laboratory perspective
Barry Sample

12:00 – 13.30

Lunch Break - Sponsors Exhibition

Session Five: "Beyond workplace testing for traditional drugs"

Chairpersons: James Nutt, Michael Michalakis

13:30 - 13:50

Legal issues and challenges re NPS - implications for the workplace and generally
Rudi Fortson

13:50 - 14:10

The challenges of New Psychoactive Substance testing
Simon Elliott

14:10 - 14:30

The use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in workplace: a benefit or a risk?
Ornella Corazza

14:30 - 14:50

Synthetic Cannabinoids Detection in Workplace Drug Testing: Effect of Panel Updating
David Kuntz

Future perspectives in Europe: testing and funding

Chairpersons: Matt Taylor, Alberto Salomone

14:50 - 15:10

The European Innovation Council – The EU instrument for breakthrough and disruptive innovation
Maria Rinaldi

15:10 - 15:30

How will Brexit affect Toxicology and Drug & Alcohol testing in the UK/Europe?
Matt Taylor

Farewell drinks