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Sunday-Tuesday,Sunday-Tuesday, October 2-4, 2011 2011 International Symposium on Safe Medicine(formerly known as the International Symposium on Pharmaceuticals in the Home and Environment) Eighth Annual Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group Conference Seventh Annual Unused Drug Return Conference Holiday Inn by the Bay Hotel and Convention Center Portland, Maine Visit the conference webpage for conference materials The Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group was formed in late 2002 as an initiative of Northeast Occupational Exchange in Bangor, and is comprised of physicians, epidemiologists, nurse practitioners, drug abuse specialists, health care providers, payers, advocates, and other interested parties in Maine, including the University of Maine Center on Aging. Members from other US States, and the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Quebec round out the group. The MBSG was created to gather data on benzodiazepine use and to consider evidence-based strategies that promote appropriate prescribing and usage. The group meets monthly utilizing various information technology services.For general information about the group, e-mail to: gressitt@gmail.com or call (207) 262-7920 or fax (207) 262-7921. The Second Tsunami DVD Now Available On December 26, 2004, a tsunami devastated the coasts of Southeast Asia. The world mobilized to help and the promises made by governments suggested that the affected countries would have enough funds to replenish their stocks of medicines which had been destroyed in the tsunami. Unfortunately, despite the issuance of Guidelines for Drug Donations in 1996, the same mistakes were repeated with dramatic health and economic effects on disaster-affected countries. The Second Tsunami, a 26-minute documentary produced by Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres Comit International, addresses the impact on the countries hit by the disaster and the aftermath of donated pharmaceuticals on this region. DVDs are available for $12.00 each (including shipping and handling to US and Canadian addresses). Please make checks payable to UMaine Center on Aging. For additional shipping fees for addresses outside of the US and Canada or for more information, please email gressitt@gmail.com. Download an order form here Dr. Stevan Gressitt's Presentation at the Patient Compliance Congress now available Dr. Stevan Gressitt, MBSG Secretary, presented at the Patient Compliance Congress to be held on November 30-December 1, 2006 in Philadelphia . The Patient Compliance Congress is organized by Eyeforpharma for those working in the pharmaceutical industry. Click here to learn more about the event Click here to view Dr. Gressitt's presentation in PDF format Heather Ashton DVD Now Available! A DVD of Dr. C. Heather Ashton's April 2006 Vancouver B.C. lecture is available from the Psychiatric Medication Awareness Group (PMAG). Dr. Ashton speaks on Benzodiazepine Dependence and Withdrawal Methods - how benzodiazepines and hypnotics affect the brain and body, symptoms of dependence, the personal/social costs of benzodiazepine dependence, benzodiazepine use and other substances such as street drugs, withdrawal, effective tapering plans, outcomes and long-term symptoms, and best practices. The 90-minute DVD is a useful educational tool for health care facilities, health care professionals, non-profit organizations, and those who take benzodiazepines. Up to 5 copies may be made for appropriate use. The DVD costs $25 (Canadian) and is available from PMAG's web site: www.psychmedaware.org/ashton_DVD.html Or by sending a cheque or money order to: Focus Consultants Dept. 20, Box 4276 Victoria, B.C. Canada V8X 3X8 For further information, email: dvd@psychmedaware.org CoA to Oversee the MBSG The University of Maine Center on Aging is pleased to announce that it will now act as the hosting organization to the Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group.This move will allow the Center to continue its focus on the effects of benzos and prescription drugs on older adults. The MBSG is currently developing subgroup interest areas to guide the group's work in the coming years... Learn more here For general information, e-mail to: gressitt@gmail.com or call (207) 262-7920 or fax (207) 262-7921 If you would like to sign up for the mailing list or to attend meetings please email gressitt@gmail.com From left : 2004 Conference Presenters Jim Cameron, Office of the Maine Attn. Gen.; Irene Wegner, Indiana AARP; and Anne Pistell, Maine DEP, Roy McKinney, Chief, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency On October 4th and 5th, 2004, the CoA participated in the 2nd Annual Benzodiazepine Conference in Bangor. The conference agenda was extensive and included presentations on topics such as state and national statistics on BZD use, the proposed Medicare BZD coverage exclusion, state efforts at addressing BZD use issues, nation-wide efforts on BZD disposal options, and BZD use among older adults. One outgrowth of that discussion on BZDs and the elderly was the development of three Center on Aging authored fact sheets to better inform healthcare and policy professionals, as well two fact sheets aimed at the general population, particularly older adults, to educate about BZDs. These are available on our publications and reports page. During 2003, the MBSG undertook their first survey of benzodiazepine use, misuse, and abuse; inviting data submissions from participant organizations. This was followed by an international conference held in September 2003, in Bangor, Maine. The Center on Aging is looking forward to its continued affiliation with the Maine BZD Study Group and next year s conference. 2007 annual meeting will be in October 2007, for further information contact Bill Flagg, (207) 498-1376 or bflagg@carymed.org. Meeting location site information [Bangor, Caribou, Portland, Rockport, Augusta, Me.; Denver, Co.; Wash., D.C.; Miami, Fl.; Montreal, P.Q.; St. John's, Nfl.;Minneapolis, Mn.] can be obtained by contacting 207-942-3816 x 269. If you are interested in supporting the Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group, please click here for a support authorization form.Previous Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group Web Address http://www.noemaine.org/benzo/benzo.htm Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group University of Maine Center on Aging Camden Hall 25 Texas Avenue Bangor, Maine 04401-4324 Phone: 1 (207) 262-7920 Fax: 1 (207) 262-7921 Email: gressitt@gmail.com

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