Face to Face Session - Naloxone , Safer Injecting & Synthetic Opioids

Face to Face Session - Naloxone , Safer Injecting & Synthetic Opioids

Learn how to use naloxone, inject safely, and stay informed about synthetic opioids in our face to face session!

By DAWS Learning

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Thu, 2 May 2024 11:00 - 17:00 GMT+1

Location

31 Wardour St

31 Wardour Street London W1D 6PT United Kingdom

About this event

Turning Point onsite Face to Face Training (TP and External staff)

Venue 31 Wardour Street, Soho, Westminster, W1D6PT

This session is strictly for staff who work in the following boroughs:

Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea

Naloxone, Safer Injecting and Synthetic opioids training session


This is a whole day’s face to face session. All sessions will take place at 31 Wardour Street.


Part 1 - We will start off the day by learning all about naloxone, how to put the kit together and practice how to administer naloxone as well as identifying and responding to an opioid overdose.

Professionals will be invited to stay for part 2 of the session but this is not compulsory

Part 2 - Safer injecting and synthetic opioids. We will learn about what can go wrong when injecting and discuss best practice and harm reduction advice on how to stay safe, we will then finish the session by learning about synthetic opioids.

Dates:

The first Thursday of each month, book via Eventbrite

Thursday 4th April 2024 – 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 2nd May 2024 – 11:00 t0 17:00

Thursday 6th June 2024 – 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 4th July 2024 – 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 1st August 2024 – 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 5th September 2024 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 3rd October 2024 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 7th November 2024 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 5th December 2024 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 2nd January 2024 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 6th February 2024 11:00 to 17:00

Thursday 6th March 2024 11:00 to 17:00

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DAWS Learning

Turning Point's Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Service (DAWS) provide free webinars, workshops and training to anyone living or working in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham. Expert clinicians, substance use and alcohol professionals, and people with lived experience facilitate events to raise awareness of the effects of different substances, minimise the harm drugs and alcohol can have and to provide expert advice, tools and techniques to better support more people struggling with drugs and alcohol.

Visit our borough webpages to get support and find out more about how we support people:

Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea: https://www.turning-point.co.uk/services/daws

Hammersmith & Fulham: https://www.turning-point.co.uk/services/hammersmith-and-fulham