BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43@shbbvtayside.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260204T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260204T123000 DTSTAMP:20251124T121838Z URL:https://shbbvtayside.co.uk/events/harm-reduction-what-you-need-to-know -face-to-face-in-perth-2/ SUMMARY:Harm Reduction - What you Need to Know (Face to Face in Perth) DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday 4th February 2026\n\nTime: 09.30am until 12.30p m \n\nVenue: JM Suite 1&\;2\, Murray Royal Hospital\, Perth.\n\nAim\n\ nTo enable participants to engage confidently and competently in conversat ions around BBV transmission\, harm reduction interventions and risk reduc tion with their service users\n\nTarget Group This session will be relevan t to any non-specialist BBV staff\, working in the broad fields of\; healt h\, social care\, housing\, community development\, community pharmacy\, e ducation\, recovery and the 3rd sector\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\n Become fa miliar with injecting equipment\, injecting-related risk\, and other assoc iated drug related harms\n Identify injection related wounds and complica tions and signpost to the appropriate service for treatment\n The promoti on of naloxone as an effective intervention for the reduction of drug rela ted deaths\n Raise awareness of the variety of methods of BBV testing\, a vailable locally in Tayside\n Explore attitudes &\; language and gain an understanding of stigmatising practice and gender sensitive approaches\ n\nBrief Description\n\nIn 2022\, the Scottish Government introduced the M edication Assisted Treatment standards\, a set of standards that aim to en able the consistent delivery of safe\, accessible\, high-quality drug trea tment across Scotland. These are relevant to people and families accessing or in need of services\, and health and social care staff responsible for delivery of recovery oriented systems of care.  This session will cover the knowledge required for you to meet and promote the standards around ha rm reduction\n\nTo book your place\, please fill in the form below. Email us on tay.bbvmcn@nhs.scot if you have any questions LOCATION:Murray Royal Hospital\, Muirhall Road\, Perth\, PH2 7BH\, United K ingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Muirhall Road\, Perth\, PH2 7BH\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Murray Royal Hospital:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR