4th Asian Pacific Problem Gambling and Addiction Conference 2015 "Neurological and Psychosocial Aspects of Gambling Disorder and Addiction"
Conference Program
Conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation into Cantonese and Mandarin
Pre-conference Workshop - 6th to 7th May 2015 6th May Pre-Conference Workshop Day 1
09:30am -10:00am Registration
10:00am - 01:00pm Tea Break
(11:15am - 11:30am)
Workshop I (Day 1) “5 Steps Method: Treatment for family members or significant others
who are affected by someone else’s addiction problems” Prof. Richard Velleman & Dr. Gracemary Leung
01:00pm - 02:00pm Lunch
02:00pm – 05:30pm Tea Break
(03:30pm - 03:45pm)
Workshop I (Day 1) “5 Steps Method: Treatment for family members or significant others
who are affected by someone else’s addiction problems” Prof. Richard Velleman & Dr. Gracemary Leung
7th May Pre-Conference Workshop Day 2 09:30am -10:00am Registration
10:00am - 01:00pm Tea Break
(11:15am - 11:30am)
Workshop I (Day 2) “5 Steps Method: Treatment
for family members or significant others who are
affected by someone else’s addiction problems”
Prof. Richard Velleman & Dr. Gracemary Leung
Workshop II “Attachment Theory
and Addiction” Dr. Joel Porter
Workshop III (Half Day)
“How to develop and evaluate a prevention program for excessive
gambling among youths and adults: 15 basic steps”
Prof. Robert Ladouceur
Workshop V (Half Day) “Integrating
Pharmacotherapy Into the Addiction Treatment
Paradigm” Prof. Jon E. Grant
01:00pm - 02:00pm Lunch
02:00pm - 05:30pm Tea Break
(03:30pm - 03:45pm)
Workshop I (Day 2) “5 Steps Method: Treatment
for family members or significant others who are
affected by someone else’s addiction problems”
Prof. Richard Velleman & Dr. Gracemary Leung
Workshop II “Attachment Theory
and Addiction” Dr. Joel Porter
Workshop IV (Half Day)
“How to reduce drop outs in the treatment of pathological gamblers
plus case discussion and role playing”
Prof. Robert Ladouceur
Main conference – 8th to 9th May 2015
8th May Main Conference Day 1 08:30am - 09:00am Registration
09:00am - 10:30am Parallel Paper Presentation Track 1
Parallel Paper Presentation Track 2
Parallel Paper Presentation Track 3
10:30am - 11:00am Tea Break
11:00am - 01:00pm Parallel Paper Presentation Track 4
Parallel Paper Presentation Track 5
Parallel Paper Presentation Track 6
01:00pm - 02:15pm Lunch 02:15pm - 03:15pm Opening Ceremony & Performance
03:15pm - 04:15pm Keynote Speech Speaker: Prof. Jon E. Grant
04:15pm - 04:45pm Tea Break
04:45pm – 05:45pm
Panel Discussion “Responsible Gambling Policy”
Moderator: Prof. Samson Tse Shu-ki Speakers:Prof. Yau Wing-kwong(Chairman, Ping Wo Fund)
Dr. Davis Fong Ka–chio(Professor University of Macau) Dr. Jasmine Loo May-yee(Professor, University of Monash)
07:00pm - 09:30pm Conference Dinner 9th May Main Conference Day 2
08:30am - 09:00am Registration
09:00am - 11:00am Parallel Paper Presentation Track 7
Parallel Paper Presentation Track 8
Parallel Paper Presentation Track 9
11:00am - 11:30am Tea Break
11:30am - 12:30pm Symposium 1 “Community Preventive Education –BEST Teen Program”
Symposium 2 “Addiction and Neurology - Local Findings”
12:30pm - 02:00pm Lunch Symposium “How to write quality papers for publication”
02:00pm - 03:00pm Plenary Presentation Speaker: Prof. Richard Velleman
03:00pm - 03:30pm Tea Break
03:30pm – 05:00pm
Live Case Assessment Moderator: Dr. Elda Chan Mei-lo
Speakers:Dr. Ronald Chen Yuk-lun Dr. Wong Lai-cheung Dr. Gracemary Leung
05:00pm - 05:15pm Closing Ceremony 05:15pm - 09:00pm Agency Visits
Main conference – 8th to 9th May 2015 10th May Macau Session (By Registration, First come First Serve)
10:00am - 06:00pm Macau Visit
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