European Post Graduate School in Addiction Research ESADD

ESADD was developed to provide a comprehensive and high-level education in research on substance use disorders for PhD/MD students from all over Europe. For details please see: Schedule 2009/2010 school and curriculum.

The next school 2011/2012 will start in Winter 2011/2012. For further information please see: Application.

Funding

funded by the Volkswagen Foundation

See Dresden, Germany and establish Europe-wide contacts and networks in addiction research.

Participants are PhD/MD students from a European university or research institute. They will continue to work at their national workplace but stay in Dresden for six seminars during the period 2009/2010. Working language is English.

The Programme covers:

• 6 seminars in Dresden, practical experience and research visit, 
• self-study between the courses with correction of the results through a course tutor as well as 
• work and information exchange via an internet platform.

Working language is English.

Seminars in Dresden

Schedule for the 2009/2010 school

Location:
Dresden International University (DIU)
Chemnitzer Str, 46b
01187 Dresden

Self-study at home
During the entire course of the programme, an intense contact with the university tutor in charge in Dresden exists between courses. At the end of each course, the participants receive a list of tasks, which they are supposed to deal with up to the next course. The schedule is coordinated so that the written works can be compiled in the meantime and sent to the lecturers for examination, correction, and feedback. The materials to be created are used for checking whether the contents of the last course were understood and processed as well as for written exercises for the planning and evaluation of studies and in the presentation of the results (e. g. design of a planned study, statistical analysis, draft for a scientific lecture, structure for a publication, or a review of a scientific manuscript).

Research stay
The research visit lasts four weeks (given interest and availability, up to three months). The guest research groups are selected in regard of the specific qualifications and the interests of the participant. The stay is supposed to take place in a different country than the country of origin of the participant in order to create Europe-wide contacts, which are considered crucial for a long-term cooperation and common project proposals in European research programmes.

Practical experience
An internship in a therapeutic facility for the treatment of patients with substance use (four weeks) is part of the programme. The organizers, in close collaboration with the participants, choose a suitable institution (for example with regard to special interests in certain substances as alcohol or drugs). It is the objective that the participants gain some practical experiences and skills in dealing with patients with substance disorders.

Examination
Examination consists of the assessment of written documents as well as scientific lectures. The following performances are included:

• preparation and submission of two scientific manuscripts (submission, revision, resubmission)
• a scientific project proposal with all components including cost calculation,
• two lectures / oral presentations
• a review of the scientific state of knowledge for a certain scientific topic and
• the assessment of the homework between the courses.

Participation is free of costs!

By funds of the Volkswagen Foundation a scholarship provides free participation in all activities and free accommodation in Dresden. Only travel costs to Dresden and daily allowance have to be covered by yourself. If required, additional travel grants are available.

The programme is adapted to the complexity of the subject and reflect the necessary knowledge of a PhD/MD candidate in the field of research on substance use disorders. The curriculum covers:

• Phenomenology, definitions and classifications
• Aetiology and course of substance use and substance use disorders (SUD)
• Population-based and clinical epidemiology
• Treatment research
• Research on relapse processes
• Prevention research
• Transfer research
• General research methodology and research ethics
• Scientific work methods
• Social and political conditions in Europe

Degree

University Certificate after final examination

Participation is free of costs!

By funds of the Volkswagen Foundation a scholarship provides free participation in all activities and free accommodation in Dresden. Only travel costs to Dresden and daily allowance have to be covered by yourself. If required, additional travel grants are available.

The deadline for application to the 2009/2010 school has already passed.

The new 2011/2012 school will be announced in Spring 2010.

For expressing your interest please send an email to:

Sarah Forberger, MA
TU Dresden
01062 Dresden
Email: forberger@psychologie.tu-dresden.de

Requirements:
Eligible for admission are PhD/MD students.

• citizen of an EU country
• Academic education in psychology or medicine, or equivalent
• admitted or engaged in a PhD/MD programme/study in the field of addiction research
• working at a university or research institute in Europe

Application documents:

• application form for a cost-free scholarship
• application form for a travel grant
• a written application of the candidate with necessary documents as curriculum vitae, certificates, previous examinations, synopsis of the planned PhD/MD thesis and
• a letter of recommendation of the doctoral supervisor
• University course transcript in English or German if you hold an equivalent degree

The Scientific Advisory Board of Graduate School will select the participants.

Participation is free of costs!
By funds of the Volkswagen Foundation a scholarship provides free participation in all activities and free accommodation in Dresden. Only travel costs to Dresden and daily allowance have to be covered by yourself. If required, additional travel grants are available. 

Lecturers (seminar 1 to 3)

• Dr. Gerhard Bühringer,
  Universität Dresden
• Prof.  Thomas Goschke,
  Universität Dresden
• Prof.  Jürgen Rehm,
  University of Toronto, Canada
• Prof.  Robin Room,
  TurningPoint Australia
• Michael Smolka,
  Universität Dresden
• Prof.  Wim van den Brink,
  University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Prof.  Hans-Ulrich Wittchen,
  Universität Dresden

Programme Director

Dr. Gerhard Buehringer
TU Dresden
Professor for Addiction Research
buehringer@psychologie.tu-dresden.de

Tel.: 049 351 463 39828
Fax: 049 351 463 39830

Scientific Management

Sarah Forberger, MA
Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Technische Universität Dresden
01062 Dresden

Tel.: 049 351 463 35288
Fax: 049 351 463 39830 
forberger@psychologie.tu-dresden.de

Scientific Advisory Board

• Prof. Wim van den Brink
  Institute for Addiction Research, Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Prof. Thomas Goschke
  Prof. for general psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
• Prof. Michael Gossop
  National Addiction Centre, Kings College, University of London, United Kingdom 
• Prof. Andreas Heinz
  Psychiatric Hospital, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité – Mitte, Germany
• Prof. Jürgen Rehm
  University of Toronto, Canada and Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany
• Prof. Marta Torrens
  IMIM Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Barcelona, Spain
• Prof. Hans-Ulrich Wittchen
  Institute of Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany