Annual Evidence Update on Drugs Misuse: 7-11 June 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - National Library for Public Health.

The National Library for Public Health will publish its second Annual Evidence Update on drugs misuse. The theme for this update is Drugs misuse treatment in offender populations. This year, as well as identifying a number of new guidelines and key policy documents, we have focussed on treatments for female offenders. We have teamed up with experts in the field of drugs addiction to evaluate the evidence and put it into context.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/publichealth.

Annual Evidence Update on Atrial Fibrillation: 7-11 June 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

This update for health professionals and patients will present significant advances in knowledge about atrial fibrillation since our last update in June 2009. Topics will include medication, cardioversion, prevention of stroke, catheter ablation therapy and surgical treatment. This year we've also identified new systematic reviews on genetics and atrial fibrillation. As usual expert summaries with be included on this and the other topics identified to help make sense of the new evidence presented.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.