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Conference program & keynote presentations
Gaming on the Internet & Prevention of youth gambling problems
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Monday 18 of May 2009
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10.00
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Registration
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11.00
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Preconference workshop
Chair: Tapio Jaakkola, SNSUS
"Cognitive and Behavioural Treatment of Pathological Gamblers"
Robert Ladouceur, professor, University of Laval, Quebec. Canada
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13.00
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Lunch
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14.00
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Preconference workshop continues
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15.30
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Coffee Break
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15.45
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Preconference workshop continues
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19.00
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Welcoming reception of the City of Helsinki, Helsinki City Hall
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Tuesday 19 of May 2009
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08.00
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Registration
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09.00
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Opening/Plenary session
Chair: Tapio Jaakkola, SNSUS
Opening speech
Tapio Jaakkola, president/SNSUS
Official welcome
Professor Pekka Puska, Director General, National Institute for Health and Welfare. Finland
"Responsibility features in gambling"
Professor Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University. United Kingdom
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11.00
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Plenary session
Chair: Thomas Nilsson, SNSUS
"Looking forward: Exploring new avenues to improve our clinical services to problem gamblers"
Professor Robert Ladouceur, University of Laval, Quebec. Canada
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12.00
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Lunch
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13.30
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Parallel sessions
Workshop 1 – Electronic gaming machines and problem gambling
Chair: Saini Mustalampi, THL
"Removing note acceptors from slot machines – effects on adolescents gambling behaviour"
Marianne Hansen, SIRUS, Norwegian Institute for alcohol and drug research. Norway
"Hooked on Fruits, Clovers and Aces – Female Problem Gambling in Close-Up"
Johanna Järvinen-Tassopoulos, National Institute for Health and Welfare. Finland
"Voluntary responsible gaming tools based on service levels"
Torbjörn Forsström, Business Development Director VLT, Svenska Spel. Sweden
Workshop 2 – Gambling on the Internet and young gamblers
Thomas Nilsson, SNSUS
"Towards social internet gambling?"
Jani Kinnunen, The Department of Information Studies and Interactive Media, University of Tampere. Finland.
"Internet gambling and problem gambling among 13 to 18 year old adolescents in Iceland"
Daniel Thor Olason, University of Iceland. Iceland
"Can Gamblers’, in particular, Cyber-gamblers’ Behaviour be Modelled and Predicted as to the Amounts of the Bets and the Winnings/Losses in Consecutive Games? Yes!"
Victor Chan, School of Business Macao Polytechnic Institute. Macau
Workshop 3 – Treatment of young gamblers
Chair: Finn Gyllström, SNSUS
"The implementation of a treatment program for adolescents with gambling problems at a Swedish substance abuse treatment clinic."
Åsa Spännargård, FORUM, Sweden
"Adolescents and young adults seeking help for gambling problems in Stockholm – Who are they?"
Henrik Josephson, FORUM, Sweden
"A treatment model for adolescents and young adults with gambling problems."
Åsa Spännargård, FORUM, Sweden
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15.00
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Coffee break
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15.30
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Parallel sessions
Workshop 4 - Adolescence gambling and preventing gambling related harms
Chair: Daniel Olason, SNSUS
"Youth and gambling in Denmark."
Nina Wittendorff, The Danish Centre for Youth Research, University of Aarhus. Denmark
"Towards a meaningful prevention in the gambling area"
Frida Fröberg, FORUM, Sweden
"On How Personal Values of Adolescents Affect their Gambling Involvement: A Case Study of Macao"
Victor Chan, School of Business Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macau.
Workshop 5 – Future. Gambling on the Internet
Chair: Michael Bay Jörsel, SNSUS
"Future of Internet gambling"
Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University. UK
"Evaluation of Internet poker"
Jacob Jonsson, Spelinstitutet. Sweden Macau
Workshop 6 – The First line of help. Gambling Helplines
Chair: Chair Tapio Jaakkola, SNSUS
"Nordic Helplines - comparing activities and gamblers"
Jonny Engebø, the Norwegian Gaming & Foundation Authority. Norway
"Does it help? Calling gambling helpline"
Tapio Jaakkola, Peluuri Gambling Helpline, Finland
"Helplines in the future - let's be creative"
Thomas Nilsson, Spelinstitutet, Sweden
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19.00
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Gala Dinner, Grand Casino Helsinki
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Wednesday 20 of May 2009
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08.00
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Registration
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08.30
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Plenary session
Chair: Finn Gyllström, SNSUS
"Gambling and problem gambling studies among Nordic adults: Are they comparable?"
Assistant professor Daniel Thor Olason, University of Iceland
"New gaming terminals - New possibilities"
Arve Sjølstad, Norsk Tipping
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10.30
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Coffee break
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11.00
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Parallel sessions
Workshop 7 – Help for Problem Gamblers via Internet, a Nordic Model
Chair: Finn Gyllström, SNSUS
"Distance based therapy for problem gamblers in Norway"
Magnus Eidem, Sykehuset Innlandet HF, Norway
"Time to fold. Self help manual is a successful model"
Sari Pitkänen, Sosiaalikehitys Oy, Tapio Jaakkola, Peluuri. Finland
Workshop 8 – Gaming on the Internet. Fun and hazards
Chair: Thomas Nilsson, SNSUS
"Video game playing, potential problems and consequences"
Daniel Thor Olason, University of Iceland. Iceland
"Interaction between gaming behaviour, health and lifestyles among Swedish adolescents."
Charlotta Hellström, Mälardalens University, Sweden
Workshop 9 – Gambling in the Nordic countries. Approaches to Assess Gambling Related Harms
Chair: Jakob Jonsson, Spelinstitutet
"Problem gambling as a continuum - efforts to include a public health perspective in a Swedish population study on gambling and health"
Marie Risbeck, SNIP, Sweden
"Approaches to the Evaluation of Gambling Harms"
Jukka Heikkilä, University of Jyväskylä, Juha Laine, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
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12.00
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Lunch
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15.30
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Parallel sessions
Workshop 10 - Treatment of Problem Gamblers. What do we know?
Chair: Kåre Rörhus, SNSUS
"A short term inpatient treatment program for gambling: a cognitive approach and its outcome"
Helge Molde, Borgestadklinikken. Norway
"Study of GA in Denmark: Implications for treatment."
Magnus Larusson, Denmark
Workshop 11 – Gambling Markets in the Nordic countries - Changing Legislation
Chair: Chair Thomas Nilsson, SNSUS
"Gambling Markets in the Nordic countries"
Juha-Pekka Valkama, RAY. Finland
"Gambling Markets in Norway – Changing Legislation"
Eivind Tesaker, Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, Norway
"The changing landscape – The Danish legislation in the gambling field"
Michael Bay Jørsel, Center for Ludomani. Denmark
Workshop 12 - Gambling and society
Chair: Janne Nikkinen, University of Helsinki
"Gambling problems and gambling dependence"
Staffan Lindholm (PAF) och Jan-Åke Törnros (ÅA)
"Too Close to the Money – Compulsive Gambling and Capitalism"
Ole Bjerg, Denmark
"Gambling problem at the workplace"
Kristin Buvik, AKAN. Norway
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15.15
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Closing Session/Plenary
Chair: Tapio Jaakkola, SNSUS
Goodbye SNSUS 2009
Welcome to Iceland 2011
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