Lochan Naidoo (South Africa)

Education: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBCHB) University of Natal (1983); diplomatic business management: South African Institute of Management (1997).

Present posts: Programme developer: ROOTS Office Based Addiction Treatment, Umhlanga KwaZulu Natal; designer: Jullu software programme for assessment, treatment planning and delivering therapeutic module for the rehabilitation of patients and families dealing with addiction, depression and stress (2008); co-author of "Guidelines for opiate treatment in South Africa", South African Medical Journal (2008); Central Drug Authority representative to the Western Cape, South Africa (2007-2011); member of the Central Drug Authority of South Africa (2006-2011); part-time lecturer, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (2005-present). Dr. Naidoo serves in many community organizations and conducts regular training for undergraduate and postgraduate medical practitioners and other health-care providers.

Previous posts: Member of Opiate Advisory Board of South Africa (2006-2008); drafter: National Detoxification Policy and Procedure for National Department of Health, South Africa (2006); founding member of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (1999); programme developer and Principal Counsellor, Jullo Centre In-patient Primary Rehabilitation Programme, Merebank, Durban, South Africa (1995).

Meetings attended: Present at various international congresses; vast exposure of work and experience in dual diagnosis, co-morbid care and the rehabilitation process for patients, families and communities.