Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery
Submitted by Olivia Woodrow
- 20 August 2020
The Third Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm SA
Plenary Chair: Kim Johnson, ICUDDR
1. Treatment Standards
Presenter:
- Anja Busse - Programme Officer, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, Drug Prevention and Health Branch, UNODC
2. Service Quality Measurements in Treatment Facilities
Presenter:
- Professor Bronwyn Myers - Chief Specialist Scientist, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
3. Best Practices in Treatment and UTC Training in Africa
Presenter:
- George Murimi - Training Coordinator for Africa, Colombo Plan DAP
4. Credentialing and Certification
Presenter:
- Becky Vaughn - Director, Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) Colombo Plan DAP
5. Case Studies of Treatment Programmes in Latin America/Caribbean and Africa
Presenters:
- Bawo O. James - Consultant mental health physician and a certified addiction treatment specialist, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
- Yuri Cutipé - Executive Director of Mental Health, Ministry of Health, Peru
6. Question & Answer Session
