The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
COVID-19 and Drugs in the European Neighbourhood: Lessons Learned from Ukraine and Georgia
This webinar is part of the series of webinars that the EMCDDA has been organising over the past year around the theme of COVID-19. The purpose of the webinars is to help those working in the drugs field understand how drug users, and those supporting them, are coping with the pandemic and to share knowledge and experience.
The Role of Public Organisations in Providing Assistance to Users of Psychoactive Substances: The Experience of Ukraine
ISSUP Ukraine are excited to present their Webinar on the role of public organizations in providing assistance to users of psychoactive substances, specifically focusing on the experience of Ukraine for the last 10 years.
The Role of Public Organisations in Providing Assistance to Users of Psychoactive Substances: The Experience of Ukraine
ISSUP Ukraine are excited to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar on the role of public organizations in providing assistance to users of psychoactive substances, specifically focusing on the experience of Ukraine for the last 10 years.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Webinar
Presentation from Dr Sharon Lambert, School of Applied Psychology, UCC exploring the assessment and impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences with the PSI Early Graduate Group.
Managed Alcohol Programmes
Dr Hannah Carver (University of Stirling) presents research on Managed Alcohol Programmes: "Investigating the need for alcohol harm reduction and Managed Alcohol Programmes for people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorders in...
Men’s Alcohol Consumption When Becoming a Father
Watch the video of the research presentation “Exploring men’s alcohol consumption in the context of becoming a father: A scoping review”, by Dr Elena Dimova.
Perspectives of Repeat Drink-drivers in the UK
Dr Andrea Mohan (University of Dundee) presented: "What can we learn from the perspectives of repeat drink-drivers? Findings from a qualitative study".
HepHIV 2021
The next HepHIV conference will take place 5-7 May 2021 involving participants from across the community, public health and the health system. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HepHIV2021 Lisbon Conference will take place via a virtual platform. A Portuguese national meeting will be arranged if feasible.
Updated HIV Clinical and Service Delivery Recommendations
In late 2020, WHO developed new clinical and service delivery recommendations on key topic areas outlined in the agenda below. To launch and discuss these recommendations, WHO will host a webinar with a brief question and answer session, open to all participants.
Provisional agenda
Director’s Welcome - Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infection Programmes
Smoking Cessation for Improving Mental Health- Cochrane Review
People with mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. They are also more likely to experience severe withdrawals and are less responsive to treatment. Indeed, some people believe that quitting smoking...