International conference "Harm Reduction Programmes in Europe: practice, problems and perspectives"
Programme
May 29, 2008
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8.00 - 10.00 |
Registration |
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10.00 - 10.20 |
Conference opening Dr. Audronė Astrauskienė , Director of the Drug Control Department under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania Ms. Signe Rotberga , Regional Programme Coordinator of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Mr. Valdemaras Sarapinas , Chancellor of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania Mr. Rimvydas Turčinskas , Health Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
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First plenary session |
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Chairpersons: dr. Rima Vaitkienė , Secretary of the Ministry of Health, prof. Gilberto Gerra, Chief of Health and Human Development Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
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10.20 - 11.10 |
Delevopment of Drug Related Harm Programmes in Lithuania Dr. Audronė Astrauskienė, Director of the Drug Control Department under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania |
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11.10 - 12.00 |
Harm Reduction in the United Nations Drug Control Policy Prof. Gilberto Gerra , Chief of Health and Human Development Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
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12.00 - 12.30 |
Coffee break |
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Second plenary session |
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Chairpersons: dr. Audronė Astrauskienė , Director of the Drug Control Department under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Ms. Signe Rotberga , Regional Programme Coordinator of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
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12.30 - 12.50 |
Preventing and Reducing Drug Related Harm in Europe Ms. Dagmar Hedrich, Project Manager on Harm Reduction, Treatment and Social Rehabilitation, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addition |
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12.50 -13. 30 |
Presentation of the World Health Organization Reseach "WHO Collaborative Study on Substitution Therapy of Opioid Dependence and HIV/AIDS" and "The New WHO Guidelines for the Psychosocially Assited Pharmacological Treatment of Opioid Dependence" Dr. Nicolas Clark , Medical Officer in WHO's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Department |
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13.30 - 14.00 |
Ms. Signe Rotberga , Regional Programme Coordinator of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
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14.00 - 15.30 |
Lunch |
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Third plenary session |
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Chairpersons: Ms. Dagmar Hedrich , Project Manager on Harm Reduction, Treatment and Social Rehabilitation, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addition, Mr. Juras Požėla, Director of Department of Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Social Security and Labour |
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15.30 - 15.50 |
New drugs and emerging drug trends in Europe Mr. Roumen Sedefov , Action on New Drugs, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addition |
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15.50 - 16.20 |
Co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation of drug policies Dr. Bob Keizer , Senior Policy Adviser of the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos - Instituut, The Netherlands) |
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16.20 - 16.50 |
Coffee break |
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Fourth plenary session |
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Chairpersons: Ms. Monica Beg, HIV Adviser, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Ona Davidonienė, Director of State Mental Health Center |
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16.50 - 17.10
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Harm Reduction Services and Facilities in Poland Ms. Jagoda Wladon , Vice-President of Monar, Poland |
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17.10 - 17.30 |
Substitution Treatment Programmes in Croatia Ms. Venija Cerovecki Nekic , Department for Family Medicine, Medical School, University of Zagreb |
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17.30 - 18.00 |
Discussions |
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19.00 |
Reception |
May 30, 2008
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Fifth plenary session |
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Chairpersons: Dr. Nicolas Clark , Medical Officer in WHO's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Department, Dr. Emilis Subata , Director of Vilnius Center for Addictive Disorders |
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9.00 - 9.30 |
Substitution Treatment in Lithuania Dr. Emilis Subata, Director of Vilnius Center for Addictive Disorders |
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9.30 - 10.00 |
Outreach Programmes as a harm reduction interventions in Cracow Mr. Marek Zygadlo , Director of Monar Crakow, Poland |
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10.00 - 10.30 |
Harm Reduction Services in Catalonia: current status and lessons learned Dr. Xavier Majó Roca, Director of the Programme of Substance Abuse, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia |
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10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00 - 12.30 |
Workgroups |
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Discussions
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Substitution Treatment Participants: Dr. Nicolas Clark, WHO ; Dr. Emilis Subata, Vilnius Center for Addictive Disorders, Lithuania ; Ms. Aušra Malinauskaitė, Vilnius Center for Addictive Disorders, Lithuania |
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Discussions
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Outreach Work among Drug Users Participants: Mr. Marek Zygadlo, Monar Crakow, Poland; Ms. Tatjana Magerova, Drug Rehabilitation Centre "You will not be alone", Estonia, Dr. Xavier Maj ó Roca, General Directorate for Public Health, Government of Catalonia, Spain; Ms. Gunta Kirvelaite, State Agency for tubercolosis and lung diseases, Latvia; Mr. Rimantas Šagždavičius, Drug Control Department under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuania |
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Discussions
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Evaluation of Drug Control Policy Participants: Mr. Povilas Radzevičius, Ms. Vida Leonienė, Mr. Ernestas Jasaitis, Drug Control Department under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuania; Dr. Bob Keizer, the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (TRIMBOS), The Netherlands |
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12.30 - 13.00 |
Discussions of Conference Results |
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13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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