DRUG INTERVENTIONS: What Works?
Over the next two days (Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th of November 2011) the second National Drugs Conference of Ireland* will host a conference in Dublin entitled Drug Interventions: What Works? The conference will be opened by Ms. Roisin Shorthall, TD, Minister of State, Department of Health with responsibility for Primary Care.
The Steering Group hosting the conference is comprised of a partnership of organisations including the HSE, the Irish Needle Exchange Forum, the Ana Liffey Drug Project, Coolmine Therapeutic Community and the Irish Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counsellors (IAAAC).
This year, the delegates - made up of experts in the delivery of addiction services and therapies as well as service user representative groups - will focus on learning from each other by exchanging ideas, sharing knowledge and best practice as well as showcasing evidence based projects that have worked both here in Ireland and internationally.
The conference has attracted a high calibre of speakers including Dr. Joao Goulao, National Drugs Coordinator in Portugal whose presentation is entitled Drug Policies in Portugal: Was Decriminalisation Helpful? Dr Jenny Scott, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Bath, will speak on The Role of the Pharmacist within a Pharmacy Needle Exchange.
Source: hse.ie, 03/11/2011
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