National Drug Conference of Ireland: Call for Abstracts

At the National Drugs Conference of Ireland 2010, members from throughout the spectrum of drug services from Ireland and the UK were in attendance. Feedback from the conference delegates was good and it was clear that the conference benefited from the range of disciplines within the delegate group.Building on this experience, the National Drug Conference of Ireland Steering Group is pleased to announce The HSE’s National Addiction Training Programme (NATP) is to sponsor this year’s National Drugs Conference of Ireland . This conference will include national and international speakers from across the spectrum of service provision and policy arena available within the response to the drugs issue in Dublin on 3rd & 4th November 2011 Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Golden Lane Dublin. We are now looking for abstracts.

Calls for Abstracts:
Theme
Drug services must work to provide efficient and effective services which ensure the best possible outcomes for the people who use their services. As such, the theme of this year’s conference is Drug interventions What Works? In this regard, we are looking for conference speakers to inspire delegates and introduce them to new ideas and ways of thinking and working.
We now welcome submissions of abstracts from people who:

• are involved in delivering innovative drug services;
• have some new and ground-breaking research to report on;
• have an example of an effective or successful advocacy campaign;
• are involved in an innovative area of drug policy.

Download the abstract guidelines