Bridging the GAP
European Alcohol Policy Conference
Programme

Wednesday 16 June 2004

1200-1800 Registration
1800-2100 Theatre performance - Wybrzezak Theatre Group

Thursday 17 June 2004

0930-1030 Opening session
1030-1100 Coffee Break
1100-1230 Plenary Session 1
Introduction to the Conference
Alcohol in Europe: Science and the Enlarged Europe
Bring Science to the people of Europe
Poland at the European crossroads
1230-1400 Lunch Break
1400-1530 Plenary Session 2
Alcohol in Europe: Economics and Harm
The Risk of alcohol in Europe
The financial costs and benefits of alcohol
Alcohol and World Health
1530-1600 Coffee Break
1600-1730 Concurrent Session 1
Bridging the gap between different levels of supplying help for addicted people - German/Swiss approach
Concurrent Session 2
The harm and cost related to 'alcohol problems in the workplace' - latest evidence and current trends
Concurrent Session 3
Methods of Monitoring Alcohol Marketing
Concurrent Session 4
Against the Odds: development of a national alcohol policy in England
Concurrent Session 5
Feasibility and effectiveness of Eurocare recommendations on drinking and driving (1)
Concurrent Session 6
European Union, alcohol and young people

Friday 18 June 2004

0930-1030 Plenary Session 3
Marketing, communication and alcohol free roads
1030-1100 Coffee Break
1100-1230 Concurrent Session 1
Dealing with Alcohol in Primary Health Care: What the European PHEPA Project has to say
Concurrent Session 2
The role of the courts in alcohol policy
Concurrent Session 3
The role of public campaigns in alcohol policy
Concurrent Session 4
World Trade Organisation and alcohol policy
Concurrent Session 5
You can choose - win or lose
Concurrent Session 6
The lessons from the European comparative alcohol study
1230-1400 Lunch Break
1400-1530 Plenary Session 4
Helping People Change
1530-1600 Coffee Break
1600-1730 Concurrent Session 1
Implementing Brief Interventions in Primary Health Care: First Report from the WHO Phase IV Project
Concurrent Session 2
The harm done by alcohol
Concurrent Session 3
Alcohol marketing and problem drinking. 'The effects of binge-drinking and the starting age of consumption'
Concurrent Session 4
Partnership between the government, NGO's and the industry: a new National Alcohol Programme in Finland
Concurrent Session 5
Feasibility and the effectiveness of Eurocare recommendations on drinking and driving (2)
Concurrent Session 6
Alcohol taxes and public health in EU perspective

Saturday 19 June 2004

0930-1030 Plenary Session 5
Alcohol and families, communities and countries
1030-1100 Coffee Break
1100-1230 Concurrent Session 1
Self-help groups and community programmes. Volunteer mutual help groups in a community based setting - bridging the gap in prevention and treatment at grassroots level
Concurrent Session 2
Prevention in the Workplace
Concurrent Session 3
Youth and sports - A prevention project to keep youth in sports free from alcohol
Concurrent Session 4
EU Surgery: Advocating for health in Brussels
Concurrent Session 5
Visegrad group cooperation for road safety
Concurrent Session 6
What information is needed for alcohol policy - the role of knowledge transfer
1230-1400 Lunch Break
1400-1500 Round table discussion with speakers
1500-1530 Closing Remarks
1530-1600 Coffee Break




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