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European Alcohol Policy ConferenceBarcelona, 29th -30th April, 2010
Progress towards the Conference
Karin Mernelius and Rania Georgoutsakou
on behalf of the
Program on Substance Abuse
Health Department, Government of Catalonia
http://www.aer.eu
AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE•Raise awareness among regional politicians about the impact of alcohol on society/their territories and showcase examples of regional policies that counter this impact.
•Adopt the outcomes of the AER APR project and conclude the project (6th and final meeting as stated in the project application and plan).
•Disseminate the outcomes to regional politicians.
•AER alcohol peer review project (APR) THEMES: •1st APR: Drinking and driving •2nd APR: Availability of alcohol •3rd APR: Alcohol & children/young people •4th APR: Alcohol and pregnancy
CONFERENCE PROGRAMMEThursday 29th April 2009 9.00 Opening and Welcome
9.30 Why is alcohol a problem for your region? Facts and figures of social and economic cost of alcohol from a regional perspective
Dr Peter Anderson (International public health consultant)
10.00 Why is alcohol a problem for your region? The Catalan perspectiveJoan Colom (Program on Substance Abuse. Government of Catalonia)
11.00 Youth and drinking environments Ann Hope (Ireland) and Olov Oskarsson (Jämtland-S)
11.45 Preventing alcohol-related harm in the workplace Speaker from FASE + EWA + Catalonia
14.00 Alcohol Availability and MarketingWim van Dalen (STAP-NL) and AER MR presenting their policy in this area
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME14.45 The role of the health sector: From BI in PHC to treatment
Speaker from Beveu menys + Phepa + Amphora
16.00 The AER Alcohol Peer Reviews project- Presenting Regional Responses to Alcohol
Karin Mernelius (Jönköping-S) and other AER member regions presenting the outcomes of the AER APR project.
What did we do? Themes we focused on. What did we learn? Key conclusionsWhy is this important for the regions?
16.45 From Science to policyAmphora project
17.30 Closing
Friday 30th April 2009 - AER Committee 2 plenary session
9.30 Opening12.30 Close of meeting
CONFERENCE LOCATION
Venue: Main room of the Public Health Facilities of the Department of Health.
PRACTICAL INFORMATIONREGISTRATION
- No registration fee will apply for this conference. - Online registration tool included on website and deadline: 20/04/10
ACCOMODATION
-Rooms at Express Holiday Inn Barcelona 22@ hotel are pre-reserved until February at preferential price (80€+7%VAT)-Deadline for pre-reserved rooms will be announced to participants.-Other hotels information will be available.-Participants cover own travel and accommodation costs
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
-Simultaneous translation to: English, French, Spanish/Catalan
NEXT STEPSINVITATION
-Letter of invitation from AER president and Catalan Regional Minister
ANNOUNCEMENTS
-Flyer announcing the conference will be circulated to all AER members and to non-member regions
INFORMATION
-Relevant instructions will be uploaded in AER website
FURTHER INFORMATION
AER SECRETARIATClaudia Meschede
Tel: +33 (0) 3 88 22 07 07 - Fax: +33 (0) 3 88 75 67 19E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aer.eu
GENCAT SECRETARIATLidia Segura and Olga Sancho
Tel: +34 93 551 36 11 - Fax: +34 93 551 75 14Email: [email protected]: www.gencat.cat/salut
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