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Wednesday, June 7
Pre-Conference Workshop
- How to Get Your Addiction Research Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Richard Pates, International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE)
Thursday, June 8
Scalable Treatment and Care for Psychoactive Stimulant Use Disorders — Evidence, Clinical Practice, and Emerging Research
- Updated Stimulant Using Patterns From the Upcoming World Drug Report 2023
Kamran Niaz, UNODC, Austria - Established and Emerging Psychosocial Interventions for Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders
Steven Shoptaw, University of California Los Angeles - Emerging Pharmacological Interventions for the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders
Nadine Ezard, National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED) and St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Australia
Brendan Clifford, NCCRED, University of New South Wales, and St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Australia
Krista Siefried, NCCRED, University of New South Wales, and St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Australia - Current Situation, Practices, and Challenges in Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment Around the World
Le Minh Giang, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
Thiago Fidalgo, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
Goodman Sibeko, University of Cape Town, South Africa - Latest Review of the WHO Mental Health Gap Programme (mhGAP) and Relevant Findings for Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders in Primary Healthcare Settings
Dzmitry Krupchanka, World Health Organization, Switzerland
International Research and Training: Needs, Opportunities, and Challenges
- COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Impacts and Addiction Severity Among Service Users in Selected Substance Use Treatment Facilities in Nairobi, Kenya
Stephen Asatsa, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya - Role of Guidance and Counseling in Addressing Cannabis Use Among University Students in the South Rift Region of Kenya
Gladys Mutai Bett, University of Kabianga, Kenya - Determinants of Substance Use Among Young People Attending Primary Healthcare Centers in India
U Venkatesh, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
International Cannabis Policy and Implications for Research
- International Cannabis Policy and Implications for Research
Hanan Abramovici, Health Canada, Canada
Ivana Obradovic, French Monitoring Center for Drugs, France
Daniel Radio, National Drugs Commission, Uruguay
Gillian Schauer, Cannabis Regulators Association
Friday, June 9
Substance Use Disorder Issues and Rural Health
- Kratom Research in Rural Areas, Southern Thailand
Darika Saingam, INVEST fellow, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Access to Health in Rural Settings: Sudan’s Experience and Lessons Learned
Ashwag Abdulrahim, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, Virginia Commonwealth University and Co-founder, DAR Innovation - Impacting Society at the Roots
Marcella Katjijova, Former HHH Fellow, Namibia
PAHO Media Campaigns Addressing Addiction Issues
- PAHO Media Campaigns Addressing Addiction Issues
Maristela Monteiro, Pan American Health Organization (Retired)
Building a Global Quality Assurance System for Treatment Services and Systems
- European Efforts in Quality Assurance of Treatment Services
Marica Ferri, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Portugal - Key International Standards for Quality Assurance in Treatment
Anja Busse, UNODC, Austria - Program for International Quality Assurance in Treatment (PIQAT)
Mariano Montenegro, Colombo Plan, Chile - International Consortium on Quality Assurance in Treatment (ICQ)
Rita Notarandrea, International Consortium on Quality Assurance in Treatment