HRB National Drugs Library
National Drugs Forum 2023:
Building Bridges for Evidence Informed Public Policy
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 09:30 - 16:30, in Croke Park, Dublin
The Forum took place in November 2023. Click this link for slides and videos of presentations.
The annual National Drugs Forum is an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about and discuss new developments and thinking in drug and alcohol research and policy. This year’s event will focus on finding ways to increase policymakers’ awareness of research and enabling researchers to align research planning with policy priorities. Both Ireland’s and the EU’s current drugs strategies will come to an end in 2025, and this is an opportunity to learn about the EU’s priorities for its new strategy.
Link to full PDF programme with information on speakers
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National Drugs Forum 2023 programme |
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09:30 |
Registration opens |
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10:00 – 10:10 |
Hildegarde Naughton TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy |
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10:10 – 10:30 |
Keynote speaker: Prof Kerstin Mey, President of the University of Limerick - Navigating the tension between health awareness and the law |
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Plenary Session 1: Irish and EU drug strategies after 2025 |
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10.30 – 10.50 |
Dr Nada Milisavijevic – EU security research and innovation programme and the role of practitioners |
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10.50 – 11:10 |
Mr Paul Reid – The workings and outcomes from the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs |
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11.10 – 11.30 |
Dr Sarah Morton – Drug policy and intervention change: exploring the interfaces |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Coffee |
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Plenary Session 2: Assessing needs and planning services in the new health system |
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12.00 – 12.20 |
Dr Jonathan Pratchske – Place-based initiatives to reduce drug-related threats in communities: an evidence review |
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12:20 – 12.40 |
Sarah Treleaven – The new regional health areas, public health and service provision |
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12.40 – 13.00 |
Dr Suzi Lyons – Analysis of the relationship between addiction treatment data and geographic deprivation in Ireland, 2019 to 2021 |
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13.00 – 14.15 |
Lunch |
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Interactive session on foresight |
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14.15 – 16.15 |
Dr Ania Sacio-Szymańska - Workshop on strategic foresight; imagining 2040 |
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16.15 |
Closing address |