Barcelona 2008
Harm Reduction 2008:
IHRA’s 19th International Conference took place from 11th – 15th May
2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The conference was, once again, very
successful - attracting 1,280 people from around 80 different countries
around the world. Amongst the delegates were senior UN officials,
national and international policy makers, leading drug user activists,
front-line workers and researchers. In total, there were around 70
sessions over five days, covering a range of different topics – in
keeping with the conference theme, ‘Towards a Global Approach’. Overall,
there were 250 presentations and 300 poster exhibits
Overview
Harm Reduction 2008: IHRA’s 19th International Conference took place from 11th – 15th May 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The conference was, once again, very successful - attracting 1,280 people from around 80 different countries around the world. Amongst the delegates were senior UN officials, national and international policy makers, leading drug… Read more
Programme & Abstracts
Click Here to View the Conference Book and Programme Read more
Conference Newsletters
The ‘Daily Update’ newsletters at the conference are designed to keep delegates up-to-date with the latest developments and announcements from the conference organisers, and also to provide a record of events. Sunday 11th May / Monday 12th May Click Here to View the ‘Virtual Magazine’ Click Here to Download Tuesday 13th May Click Here… Read more
Presentations - Sunday 11th May
Opening Session Professor Paul Hunt (published transcript of his keynote address) Read more
Presentations – Monday 12th May
Plenary Session (P1): The Global State of Harm Reduction Combined Presentations – Part 1 Combined Presentations – Part 2 Major Session (M1): Harm Reduction in Spain – Part 1 Luis de la Fuente (#1162) Francisco José Caracuel (#956; Spanish) Santiago Rincón Moreno (#804; Spanish) Miguel de Andres (#1265; Spanish) Major Session… Read more
Presentations – Tuesday 13th May
Major Session (M6): Alcohol Harm Reduction for At-Risk Populations Betsy Thom (#339) Concurrent Session (C3-1): From Implementation to Universal Access Olivier Maguet (#935) Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch (#1114) Gary Reid (#602) Concurrent Session (C3-2): Young People Caitlin Padgett (#1116) David Murray (#398) Leila Pinto… Read more
Presentations – Wednesday 14th May
Plenary Session (P3): Criminal Justice, Human Rights and Drugs Damon Barrett (#1360; replacing #1140 – M. Ravi) David Otiashvili (#581) Scott Burris (#859) Major Session (M7): The Harms that Harm Reduction Forgot Eric Schneider (#324) Marta Torrens (#501) Jim McVeigh (#493) Sebastian Saville (#362) Major Session (M8): Moving… Read more
Presentations – Thursday 15th May
Major Session (M10): Crack, Cocaine and HIV/AIDS: 21st Century Challenges and Approaches Claire Robbins (#716) Major Session (M11): The Global Contribution of Nursing to Harm Reduction Bernadette Pauly (#1097) Meaghan Thumath (#570) Suzanne Long (replacing #1342 – Leckraj Boyjoonauth) Major Session (M12): Insights from Harm… Read more
Rapporteur Report
The appointed Conference Rapporteurs for this event were Suzanne Fraser, Max Hopwood, Annie Madden and Carla Treloar from Australia. Their report was published in Volume 20 (Issue 1) of the International Journal of Drug Policy in January 2009. Click here to view the Rapporteur Team’s Conference Report Read more
IHRA Awards
The 2008 International Rolleston Award was won by Dr. Andrew Ball, Senior Strategy and Operations Advisor in the Department for HIV/AIDS for the World Health Organization (WHO) and a long-time supporter of harm reduction – both within WHO (since 1991) and in the wider community (where he has supported the development and expansion of harm… Read more
Film Festival
The ‘5th International Drugs and Harm Reduction Film Festival’ also took place during Harm Reduction 2008 (from the 12th to the 14th May), and proved very successful and popular with the conference delegates (as reflected by the large attendance at the various screenings, symposia and sessions, which exceeded expectations and left standing-room… Read more
Links
Conference Report and Posters from VIVAIDS (Australia) Conference Report from the Correlation Network Conference Report from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance Drink and Drug News (UK) – Special Conference Issue (Virtual Magazine) Drink and Drug News (UK) – Special Conference Issue (Downloadable PDF) Video Footage from… Read more