The ‘15th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm’ took place at the Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre (MECC) in Australia. The diverse event was attended by over 1,100 delegates representing more than 40 countries over five days – from the 20th to 24th April 2004. The delegates came from a range of professional backgrounds such as service providers, development and aid organisations, and research institutes, and there was a strong input from government or represented policy bodies and law enforcement agencies.
Melbourne 2004
Overview
The ‘15th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm’ took place at the Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre (MECC) in Australia. The diverse event was attended by over 1,100 delegates representing more than 40 countries over five days – from the 20th to 24th April 2004. The delegates came from a range of professional… Read more
Programme & Abstracts
Click here to view the pocket-size programme overview The conference booklet itself was a 256-page document, which has been split into separate PDF files below: Introductory Section (pages 1 to 16) Programme Overview (pages 17 to 39) Poster Presentations (pages 40 to 48) Conference Abstracts Part 1 (pages 49 to 150) Conference… Read more
Presentations
Saturday 24th April 2004 Ethnic Minorities Jane Fountain Read more
Rapporteur Report
The appointed Conference Rapporteur for this event was Alison Ritter, from the Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre in Australia. Click here to view the Rapporteur Report Read more
Harm Reduction International Awards
The International Rolleston Award This was awarded to Anya Sarang in recognition of her hard work and achievements in developing and promoting harm reduction in Eastern Europe. Anya is the Co-ordinator of the Central and Eastern European Harm Reduction Network and a founding member of the Russian Harm Reduction Network, and has previously… Read more
Film Festival
The inaugural ‘Drugs and Harm Reduction Film Festival’ was launched at the Melbourne conference in 2004, and showcased over 50 works from ten countries. The event was an overwhelming success with capacity crowds and standing room only in all the sessions. As the Rapporteur report notes, “the film medium brought a new and rich perspective to our… Read more
Links
Official Conference Press Release (Wednesday 21st April) Official Conference Press Release (Thursday 22nd April) Official Conference Press Release (Friday 23rd April) Official Conference Press Release (Saturday 24th April) Medical Journal of Australia - Conference Report WHO – Press Release about the conference and the ‘3 by 5… Read more
