Track 2
Thursday 12th May 2022
11.00 - 12.30 NRC Research Studies
Moderator- Dr Mohamed Sayed
UAE. Ms. Mariam Al Hadhrami - Evaluation of: Overview Training on the Universal Prevention Curriculum for Substance Use (UPC) for Senior Managers and Trainers.
UAE. Dr. Samya Al Memari - A cross-sectional study of smoking patterns of patients in treatment at the National Rehabilitation Center Abu Dhabi.
UAE. Dr Shamil Wanigaratne - Preliminary Results of the WHO funded study of Health Consequences of Drug Use: Demographic Profile and Predictors of Substance Use Disorders in a Clinical Population in the UAE.
UAE. Dr Shamil Wanigaratne - Behavioural Addictions Among Clinic Attenders in the UAE: An Exploratory Study.
13.30 - 15.00 Epidemiology
Moderator - Joanna Travis-Roberts
US. Dr. Evelyn Higgins - Wired For Addiction
Nigeria. Dr. Faith Izibenua Zibs - Prevalence and predictors of relapse among recovering substance users in Yenagoa Municipal, Nigeria.
Kenya. Lambert Oigara - Prevalence of Attention - Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms among Adults seeking Treatment for Substance Use Disorders in Nairobi County.
15.30 - 17.00 NRC Studies on Stigma and Family
Moderator- Dr Samya Al Memari
Canada Dr. Hisham Elarabi - An Exploratory Study on Individual stigma to Substance Use in a Clinical Population.
Canada. Dr. Hisham Elarabi - Substance Use and the Role of Families.
Ukraine. Olha Myshakivska - Comparison of the results received from Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Ukraine on the role of family in substance use disorders.
Friday 13th May 2022
09.00 - 10.30 Quality of training modules in prevention – INEP, INEP Plus
Czech Republic. Asst. Prof. Helena Horálek
Italy. Dr. Rachele Donini
UK. Jeff Lee
11.00 - 12.30 Assessing Needs to Design Context-Specific Technology Transfer: The ITTC Network Approach
Moderator - Sherry Larkins, Ph.D.
Ukraine. Dr. Iryna Pinchuk
Perú. Dr. Marina Piazza and Cecilia Chau, PhD
South Africa. Goodman Sibeko, MBChB, PhD
Vietnam. Nguyen Bich Diep, MD, PhD.
Indonesia. Eva Suryani
14.00 - 15.30 Workforce
Moderator - Rasha Abi Hana
South Africa. Dr. Lameze Abrahams - The Development of Drug Demand Reduction Curricula in Training Institutes in South Africa.
Malaysia. Zall Kepli MD Rejab - STCM / USAS Collaboration in Development of Education Program at Universities in Malaysia and Pakistan.
Lebanon/Czech Republic. Rasha Abi Hana and Prof. Michal Miovský, MA, PhD - Addictology Journal and ISSUP.
Canada. Nady el-Guebaly, C.M., MD, DPsych, DPH, FRCPC, DABAM, CISAM, DLFAPA, EFACP, FASAM, DFCPA - ISAM Certification: 16 Years Chronology and Future Considerations
Saturday 14th 2022
09.00 - 10.30 NRC Academic Partners
Moderator- Dr. Anas Fikri
United Arab Emirates University. Professor Emmanuel Stip - From Blackberry to Mindtales: Evolution of smartphone application in mental health and addiction.
Zayed University. Carl M. Gaspar, Ph.D. - Culture and parenthood: A multinational, multilevel model of video game disorder.
New York University Abu Dhabi. Amar Sabri Ahmad, Ph.D. - Drug Use Disorders Prevalence in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries : Projections to the Year 2040.
11.00 - 12.30 NRC International Partners
Moderator- Dr Mohamed Sayed
Egypt. Dr. Amr Osman - The Role of Fund for Drug Control and Treatment of Addiction (FDCTA) in drug demand reduction in Egypt 2015-2021.
Egypt. Dr. Raghdah Algamil - Addiction treatment Services Development
US. Ivan Montoya, M.D., M.P.H - Novel Therapeutic Interventions for Psychostimulant Use Disorders and Overdose.
13.30 - 15.00 Drug Policy
Moderator- Kevin Mulvey
Greece. Phaedon Kaloterakis - ETHOS: the small word that defines us.
Slovenia. Matej Košir - How investing in advocacy can improve the situation in the field of evidence-based prevention policy and practice.