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EU consensus on minimum quality standards
Date: 15/06/2011
Building an EU Consensus for minimum quality standards in the prevention, treatment and harm reduction of Illicit Drugs
15-17 June 2011, Brussels
Improving the quality and effectiveness of interventions and services in the field of prevention, treatment, harm reduction, rehabilitation and social reintegration is a priority under the EU Drugs Strategy.
To achieve this important goal, EU governments agreed, in the EU Drugs Action Plan 2009-2012, to develop a European consensus on minimum quality standards and benchmarks in the field of drug demand reduction and put in place a common reference framework.
Quality standards are determined by different stakeholders at local, regional and national level: policy-makers, health authorities, service providers, professionals and client needs.
A range of national quality standards and good practice guidelines are in place across the European Union. Which of those standards could help improve the general quality of prevention programmes, treatment and harm reduction services across the EU?
The development of minimum quality standards at the EU level will need to take account of the national differences in terms of drug use and drug problems in the EU, the differences in the organisation and structure of government and health care systems as well as cultural and socio-economic factors.
Building a consensus in consultation with stakeholders will be key to the success towards building a European framework for minimum quality standards in the field of drug demand reduction.
This conference, hosted by the European Commission in association with the Hungarian Presidency of the EU, brought together policy-makers, practitioners, NGOs and researchers in the fields of drug prevention, treatment and harm reduction who discussed the preliminary findings of a Commission study carried out by the Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction at Zürich University (ISGF) in collaboration with European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
Speeches
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Plenary Session
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Dana SPINANT
(65 KB) 
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Ferenc GREZSCA(64 KB)
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Maurice GALLA
(2 MB)
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Vladimir POZNYAK(9 MB)
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Roland SIMON(635 KB)
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Ambros UCHTENHAGEN & Michael SCHAUB(352 KB)
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Parallel Session A
Prevention
Treatment & Rehabilitation
Harm reduction
Plenary Session
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Lawrence VON KARSA(9 MB)
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Gerard SCHIPPERS(4 MB)
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Jozef RADIMECKY(2 MB)
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René STAMM(260 KB)
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Colin BRADBURY(389 KB)
Friday, 17 June 2011
Parallel Session B
Quality Standards - Policy Perspectives
Treatment & Hr Standards - Practitioner Perspectives
Prevention Standards - Practitioner Perspectives