We held a special guided poster session as part of Day 2 of the conference. There were prizes for the best Early Career Posters including cash prizes and one year’s free Society membership. The poster prizes were supported by the Science for Prevention Academic Network (SPAN) The winners of the poster competition were: 1st Place …
Harold Perl (Chief, Prevention Research Branch, NIDA, USA) – The NIDA Prevention Portfolio General overview of NIH and NIDA; Review of some of the most recent and relevant findings emerging from the NIDA portfolio of prevention science; Description of several specific areas of prevention research questions that NIDA expects to emphasize and support in the …
Angelina Brotherhood (University of Vienna, AT) – Spaces of substance use – a typology Space is relevant to many aspects of drug use, be it as a space of consumption or as a means of preventive or other intervention (such as smoking bans). Yet most research on the role of space in drug use appears …
We are extremely pleased that our plenary speakers for the Fourth EUSPR Conference will be: Prof Frances Gardner, University of Oxford, (UK) – What factors are likely to moderate the outcomes of family based prevention? Dr Federica Vigna-Taglianti, University of Torino, (IT) – The influence of gender on moderating prevention outcomes Prof Linda Collins, Penn …
The transportability of evidence-based programmes: conceptual issues and empirical examples Dr Nick Axford, Dr Vashti Berry, Prof Frances Gardner Most rigorous trials of evidence-based programmes are undertaken in a few high-income countries – mostly the US. Policy makers across Europe are increasingly interested in importing such programmes. This is unsurprising: arguably it is not feasible …
Testing Mediating Mechanisms and Moderating Factors in Prevention Work Aim: In recent decades, there have been major advances in the design of studies to evaluate efficacy and effectiveness of preventive interventions. These advancements contributed to the quality of evaluation studies and the confidence in the findings. Most evaluation studies still focus only one of the …
“Prevention of problematic and addictive use of screen media – a call for action” The first part of the workshop will give a comprehensive and critical introduction into the topic and give positive examples from new German and Spanish interventions. Paula Bleckmann, Hanover, Germany “Current state of media effects research – first evidence of its …
Travel Paris is easily accessible from all over the world. As travel options are so numerous we recommend that you visit the official Paris tourism website for specific guidance. The conference is located at Le Centquatre, 5 Rue Curial, 75019 Paris, France. (MAP) The nearest Metro stop is Stalingrad (19th Arr.) Hotels Please note that …
13th November – Pre-conference workshops 0930 – 1700 EUSPR/SPAN workshop on Mediation Analysis This workshop will be led by Dr Metin Özdemir and Dr Fabrizia Giannotta of Örebro University (SW) and introduce concepts of mediation, moderation, latent growth curve modelling, and multiple mediator models. The afternoon session is a practical class which will allow participants …
Fourth EUSPR Conference, 13-15 November 2013, Paris, France “Understanding differences in prevention outcomes” Further information is available on the link. View the full post