Media Advisory: Issues of Substance 2011
Transforming health promotion, prevention, treatment and recovery
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/21/11 -- The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) will host its biennial Issues of Substance (IOS) conference in Vancouver, British Columbia from November 6-9, 2011.
The harmful use of alcohol and other drugs and substances costs $40 billion per year. In efforts to invest funding effectively and maximize results for all Canadians, IOS 2001 will, among other things, focus on achieving efficiencies over the entire continuum of care-from research and prevention work to the delivery of treatment and recovery services.
IOS is Canada's premier national conference on alcohol, drugs and other substances. The theme of IOS 2011 is Transforming health promotion, prevention, treatment and recovery.
Keynote speakers include Hugh Evans, co-founder and CEO of the Global Poverty Project; Dr. Patricia Conrod, developer of the most successful drug and alcohol prevention program for young people in the UK; and Joe Roberts, Skid Row CEO. Sessions and workshops will include subjects that focus on mental health and addictions, the challenges of concurrent disorders, and best and emerging practices. Other sessions will address the unique challenges of Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in Canada.
Conference information
Media attendance:
Media are invited to attend the conference. If you are interested in attending all or part of the conference, please notify the CSSA.
Key speakers/events:
Visit the page on the IOS 2011 Web site.
Visit the page for more information about plenary sessions and workshops.
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About CCSA:
With a legislated mandate to reduce alcohol- and other drug-related harms, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) provides leadership on national priorities, fosters knowledge translation within the field and creates sustainable partnerships that maximize collective efforts. CCSA receives funding support from Health Canada.
Contacts:
Jennifer Lavoie
613-235-4048 (x237)
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Datum: 21.10.2011 - 06:30 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
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