ESSUS - program

European Symposium
on Substance Use among Students

ESSUS.org

Programme

Wednesday 26 November 2008

Thursday 27 November 2008

Friday 28 November 2008

20.00 – 22.00

Academic opening session

Speakers:

- Prof. Dr. Alain Verschoren , Rector of the University of Antwerp

= Welcome =

- Minister Steven Vanackere , Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family

= Drug prevention in Flanders =

- Prof Dr. Aertgeerts , Catholic University of Louvain, Director CEBAM Belgian branch of the Cochrane collaboration

= Research on substance use in students: the start =

- Prof. Dr. Guido Van Hal , University of Antwerp , President of UwiD

= Research on substance use in students: where are we now =

- Prof. Dr. Lea Maes , University of Ghent , Departement of Public Health

= Research on substance use in students: what about the future =

- Prof. Dr. Josse Van Steenberge , University of Antwerp , former President of the Association of the Antwerp University and Colleges

= An alcohol and drug policy plan at the university =

Chair: Marijs GEIRNAERT – Director Association for Alcohol and other Drug

Problems (VAD)

22.00 – 23.00

Reception

Offered also to all the participants of the Symposium

08.15 – 09.00

Registration & small breakfast

Chair: AM first session - Dr. Christiane Stock - University of Southern Denmark

AM second session – Prof.Dr. Guido Van Hal – University of Antwerp

09.00 – 09.15	Welcome	Prof.Dr. Guido Van Hal University of Antwerp Belgium
09.15 – 09.45	= Substance abuse among university students – results from a multicentre cross-sectional study in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany =	Prof.Dr. Alexander Krämer University of Bielefeld Germany
09.45 – 10.30	= Differences in consumption of tobacco, alcohol and recreative drugs by university and college students living with their parents or alone in Belgium and the Netherlands =	Dr. Cécile Boot University of Amsterdam Netherlands Prof.Dr. Guido Van Hal University of Antwerp Belgium
10.30 – 11.00	= Does substance use change during medical school years ? =	Ass.Prof.Dr.Yildiz Akvardar Dokuz Eylul University Turkey
11.00 – 11.30	Pause
12.00 – 12.30	= Alcohol consumption and attitudes towards banning alcohol sales on campus =	Dr. Christiane Stock University of Southern Denmark
12.00 – 12.30	= Consumption of psychoactive medication among Flemish students in a 40-year perspective (1965-2005) =	Johan Rosiers Association for Alcohol and other Drug Problems Belgium

12.30 – 14.00

Lunch

Chair: PM first session – Dr. John McAlaney – University of Bradford

PM second session - Dr. Geert Dom – University of Antwerp

14.00 – 14.30	= College students drinking patterns: trajectories of AUDIT scores during the first four years at university =	Kent O Johnsson Malmö University Sweden
14.30 – 15.00	= Alcohol use and misuse amongst Uni-versity students in UK and in Portugal =	Maria Teresa Ferreira Moreira Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom
15.00 – 15.30	= Individual, personal, and interpersonal factors related to smoking and alcohol consumption among university students =	Ferdinand Salonna PJ Safarik University Slovac Republic
15.30 – 16.00	= Social Norms Marketing: An evidence-based strategy to reduce high risk drinking =	Ass. Prof. Dr. Jennifer Bauerle University of Virginia USA
16.00 – 16.30	Pause
16.30 – 17.00	= Effectiveness of Social Norms Approach on Reducing High Risk Drinking at six American Universities =	Ass. Prof. Dr. Jennifer Bauerle University of Virginia USA
17.00 – 17.30	= Perceptions and misperceptions of alcohol and drug use in students =	Dr. John McAlaney University of Bradford United Kingdom
17.30 – 18.00	= The development of alcohol prevention within the Swedish university context =	Dr. Martin Stafström Lund University Sweden

08.15 – 09.00

Small breakfast

Chair: AM first session – Prof. Dr. Paul Van Royen – University of Antwerp

AM second session – Dr. Cécile Boot – University of Amsterdam

09.00 – 09.30	key-note presentation = Treating Alcohol and Drug Abuse: An Evidence Based Review / A systematic review on intervention in risky college drinking =	Prof. Mats Berglund Lund University Sweden
09.30 – 10.00	= presentation of the “outside the classroom” program =	Erika Tower Senior Advisor Outside the classroom USA
10.00 – 10.30	= Student alcohol consumption: Patterns and web-based interventions =	Bridgette Bewick University of Leeds United Kingdom
10.30 – 11.00	= E-interventions for students with hazardous or problematic alcohol use: A pilot study in Antwerp , Belgium =	Jessica Fraeyman University of Antwerp Belgium
11.00 – 11.30	Pause
11.30 – 12.00	= One year follow-up of alcohol drinking patterns and level of stress in a university with intervention programs for alcohol and stress compared with a control university =	Claes Andersson Lund University Sweden
12.00 – 12.30	= Intervention program for university students who have parents with alcohol problems: a randomised controlled trial =	Helena Hansson Lund University Sweden
12.30 – 13.00	= Alcohol Use in Swedish Halls of Residence – A Cluster Randomised Intervention Study =	Prof. Mats Berglund Lund University Sweden

13.00 – 14.00

“Future perspectives of ESSUS”

Exchanges of ideas regarding the continuance and reinforcement of ESSUS as a European network for professionals in exchanging research findings and best practices about alcohol and other drug use and abuse among university students

Acknowledgements and words of gratitude

Prof.Dr. Guido Van Hal

University of Antwerp

Belgium

European Symposium on Substance Use among Students

ESSUS.org

Programme

Wednesday 26 November 2008

Thursday 27 November 2008

Friday 28 November 2008

European Symposium
on Substance Use among Students