INEBRIA 2009 - Breaking new ground

Evidence for the effectiveness of screening and brief interventions (SBI) for alcohol use disorders is well established and evidence for its effectiveness in other settings is promising. At the same time significant advances in the practical implementation of SBI are being made in various parts of the world. Importantly however other essential aspects of SBI have received less attention and important potential applications remain unexplored.

The 6th Annual Conference of INEBRIA (International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems) aims to address some of these outstanding issues. The conference will take place on the 8-9th October 2009 at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK.

The conference is highly policy relevant and would be of interest to health professionals, public health practitioners, commissioners and researchers working in the field of alcohol use both nationally and internationally.

In addition a pre-conference SIPS event will be taking place on the 7th of October 2009.