Quality in Prevention 8th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting 20th - 22nd September 2017 Vienna, Austria EUSPR.ORG We are very pleased that the 2017 conference is co-organised and supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health and Women’s Affairs and Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG), the Austrian Public Health Institute. The conference proceeds in collaboration with the Public Health Institute (PHI) at Liverpool John Moores University, UK; the State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems, (PARPA), PL; and the Dartington Social Research Unit (DSRU), UK. 22 Contents 04 Welcome 06 EUSPR 2017 co-organisers 06 Collaborating organisations 07 Conference acknowledgements 08 Programme at a glance 10 Plenary speaker biographies 12 Locations 16 Full Programme – Day 1 52 Full Programme – Day 2 87 Blank pages for notes 3 Welcome Dear EUSPR members and Conference Participants, This year’s annual EUSPR conference is held in Vienna, a real hub for quality in prevention internationally. The focus on quality in prevention at this year’s conference is therefore very apt, and this will further enhance the standing of the Society internationally as a beacon not only for the development and evaluation of prevention policies and interventions, but also for implementation, delivery and scaling up of prevention activities. The last three years have seen some steady progress and developments in the Society, including the successful launch of the Early Careers Network, the periodic EUSPR Newsletters, the establishment of the EC funded UPC-Adapt project, the completion of the EC funded SPAN initiative and integration of SPAN activities into the Society, the move of the Society from a base in Poland to a base in Spain, and more recently the beginnings of a new EUSPR forum for prevention policy makers and practitioners. We’ve also reached a transition point regarding several positions on the Board: after three years as President I am stepping down and will hand over the Presidential responsibilities to the President Elect, Dr Jeremy Segrott. Several other Board members have also indicated that they will step down, so there is an opportunity now to involve new people in Board discussions and activities, either through being co-opted in the interim period or being formally elected onto the Board when we hold elections for the vacant positions. It will be great to see some new faces stepping forward to lead and guide the Society through the next few years. Of course, I am very grateful to existing Board members, those that are continuing and those that are stepping down. Without the commitment and support of these individuals, who give their time and energy to help sustain and develop the Society as it matures, we would not be in the good position that we are in today, with a series of successful conferences and other initiatives to our credit. I don’t want to single any particular individuals out, but it is timely and appropriate to say a special thank you to our Polish colleagues who have been so enthusiastic and helpful in helping establish and run the Society from its initial base in Poland – I know that all the Board are particularly grateful for your contribution in the first years. Thank you. Here in Vienna, the theme of the meeting is “Quality in Prevention”, and we have assembled an exciting programme of plenary speakers, covering: ● Attaining and maintaining quality in an evidence-based programme ● Implementation of suicide prevention in existing measures of addiction prevention ● How do we support a professional culture of quality in prevention? ● What are the consequences of prevention polices? ● Rethinking the dynamics of primary prevention: mobilisation, implementation, and embeddedness in open systems Most European countries now deliver some form of preventive actions across different policy domains, although some actions are less well developed than others. However, implementation science (the study of methods that influence the integration of evidence-based interventions into policy and practice settings) is relatively under-utilised in Europe, and little centralised attention has been paid with regards to which interventions and components prevention strategies comprise, and how they are organised and delivered. Sustainable prevention actions require responsibilities for policy and actions to be held across multiple ministries or departments that address the needs of the public, and given that programming is delivered across a spectrum of organisational settings, prevention systems need to be inclusive of representative stakeholders including citizen groups, and delivered across multiple levels of society. Prevention also requires committed and long- 4 term funding and strong supportive regulatory systems, and trained prevention practitioners and researchers to ensure high quality implementation. In this, the eighth EUSPR conference, we will discuss these issues and how we can improve quality in prevention across Europe. We are very pleased to have been supported with the organization of this meeting by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health and Women’s Affairs and Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG), the Austrian Public Health Institute. This conference also proceeds in collaboration with the Public Health Institute (PHI) at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, the State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems, (PARPA), Poland, and the Dartington Social Research Unit (DSRU), UK. I am sure that you will agree that this promises to be an exceptional meeting, in a great location, and demonstrating once again that EUSPR is at the forefront of Prevention Science in Europe. Our Annual Meeting is really the flagship event for our field, and for our Society, and the EUSPR Board is very grateful to Professor Harry Sumnall for his leadership of the Conference Organisation, to Jennifer Lovelady for her enthusiastic and meticulous administrative support, and to Marion Weigl for support with local organisation and logistics. Enjoy EUSPR. Enjoy the Meeting. Enjoy Vienna. David Foxcroft EUSPR President 5 About our co-organisers Austrian Federal Ministry of Health and Women’s Affairs The Ministry of Health and Women’s Affairs believe that health and equality are both cornerstones of a self-determined life. The Ministry’s goal is to give people in Austria the security that they will receive the best possible treatment if they become ill, to create transparency, to recognise and address problems and to draw up solutions for them together. It is particularly important that health care policy is not just about repair-based medicine, but about promoting and preserving people’s health and the prevention of illness. Health issues have to be more firmly anchored in our society, and have a presence in all areas, from schools to companies and local communities. Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG), the Austrian Public Health Institute GÖG is the national research and planning institute for health care and a competence and funding centre of health promotion. GÖG’s main products are research studies, to analyse problems of health care and provide a central platform for managing competing interests. Collaborating organisations Public Health Institute (PHI) at Liverpool John Moores University, UK The Public Health Institute (PHI) is a vibrant research and teaching community working at a local, regional, national and international level. The organisation specialises in applied research and educational programmes addressing health issues at all levels from policy development to service delivery. PHI is committed to a multidisciplinary approach to public health and works in partnership with health services, local authorities, judicial bodies, environmental services and community groups. Influencing health service design and delivery, as well as health related policy, the Public Health Institute’s research has been at the forefront of the development of multiagency strategies to promote and protect public health. PHI turns information and data into meaningful and timely intelligence. State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems, (PARPA), PL The State Agency for the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems is a professional government- based institution created to construct the foundations of the state health care policy concerning the improvement of alcohol-related harm prevention, treatment, and public education in Poland. The Agency, established in 1993 as a specialized government agency subordinated to the Minister of Health, develops and presents expert opinions on draft laws and action plans in the field of alcohol policy. The Agency provides support to the staff of addiction treatment institutions, cooperates with state and regional administration and provides specialized knowledge to several institutions and associations that are committed to the implementation of the National Program for the Prevention and Solving of Alcohol-Related Problems. Polish system of prevention and solving of alcohol-related problems is considered to be one of the best in the world. Still, the Agency works to further develop it and make it even more effective. This is why it remains open to acquiring new partners across Poland and abroad and looks forward to the implementation of efficient and verified methods aimed at the reduction of negative social, health and economic consequences of alcohol use in Poland. 6 The Dartington Social Research Unit at Dartington, UK The Social Research Unit at Dartington is an independent charity that seeks to increase