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Programme of the day
| 9.00 – 9.45 | Registration, Tea & Coffee |
| 10.00 –10.15 |
Opening |
| 10.15 – 10.30 |
Chair & Presentation Culture and substance misuse: some relevant results from the Department of Health's Black and minority ethnic drug misuse needs assessment project Professor Jane Fountain, Professor of Substance Use Research, International School for Communities, Rights and Inclusion (ISCRI), University of Central Lancashire |
| 10.30 – 11.20 |
What Makes Substance Use Abusive? An Anthropological Perspective Professor David Napier, Professor of Social Anthropology, University College London |
| 11.20 – 12.10 |
Alcohol misuse amongst South Asian communities in the UK: The challenge of measuring the size of the problem, prevention interventions and in delivering appropriate service provision Dr Shamil Wanigaratne, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Hon Senior Lecturer King's Health Partners London |
| 12.30 – 1.30 | Morning session Q&A |
| 1.30 –2.20 |
Khat and Somali Culture: old and new traditions Dr Susan Beckerleg, Senior Research Fellow, University of Warwick |
| 2.20 – 3.10 | What works for drug prevention in BME populations: Missed opportunities? Dr Harry Sumnall, Reader in Substance Use, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University |
| 3.10 – 3.30 | Tea & Coffee |
| 3.30 – 4.20 | Developing staff and services to meet the diverse substance misuse needs of diverse BME communities? Harrinder Dhillon, Service Director, Drug and Alcohol Service for London |
| 4.20 – 4.40 | Afternoon session Q&A |
| 4.40 – 5.00 | Plenary, Closure & Evaluation sheets |
