ISSUP International Conference 2021 (Virtual) Session 1 - Setting the scene: A rationale for the conference

Session 1: Setting the scene: A rationale for the conference

Time: 2pm - 3.30pm (London)

Session Chair: Shamil Wanigaratne, Ph.D. - Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Senior Advisor to H.E. Director General, National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), Abu Dhabi; ISSUP UAE 

• Conference introduction and formal welcome. Joanna Travis Roberts - ISSUP Chief Executive, and Brian Morales - Branch Chief Counternarcotics, Office of Global Programs and Policies (GPP), INL
• Background to the conference theme. Jeff Lee - Manager, ISSUP Scientific Support Team
• Quality Standards, Evidence‐base, and Ethics: Fundamentals for Drug Demand Reduction. Professor Harry Sumnall - Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom