Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Drug Demand Reduction

Convener: University of Maryland School of Nursing (University of Maryland, Baltimore)

Title: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Drug Demand Reduction

Aim: This global health nursing practice effort aims to improve the overall health outcomes of

individuals with substance use disorders in all nations, especially in Africa.

Objectives: This webinar will equip participants to:

1. recognize the global risk(s) associated with the increasing prevalence of substance use disorders

2. reflect on their role as leaders to take a critical stand in DDR

3. apply the basic process to influence a change in minimizing complications in substance-using populations.

Date: Tuesday 12 November 2024

Time: 7:00 US EST; 12:00 PM GMT, 1:00 PM WAST, 2:00 PM CAT/SAST, 3:00 PM EAT

Duration: 90 Minutes

Moderator: Abaneh Ebangwese, BA, BSN, RN, CCRN (PhD Candidate)

Registration link: https://afrehealth

org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcO6vrDwrE9YG68bCwph3SlqyF8lE_3m3

Speakers

1. Dr. Oluremi Adejumo ---- Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in Africa and DDR

2. Dr. Reychad Abdool ---- Role of Nursing Leaders in DDR

3. Dr Carmel Clancy & Dr. Charon Burda ---- Exemplar Nursing Activity #1: Leveraging the Role of Nurses in DDR: Empowerment through

Education, Training, and Leadership

4.  Dr. Oluremi Adejumo ---- Exemplar Nursing Activity #2: Nursing Leadership in Opportunistic Prevention, Health Promotion and Outreach

Panel Discussion /Q & A from the Audience