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The 2nd Conference of INEBRIA was held in Munster, on September 15th-16th 2005 and was co-sponsored by the World Health Organitzation and the Health Departament of the Government of Catalonia. More information:

- Programme (pdf)
- Participants (pdf)

At the conferenca various internationally renowned speakers brought the audience up to date on the current state of theory and practice of brief interventions for alcohol problems.

Speakers & Presentations

Keynote Address I

Dr. Thomas Babor , USA , University of Connecticut , School of Medicine Alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT): translational research par excellence

Symposium I

Chair: Peter Anderson  Professor Nick Heather, Dr. Paul Cassidy & Mr. Mark Girvan , England, Northumbria University, Division of Psychology and Gateshead Primary Care Trust Findings from The Tyne & Wear Health Action Zone SBI Pilot Implementation Project Dr. Joan Colom , Spain , Program on Substance Abuse of the Health Department of the Government of Catalonia Implementation of EIBI in Catalonia : The Beveu Menys experience Professor Ralf Demmel , Germany , University of Münster , Dept of Clinical Psychology Project BrIAN: training of general practitioners, implementation and treatment fidelity

Poster Session

Aalto, Mauri Primary care physician's own AUDIT-scores as predictor for their use of brief alcohol intervention Allamani, Allaman The Florence 1 Early Identification and Brief Intervention Project Andersson, Claes Changes in alcohol consumption and stress level in the freshmen year at university and its relation to drop out from university studies. Aulhorn, Ines Self-efficacy in a primary health care sample of problem drinkers: "How confident are you that you could cut do wn your drinking?" Bischof, Gallus Medical care requested by at-risk alcohol consumers and smokers: results of a representative population survey Cardoner, N. Alcohol-related problems among General Hospital Impatients: Screening and Brief Intervention Díaz, Rosa The need of brief preventive interventions for adolescent psychiatric patients Erikson F. Furtado Brazil Pai-Pad/WHO Project. Who benefits mostly from trainning? Preliminary Results Gual A., Colom J. Training Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems in Central America Johnsson, Kent O. 3- year follow-up of a randomized trial on cognitive behaviour program and mailed personalized feedback in university students with risky alcohol consumption Klipp, Simone Translating Alcohol Delinquency into Health Management Kuokkanen, Martti Trends of EIBI activity in Finnish occupational health service Monteiro, Maristella EIBI in PAHO Patussi, Valentino Early screening and brief intervention in the general practitioners setting: an integrative strategy to reduce alcohol related problems in the community Peters, Ellen Brief lifestyle interventions delivered by physicians in three different outpatient settings Reinhardt, Susa Attitude towards and experiences of screening-procedures to identify alcohol-related disorders in patients of general practitioners Rist, Fred Conjoint screening and intervention for alcohol misuse and smoking in primary health care Ronzani, Telmo Implementation of Strategies for Preventing Excessive Alcohol Use in Primary Care Settings: between the ideal and the possible Segura, Lidia Beyond the dissemination of the Beveu Menys: new strategies for the ongoing process

Symposium II

Chair: Lídia Segura    Dr. Henrietta Lundkvist , Sweden , Lund University , Clinical Alcohol Research Effects of an interventional alcohol program in Swedish university dormitories Dr. Supa Pengpid , South Africa, University of Limpopo, National School of Public Health, Department of Social   and Behavioural Health Sciences Women empowerment: an intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and prevent alcohol-related problems Dr. Pierluigi Struzzo , Italy , Community Research Centre of Martignacco Brief advice and local authorities Dr. Bonnie Mc Ree , USA , University of Connecticut , School of     Medicine Implementing screening and brief intervention models to reduce tobacco use and at-risk drinking in primary care clinics in the USA

Keynote Address II

Mark Willenbring , USA , NIAAA The new NIAAA Clinician’s Guide : development and implementation in a continuum of care

Symposium III

Chair: Fred Rist      Dr. Hans-Jürgen Rumpf , Germany , Medical University of Luebeck , Dept. Of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Is there an increased readiness to change drinking in patients visiting a general practitioner? Professor Mats Berglund , Sweden , Lund University , Clinical Alcohol Research Prevention of high-risk alcohol consumption in university students: a systematic literature research including meta-analyses Dr. Peter Anderson , Netherlands, Radboud University of Nijmegen, Medical School, Department of Quality of Care Numbers needed to screen and numbers needed to treat for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in primary health care

PHEPA Workshop

Dr. Antoni Gual , Spain , Health Department of the Government of Catalonia

Symposium IV

Chair: Ralf Demmel        Dr. Alicia Rodriguez-Martos , Catalonia ( Spain ), Public Health   Agency of Barcelona   Effectiveness of brief interventions in BAC-positive traffic casualtiesattending an emergency room: one year follow-up Professor Kaija Seppä , Finland , University of Tampere , Medical School , Department of General Practice One step forward: VAMP project implements brief alcohol interventions in Finnish primary health care Dr. Cristina Ribeiro , Portugal , Directorate General of Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health Dept. Alcohol national networking in Portugal Professor Karl Peltzer , South Africa , University of Venda , Department of Psychology, Attitudes and management of alcohol problems in general practice in rural South Africa

For more information on the agreements achieved during the business meeting, please take a look on the Minutes of the Business Meeting (pdf)