2. Programme

 

Thursday, 19. November 1998

09.45h - 11.00h Opening Session

Chairperson: Mr Joze Hren, National Team Leader Slovenia,

Co-chairperson: Mr Milan Krek, NDDRC Slovenia

Speeches: Mr Joze Hren: "Introduction"; Mr Miha Wohniz, Ministry of

Justice, Slovenia: "Welcome"; Mr Milan Krek, Drug Demand Reduction

Co-ordinator, Slovenia : "The sub-regional project on harm reduction in

Slovenia"; Mr Jacek Moskalewicz, Team Leader of Phare TA to DDR: "Harm

reduction in prison - a relevant topic for Phare partner countries?"

11.00h - 12.30h Session 1: National drug strategies and harm

reduction in prison in the member-countries of the

sub-regional project on harm reduction

Chairperson: Ms Patricija Loviscek, National Team Slovenia,

Co-chairperson: Mr Joze Hren

Presentations: Mr Jiri Richter, Mr Jan Sochurek (Czech

Republic):"Czech Government Policy - Drug Strategy and Programme. Overview

of Measures in the Czech Prison Service". Ms Frusina Dimitrova (Macedonia):

"A brief outline of the treatments for prisoners - drug addicts in the

prisons of the Republic of Macedonia". Mr Milan Krek, National Drug Demand

Reduction Co-ordinator Slovenia: "National strategy on drug demand

reduction in Slovenia".

12.30h Lunch

Press conference

14.00h - 16.15h Session 2: Strategy and practice of harm

reduction in prison:

The example of Slovenia

Chairperson: Ms Dagmar Hedrich, Technical supportive

co-ordinator

Co-chairperson: Mr Jiri Richter, Sub-regional Team Leader

Presentations: Ms. Olga Perhavc, Ministry of Justice: "HR in prison:

aspects of social medicine" (on behalf of Institute for Public Health) and:

"Work strategy on harm reduction in Slovene prisons". Mr. Dusan Nolimal,

Institute of Public Health, Slovenia:"Researching drug use in Slovenian

prisons: project proposal, concept and design". Mr Andrej Kastelic, Centre

for Mental Health, Slovenia: "Treatment of drug users in prison".

16.15h - 17.45h Session 3: Experiences from other European

countries

Chairperson: Mr Jiri Richter, Sub-regional Team Leader,

Co-chairperson: Ms Dagmar Hedrich

Presentations: Ms Petra Paula Merino, European Monitoring Centre for

Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon: "Barriers and challenges for Harm

reduction in prison - experiences from EU countries". Ms Claire Delorme,

European Network for AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention in Prison: "Objectives

and activities of the network". Mr Steve Rossell, European Network of Drug

and HIV/AIDS Services in Prison: "Working towards a co-ordinated response".

 

Friday, 20. November 1998

09.00h - 12.00h Visit at the prison in Koper

Introduction by prison-director Mr. Igor Cernetic and

prison-psychologist Ms. Darka Verbic and visit of the prison.

12.00h Lunch

14.00h - 16.00h Session 4: Psychological, criminological and

legal aspects

Chairperson: Mr Milan Krek, Phare NDDRC, Slovenia

Co-chairperson: Ms Patricija Loviscek

Presentations: Mr. Radovan Zupancic, Psychologist at prison in Celje,

Slovenia: "Practice and benefits of Harm reduction in prison". Mr Aldo

Carli, Ministry of Justice, Slovenia: "Legal aspects of the mitigation of

the harmful effects of drug abuse in prisons in Slovenia".

16.00 - 17.45h Session 5: Harm Reduction Standards for

Prisons & Workshops

Chairperson: Ms. Frusina Dimitrova

Co-chairperson: Ms. Gordana Nikolovska

Mr Steve Rossell, European Network of Drug and HIV/AIDS Services in

Prison (ENDHASP): "The history of the development of standards on harm

reduction in prison"

Parallel workshops on: Drug Free Departments (Chair: Radovan

Zupancic, Darka Verbic) and Confidentiality of Data of Prisoners (Chair:

Vili Scuka)

 

Saturday, 21. November 1998

09.00h - 12.00h Session 6: Harm reduction and those who work

in the prison:

Management and training issues

Chairperson: Mr Jacek Moskalewicz, Team Leader Phare TA to

DDR

Co-chairperson: Mr Milan Krek

Presentations: Ms Rita Balthusene, Lithuania: "The possibilities of

reduction of drug use and harmful health consequences in large prisons in

Lithuania". Mr Harald Spirig, ARWO Unterkunftseinrichtung, Austria: "Harm

reduction from the point of view of prison administration". Ms Evita

Leskovcek, Institute of Public Health, Slovenia: Educational programmes on

HR in prison". Mr Arne Andresen, Pompidou Group, Council of Europe:

"Training of prison officers and bridging services to the outside world".

Mr Zoran Kanduc, Institute of Criminology, University of Ljubljana,

Slovenia: "Harm reduction (in prison) as a normative element of the concept

of rehabilitation"

12.00h - 12.15h Evaluation questionnaires are filled in by

participants.

12.15h - 13.00h Final session

Feedback from the two workshops and plenary discussion on the topic:

"Harm reduction services in prison - an issue for the drug policy agenda in

central and Eastern Europe?"

 

 

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