L'Unità Less Alcohol dell'Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità, il Dipartimento per la Promozione della Salute, l'Alcohol Research Group e l'Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research sono lieti di annunciare una nuova iniziativa di ricerca scientifica e tutoraggio di scrittura. 

L'iniziativa mira a sostenere i ricercatori nella fase iniziale dei paesi a basso e medio reddito nel loro lavoro per analizzare, riferire e pubblicare uno studio relativo al rafforzamento delle politiche sull'alcol che affrontano i fattori determinanti che guidano l'accettabilità, la disponibilità e l...

The Society for the Study of Addiction have developed a guide for creating academic posters.

The resource contains information on:

• Tailoring your poster to your audience
• Presentation
• Telling a story
• Topic
• Accessibility
• Inclusivity
• Entry Criteria

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug and violence resistance educational program (PROERD) on short-term secondary outcomes, such as intentions to use drugs, attitudes toward drugs, school experience, and life skills (refusal, decision-making, and communication). Two cluster-randomized controlled trials were conducted in 30 public schools in the city of São Paulo (Brazil) with 4030 students (1727 fifth and 2303 seventh graders). The intervention group attended 10 PROERD classes conducted by trained police officers, whereas the control group received no...

The new SSA Early Career Research Network launches on 19 May, providing a series of (initially online) events designed to support PhD students and post-doc academics through the early stages of their addiction research careers.

Run by people in the early stages of their own research, this new ECR network will cover topics on grant writing, applying for fellowships, writing articles, getting published, and how to navigate the often confusing, and occasionally stressful, initial stages of a research career. The network welcomes suggestions and themes for future events, making sure it is focused...

Abstract

Telehealth has become an increasingly important part of health care delivery, with a dramatic rise in telehealth visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth visits will continue to be a part of care delivery after the pandemic subsides, and it is important that medical students receive training in telehealth skills to meet emerging telehealth competencies. This paper describes strategies for successfully integrating medical students into telehealth visits in the ambulatory setting based on existing literature and the extensive experience of the authors teaching and learning in...

Referencing accurately can determine the grade you get for an assignment or success when submitting publications.

The American Psychological Association (APA) have released their 7th guide to referencing.

This APA referencing style guide provides some insight into APA style rules. 

The APA 7th brief guide provides you with a useful table so you can quickly check your references and citations.

You can also find the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) here.

The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) are pleased to open registration today for two upcoming joint events in 2021: the European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) and the European Drugs Summer School (EDSS).

EDWS 1–12 March 2021 (online): Following the success of the EDSS in 2020, taught remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers have decided to deliver the first virtual EDWS in 2021. The theme of the event will be Responses to, and preparedness for, health-related threats (COVID-19 lessons learned). Following a similar structure to the 2020 edition, the two-week...

Want to find out more about what to expect when attending your first academic conference?

In this podcast, the SSA team introduce you to the fundamentals of academic conferences.

There are also tips on how to make a prize-winning poster, how to make sure your abstract will be accepted and what to do when you want to see more of a city than the inside of a conference centre.