The 7 th INEBRIA conference Brief intervention on alcohol. Advances in research and practice was held 9th - 10th september 2010 in Göteborg, Sweden. The conference was organized by the unit of social medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy.
The conference aimed to present new ground in theory, research and implementation of early intervention and brief intervention (EIBI) for alcohol use disorders and risky drinking. The effectiveness of SBI (screening and brief intervention) in primary health care is well established and evidence for its effectiveness in other settings is promising. At the same time, significant advances in the practical implementation of EIBI are being made in various parts of the world. However, other possibilities of EIBI are under-utilised in settings such as mother health care, child health care, the social sector etc. Some geographical areas such as the Nordic countries and Catalonia have proceeded from implementation of EIBI to national institutionalization. This raises new important research and practical issues.
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