GAPC2023

Programme

GAPC 2023 - PROGRAMME 24-26 October 2023

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Presentations

No	Initial	Last name	Abstract title
1	I	Ali	Engagement at the Regional Levels; A case for WAAPA at WHO Regional Committee Meetings
2	S	Allsop	Calculating the social and economic costs of alcohol in Australia – implications for national and international alcohol strategies
3	B	Anabila	Regulate Alcohol Advertisement and Marketing on National Television (Enforcing Public Health Act 851, Ghana)
4	T	Anatole	Community-based organizations and alcohol prevention at the grassroots level: The experience of Blue cross in alcohol sachets ban in Chad
5	C	Anderson	Defining our future - how a year of momentum came from decades of public health advocacy.
6	P	Andersson	Advocating for alcohol taxation: lessons and opportunities
7	L	Arnanz	Accelerating alcohol and NCD policy: A requisite to achieve Universal Health Coverage
8	S	Assanangkornchai	Variation in public opinions towards political parties’ proposed policies on liberalization of alcohol production, sales and marketing in Thailand
9	L	Athauda	Adolescent drinking influenced by alcogenic environments in Sri Lanka

10	A	Atkinson	‘Alcohol is something that is dangerous when in the wrong hands’: exploring alcohol marketers discussions on developing marketing tactics, alcohol-related harms, and regulation in the UK
11	P	Aturinde Mpairwe	Alcohol Polices in Uganda
12	L	AyoYusuf	Problem-drinking is associated with frequent social media exposure and residing in higher- income neighbourhoods in South Africa: Implications for Policy
13	T	Babor	Case studies in Corporate Social Irresponsibility: Implications for alcohol policy development
14	V	Bachan	Investigating blood alcohol concentrations in injury-related death before and during the COVID-19 National lockdown in Western Cape, South Africa: A cross-sectional retrospective review
15	O	Bakke	Understanding the past to shape the future – where WHO language came from and if we can do anything about it
16	A	Bartlett	Alcohol Policy Framing in South Africa During the Early Stages of COVID-19: Using Extraordinary Times to Make an Argument for a New Normal
17	L	Beekmann	The Three Layers of Alcohol Policy Advocacy Work: Varying Strategies for Different Countries
18	C	Benowitz Fredericks	SAFER In Sacramento: 10-Year Trends In California Alcohol Legislation
19	S	Bidaisee	The importance of controls on alcohol outlets to reduce harm
20	J	Boateng	Community Involvement, an Effective Tool for Alcohol Control Policies

21	S	Boniface	How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?
22	S	Calnan	Support for evidence-based alcohol policy in Ireland: results from a representative household survey
23	S	Casswell	IAC SAFER Policy Index – a new tool to assess policy change over time
24	C	Chagutah	Fighting Back – A Pragmatic Consideration of Women-Inclusive Policy Implementation at Community Level
25	S	Chaiyasong	Evaluation of ThaiHealth’s Master Plan for Controlling Alcohol and Substance Use during 2018-2020: lessons learned for design, implementation and evaluation of complex intervention programs
26	J	Clavellina	Taxes on alcoholic beverages in Mexico
27	A	Collins	In Your Face: Supporting young people and people in recovery to shape alcohol marketing restrictions.
28	R	Collins	Island Voices: Leveraging Media for 0.05 BAC and Alcohol Tax Campaigns in Island Communities
29	E	Cott	Supranational Alcohol Industry Influence over alcohol policy development.
30	L	Cury	Brazil's experience in the implementation of RESET Alcohol
31	S	Dao	Equity in household spending on alcoholic beverages in Vietnam: assessing changes between 2002 and 2018

32	S	De Seram	Advocacy for implementing effective alcohol tax and pricing policies in Sri Lanka
33	A	Douglas	Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland: The inside story and prospects for renewal
34	C	Emslie	The Impact Of Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing On People with experience of Homelessness: Qualitative Study
35	T	Fortein	Mobilising affected communities in South Africa to object to liquor licenses for petrol stations
36	R	Gage	Generating political priority for alcohol policy reform: a framework to guide advocacy and research
37	C	Gilmartin	The Language of Lobbying: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Ireland’s Public Health (Alcohol) Bill Debate, 2017-2018
38	C	Hall	The Human Rights Implications of Alcohol
39	E	Haragirimana	Analysis of Burundi's national alcohol policies and comparison with WHO 'best-buys'.
40	M	Hargovan	The influence of the COVID-19 crisis context on policy formulation: An illustrative case of alcohol regulation in South Africa (2020-2021)
41	S	Harrison	Legislative options for regulation of liquor trading hours: A comparative review of bylaws in the Western Cape, South Africa
42	C	HegaminYounger	Economic and cultural anthropological issues in alcohol: implications for policy formulation.

43	T	Hocevar	How to report public health-appropriately about alcohol in the media? Forming and using 12 public health recommendations to raise awareness among media representatives and the general public
44	E	Hornberg	Communities Care - Why a global binding treaty on alcohol is needed
45	J	Hughes	How do personal concepts of affordability affect purchasing behaviour among people with alcohol dependence - Evidence from an evaluation of Minimum Unit Pricing.
46	A	Irving	Community alcohol partnerships (CAPs) in the UK: Examining alcohol industry framing of local social responsibility initiatives using a place- based approach
47	M	Ismail	My name is South Africa and I have a drinking a problem: a multicentre quasi-experimental analysis on alcohol regulation and injury presentations to emergency centres
48	A	Jalloh	Monitoring the Media Code of Practice on Alcohol Advertisement in Sierra Leone
49	J	Jankhotkaew	Alcohol industry penetration: situations and strategies of alcohol industry and responses at national and global levels
50	E	Jayne	Alcohol sports sponsorship in Scotland
51	R	Jeremiah	“You can close but you cannot deny me”: Perceptions of, impact and adherence to the alcohol ban during COVID-19 in Botswana
52	D	Jernigan	Impact of Alcohol Outlet Density on HIV Treatment Outcomes Among People with HIV
53	S	Jung	Policy implementation and enforcement of reducing the harmful use of alcohol in South Korea

54	E	Juslin	Alcohol consumption and closed borders - how COVID-19 restrictions have impacted alcohol sales and consumption in Europe
55	D	Kalema	SETTING UP AN INCLUSIVE PROGRAM FOR PREVENTING THE HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL: Lessons from the inauguration of the SAFER Initiative in Uganda
56	J	Kamutushi	Alcohol and COVID19
57	R	Kandiah	Creating Opportunities and Synergies for Alcohol Prevention at district level in Sri Lanka
58	J	Kim	Feasibility of introducing "Best Buys" alcohol harms reduction strategies in a low regulation region: A qualitative study from Hong Kong
59	K	Kim	Effect of a coordinated community intervention on alcohol consumption at a professional sports stadium
60	M	Kisakye	Economic and Social Effects of Alcohol and Alcohol Policies, a case study of Soroti District - Uganda.
61	M	Kosir	NGO coalition advocating for better alcohol policy - challenges and successes
62	C	Kufe	Alcohol consumption in indigenous Fulani African populations and ethnic disparities
63	P	lamsal	Need of Alcohol Policy Reform in Nepal: A Stakeholders’ Analysis
64	S	Liu	China’s Changing Alcohol Market and Need for an Enhanced Policy Response

65	A	Lloyd	Building cancer awareness...lessons from running campaign as policy interventions
66	R	Madushan	Monitoring alcohol promotions on social media to advocate for relevant agencies and stakeholders to minimize the impact of alcohol promotion.
67	P	Magati	Impact of Alcohol Expenditure on Household Spending Patterns in Kenya
68	B	Magwaro	The case of a child-to-child intervention
69	G	Makumbi	Alcohol regulation: a community bottom-up approach and experience
70	J	Maphisa	Changes in self-reported alcohol use following absolute alcohol sales bans: the case of Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic
71	K	Maynard	Indigenous Rights and Alcohol Policies in Aotearoa New Zealand
72	J	McLoughlin	Cheap alcohol in rural towns of the Western Cape Province, South Africa: Contaminants, risks for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and policy implications
73	M	Mialon	Intimidations faced by those who expose the harmful practices of corporations
74	M	Mofokeng	Alcohol policy beyond global health
75	A	Mohan	Public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland: a mixed-method, natural experiment evaluation (ExILEnS)

76	J	Moloko	The Impact of Changes In Political Leadership On Alcohol Policy: The Case Of Botswana
77	A	Montesa	The Case for Increasing Alcohol Taxes in the Philippines
78	L	Musah	Passage of excise tax on alcohol in Ghana- the role of Civil Society Actors
79	E	Musungwini	Advocacy for effective alcohol policies - a review of the Zimbabwe National Alcohol policy from a public health perspective
80	C	Mutatayi	Quick assessment for Compared International Public Policies of Alcohol control (CIPPAL)
81	J	Ndangwe	Alcohol related harm and violence against women and children
82	R	Neely	Alcohol as obstacle to development - mainstreaming alcohol policy as catalyst for the SDGs
83	E	Nelson	Strengthening capacity for alcohol policy advocacy in Africa: Mapping gaps in Blue Cross Organizations
84	M	Neufeld	Taking stock of alcohol control in the WHO European Region– where are we 30 years after the adoption of the first European Action Plan on Alcohol?
85	S	Nidarshana	Grassroots-level implementation of alcohol control policies is crucial to protect the public.
86	B	Odhiambo	Through Our Eyes: Young People's Voice in Alcohol Promotion and Marketing Policies

87	N	Ozkan	Social Media and the Alcohol Industry- A Study on Influencer Activities in Türkiye
88	Y	Park	Who supports the alcohol policies recommended by the World Health Organization in South Korea?
89	C	Parry	Alcohol and injury and unnatural death in Covid- 19 lockdown South Africa: Local and global lessons to be learned
90	S	Paudel	Alcohol Control Plan, Policies, Regulatory Mechanism and Initiatives in Nepal
91	J	Perez de Souza	Effectiveness of a Brief Negotiational Intervention to Reduce Harmful and Hazardous Alcohol Use in the Emergency Department: A Pragmatic Randomized Adaptive Clinical Trial in Moshi, Tanzania
92	P	Petersen Williams	Alcohol Diagnostic Validation for Injury-Related Trauma (AVIRT): findings from a qualitative study
93	L	Platzky	Exploiting young women to grow the African alcohol market
94	M	Prinsloo	Alcohol diagnostic validation for injury related trauma -findings from an emergency room setting in Cape Town
95	R	Purves	Using 360 cameras to monitor outdoor alcohol advertising.
96	S	Randerson	Systemic contributors to inequitable alcohol supply: the licensing system in Aotearoa New Zealand
97	J	Roberts	The Post-Truth Era: A guide to dispelling industry misinformation on social media

98	M	Rychert	Lost in translation? A critical legal analysis of the quasi-judicial alcohol licensing process in Aotearoa New Zealand
99	D	Sadusha	Youth engagement campaign in Sri Lanka aimed at increasing taxes on alcohol and using the revenue for the development of the country.
100	A	Sanchez	Be Loud for Change - First lessons from a community-driven campaign about alcohol and cancer
101	N	Shortt	Alcohol availability and alcohol specific deaths in Scotland: 2011-2020
102	S	Sims	Young people with prior health service contacts have increased risk of repeated alcohol-related harm hospitalisations
103	F	Sing	Regulating alcohol digital marketing in New Zealand: Gaps and opportunities within the current legal environment
104	S	Sneyd	Alcohol advertising exposure near schools in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland
105	S	Sorheim	50 years experience with a comprehensive alcohol advertising ban.
106	A	Sparks	Identification of Emerging High-Risk Alcohol Products in the U.S.
107	K	Sperkova	Alcohol policy measures are an ignored catalyst for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
108	A	Stearne	First Nations Australians exercising self- determination in alcohol policy development processes: what is necessary

109	S	Stopa	RESET Alcohol: mapping country partners in Brazil
110	B	Straeuli	The use of nutrition related claims on ready-to- drink alcoholic beverages in Australia
111	M	Swahn	Using a Container-Based Approach for Mapping Alcohol Outlets in Urban Slums: Results from the TOPOWA Study in Kampala, Uganda
112	C	Taylor	Learning from the tobacco experience in the North East of England: the need for national and international action and a Framework Convention on Alcohol Control
113	A	Tenna	Local-Level Policies Implemented to Address Alcohol Problems in Community Settings During the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka
114	K	Thaikla	Online marketing of alcoholic beverages during Covid-19 pandemic : Thailand
115	M	Theron	Newspaper representation of the alcohol sales bans during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: A mixed methods analysis
116	E	Thompson	This supposed conflict of interest: Analysis of alcohol industry framings of partnership and claimed common interest in recent WHO public consultations
117	V	Tjiriange	Mobilising young women in Botswana to critically reflect on alcohol marketing
118	S	Tricas Sauras	Designing an e-library of textual and pictorial alcohol health warnings to inform consumers about the potential dangers of drinking alcohol.
119	N	Tumwesigye	Alcohol Policy implementation and enforcement in Uganda: Lessons from the past

120	I	Uny	Understanding the rationale behind the ban of alcohol sachets: results from a documentary analysis and qualitative study in Malawi and Uganda
121	S	Vaidya	Local Action Works
122	F	Valente	Raising a Glass to Responsibility: Exploring the Corporate Social ResponsIbility actions of Portugal's Alcohol Industry
123	N	Van Hasselt	Lessons from the Dutch alcoholtable
124	N	Vellios	An analysis of gaps in South Africa’s alcohol taxation policy
125	O	Waleewong	Defining commercial determinants of alcohol control: examples of alcohol industry’s strategies and practices in Thailand
126	H	Wickramasooriya	An assessment on public opinion towards selected key alcohol regulations in Sri Lanka
127	C	Wilson	Freeing up our politicians to act for communities: What do the political donations and lobbyist registers in Australia tell us about harmful industry activities?
128	L	Wolfson	Supportive alcohol policy as a key element of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention
129	S	Zadey	Assessing Economic Burden of Alcohol Use in India Compared to Alcohol Sales Revenue

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