NDRI webinar: Using foresight methods to create resilient drug policy

We live in an increasingly uncertain world. In response to this, the use of Foresight methods has become recognised as a highly valued approach for more effective engagement with stakeholders, to inform policy development and strategic planning exercises, and to increase organisation and sector resilience and preparedness to future events.

In NDRI’s July webinar, hear firsthand insights into how using Foresight methods has increased European Union (EU) agencies’ ability to prepare for and rapidly respond to new public health challenges in the area of illicit drugs and communicable disease.

Speakers from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Union Drugs Agency and Health Research Board Ireland will explain what foresight is, its application to drug policy and research, and insights from foresight exercises undertaken with stakeholders in the EU.

Presentations will be followed by a discussion, led by NDRI Director Professor Paul Griffiths (formerly European Union Drugs Agency Scientific Director) and Professor Alison Ritter AO, Director of the Drug Policy Modelling Program Director at the University of New South Wales, exploring the lessons we can learn from the European experience on how we can be better prepared in Australia to respond effectively to future health challenges.

The webinar will start at 4pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday July 2. Click here to register.

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