Alcohol & COVID-19

Alcohol & COVID-19

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Zoom Webinar 15:00 – 16:15 CET  

The 8^th European Awareness Week on Alcohol-Related Harm (AWARH) will be held on 16 - 20 November 2020. 

 The aim of AWARH is to increase awareness of the need to address alcohol-related harm in Europe and highlight the need to address it through an integrated approach to alcohol policy.

2020 is a special year as all events will be held online. No personal meetings due to COVID-19. Within the AWARH, the aim is to facilitate discussions around the overwhelming burden of alcohol-related harm in Europe, propose possible solutions to the problem, and be a catalyst for debate at European and national levels.  The focus in this event is the impact alcohol has on COVID-19 and steps taken to reduce the risks.

15:00   Welcome and introductions

            Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President

15:10   Alcohol and COVID-19

Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe

15.20   What do we know about alcohol and COVID-19 in the WHO European Region so far? First results      of a pan-European survey initiative and the need for better surveillance

            Jürgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental           Health             Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada

15:30   Alcohol and post-COVID-19 era: preparedness and readiness for a renewed prevention

            Emanuele Scafato, EUFAS, ISS, SIA

15:40   Alcohol and COVID-19 and harms to the liver

            Nick Sheron, EASL

15:50   State actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19

            Belgium – Mathieu Capouet

Estonia - Triinu That

Scotland – Nick Smith

16:05   Questions and Conclusions

            Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President

16:15   Finish

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l2bNnNcaQ-6kXBgSqbDxkQ

The focus in this event is the impact alcohol has on COVID-19 and steps taken to reduce the risks.