Beyond Borders: 25 Years of International Networking in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Information
Presentations and Posters: 25th SALIS Annual Conference, April 22 – 26, 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Presentations: Some presenters were not able to provide a copy of their slides. Check the complete conference program for summaries and contact information for all of the presentations.
Then and Now … 25 years later!
Photo: Ruth Vaughan in her Virtual Library
Wednesday, April 23
Plenary Session I Fetal Alcohol/Drug Exposure: Networks for Knowledge & Action
Dr. Irena Nulman, Motherisk Program: Research Update and Emerging Issues
Sylvia Maracle, Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres : Aboriginal Issues in Prevention
Karen Palmer, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, FAS/FAE Information Service, National FAS Information Service: Heading into Year Ten National Database of FAS and Substance Use During Pregnancy Resources
Plenary Session II Effective Health Communication: Principles and Applications. What Have we Learned over the Past 25 Years?
Larry Hershfield, The Health Communications Unit (THCU), Health Communications Unit, Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto
Robert Denniston, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, US Office of National Drug Control Policy
Interactive Workshop
Jan Wrolstad, Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), University of Missouri-Kansas City: Utilizing Interactive Activities in AOD Trainings: Exercises to get ‘em started, keeping ‘em on track, and get the AOD message across
Thursday, April 24: Plenary Session III Providing Information Services: Our Experiences and Challenges
Christine Goodair, DrugScope: Opportunity or Threat: The Impact of the Internet and New Technology upon DrugScope’s Information and Library Service
Ruth Vaughan, Nova Scotia Department of Health: You Don’t Need Big Bucks to Provide an Information Service – The Evolution of a Library into an Electronic Resource Centre
Barbara Seitz de Martinez, Indiana Prevention Resource Center: Serving our Hispanic/Latino Constituencies
Friday, April 25: Plenary Session IV Resource Discovery: Fine Tuning our Web Sites and Search Skills
Lynne Howarth, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto: Metadata Unplugged
Eric Helmuth, Join Together: Metadata in Action
Michelle Rachal, Nevada Presentation Resource Centre: Getting the Right Results: Internet Search Engine Update
Anna Jiles-Bedenbough and Yoko Nagasaka, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Exploring ETOH, the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database
Plenary Session VI Resources from Around the World
Jorunn Moen, The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS) and Elisad Representative: The Progress of the Elisad Gateway Project
Bette Reimer, Canadian Center on Substance Abuse, Virtual Clearinghouse on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (VCATOD): Sharing the World’s Knowledge to Improve Policy and Practice
Plenary Session V Focus on Tobacco Control
Garfield Mahood, Non-Smokers’ Rights Association: Tobacco Control in Canada: Past, Present, Future
Diane Van Abbe, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit: Supporting Tobacco Control Through Library Services and Information Dissemination Poster Session