The 39th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society will take place at Munyonyo in Kampala, Uganda 3rd - 7th June 2013.
The KBS conference will be hosted by Makerere University college of health sciences in collaboration with school of psychology and the Ministry of Health, mental health department (MOH). Butabika hospital, PADA-Uganda Serenity center and UYDEL are some of the collaborating institutions. The local organizing committee draws experts from different departments of the University, Government institutions and NGOs. The school of public health (MakSPH) will provide the office space, furniture and the basics for the secretariat.
The primary purpose of the symposium is to provide a forum where researchers involved in studies on alcohol can exchange ideas about their ongoing research. The scope of the symposium includes studies of determinants and consequences of drinking, drinking practices, attitudes and the social and institutional responses to drinking related harms. Empirical research, theoretical papers and reviews of the literature are welcome. Epidemiology is broadly construed and includes research in a variety of disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, criminology, economics, history and other disciplines. Papers on other forms of substance use such as tobacco and drugs are also accepted but more especially with the way they relate to alcohol use.
Read more on the conference website.