4th European Conference on Prison
Health Independent health care in prison

Side event at LisbonAddiction 2024

October 21-22

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EDITORIAL

By Dr Fadi MEROUEHHWB President

As we gather for this pivotal European Conference on Prison Health, we unite under a shared commitment to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the stark inequalities in health outcomes among incarcerated individuals. This year’s theme, «Reducing Inequalities Through Prison-Based Interventions: From Commitment to Impact,» resonates deeply within the fabric of our efforts. Prisons are not only a reflection of societal inequities but also crucial sites for intervention and change. The health disparities faced by those within our correctional facilities are often exacerbated by their circumstances, including socioeconomic factors, lack of access to healthcare, and prevailing social stigmas. In this context, we recognize the power of prison-based health initiatives as a means of fostering equity and improving health outcomes. Our gathering brings together a diverse coalition of stakeholders, including health professionals, policymakers, researchers, and advocates. Together, we possess a unique opportunity to share insights, experiences, and innovative practices that can bridge the gap between commitment and tangible impact. Throughout our discussions, let us remember that reducing health inequalities in prison is not merely a matter of policy; it is a moral imperative. Each intervention we implement has the potential to transform lives, restore dignity, and pave the way for a more equitable society. By addressing the health needs of incarcerated individuals, we contribute to breaking the cycle of disadvantage that too many experience upon reentry into society. As we embark on this important dialogue, let us foster a spirit of collaboration, creativity, and determination. Let the knowledge we exchange here today serve as a catalyst for meaningful change in the lives of those who are often unjustly marginalized. Together, we can turn our commitments into impactful actions that resonate beyond the walls of confinement. Thank you for your presence, your passion, and your unwavering dedication to this vital cause. Let us make this conference a landmark event in our collective journey toward reducing health inequalities in prison and creating a more just and compassionate world.

Sincerely,

Dr Fadi MEROUEH HWB President HWB

Scientific Comittee

Fadi MEROUEH: HWB President
Cyril MANZANERA: HWB - France
Michel WESTRA: HWB - Netherlands
Linda MONTANARI: EUDA - Lisbon
Elena LECLERC: ICRC - Geneva
Filipa ALVES DA COSTA: WHO Europe I
Marion GUEMAS: I care- Bruxelles
Jorg PONT : Wien

Organization Comittee

Fadi MEROUEH: HWB President
Rui MORGADO: Porto
Linda MONTINARI: EUDA

PROGRAM Day 1

21 October 2024

9.00: am

OPENING SESSION

9.30 am

Welcome and objectives. F Meroueh/L Tavoschi

9.45am :

Final event of the RISE-Vac project
- Drug use in French prisons. Results of the ESSPRI survey :
- Vaccination in prison: Where do we stand ?
- HIPED data. F. Alves Da Costa
- RISE-Vac data. E. De Vita
- Situation outside Europe. E. Leclerc

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10.15am :

11.10am :

11.30am :

12.30am :

Fostering Vaccination culture in prison
- Codevelopment of interventions for staff and materials developed and available. J. Harper
- Codevelopment of interventions for PLP. F. Laryea-Adekimi
- Case study 1: Moldova. I. Barbîroș
- Case study 2: France. A. Mieuset
- Case study 3: Cyprus. I. Stylianos

30 minutes Coffee break

RISE-Vac’s Guidance document on how to increase VU in prison settings.L Tavoschi . Group Work

RISE-Vac’s Guidance document on how to increase VU in prison settings.L Tavoschi . Plenary return of groups’ work

12:45am SESSEION EUDA / ECDC/ INHSU

1pm Light Lunch

2pm: women, drugs, prison: a global perspective

Chair: Fadi Meroueh, Health Without Barriers and Linda Montanari, EUDA - European Group on Gender and Drugs

1 hour

SESSION 1 – Key issues for women in prison and drug related problems: Europe, Latin America and Middle East

14.30-15.30 Welcome and introduction – Fadi Meroueh

Women, drugs, prison: key issues, from a European perspective, Linda Montanari, EUDA •
Drug trafficking in female prison population in Latin American countries, Corinna Giacomello and COPOLAD
Role of stigma among women in prison in the Middle East, Elie Aaraj, Executive Director, Menhara

15.30-16.00 : Coffee break

30 minutes

16.00-17.00

SESSIONS 2 - Key issues for women in prison and drug related problems: Africa, North America, and Australia :

Gender based violence and women in prison using drugs in Africa, Fatou Kine Dieng, Médecin Légiste, Médecin chef Administration Pénitentiaire, Sénégal
Addressing drug use and motherhood among women in prison in North America, (TBC)
Ethnic minorities women in prison for drug related crimes in Australia, Jillian Roberts, Australia

17.00-17.30

SESSIONS 3 – Testimonials: learning from direct experience Chair: Sofia Ribeiro, EUDA, COPOLAD :

• Maria: trajectories of a woman who had used drugs and is living in prison in Portugal

17.00-17.30

Conclusions

Gala Diner

Location

PROGRAM Day 2

22 October 2024

9am : Session Addiction: OFDT/EUDA

Chairs : Denis Huber (Pompidou Group), Michel Westra (HWB)

11.10am : Coffee break

11.40am SESSEION EUDA / ECDC/ INHSU

Panel discussion (Chaired by) Erika Duffell, ECDC, Sweden

1pm Light Lunch

2pm : Session UNODCChairs : Ehab Salah (UNODC), Jorg Pont (HWB)

2.30pm : Session EPLN/Human Rights

Chairs :Hugues de Suremain (EPLN), Lucia Mihailescu (HWB) Introduction : Julia Krikorian (EPLN)

4pm : Health

Chairs : Filipa Azvedo (WHO), Aurélie Mieuset

5pm : Continuity of care / Corner stone

-Drug use in French prisons. Results of the ESSPRI survey :

• The emergence of synthetic opioids Daan van der Gouwe

• Implementing Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) into Correctional Centres in NSW, Australia Dr Jillian Roberts

• Impact of long-acting depot buprenorphine post-release from custody– Early findings from the Release Study Adrian Dunlop

• Experiences of Introducing Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine as an Opioid Dependency Treatment to Scottish Prisons

• RDR awareness project within the Brussels prison cell: PIRATE project; Kris Meurant

30 minutes

Welcome and scene setting: Yumi Sheehan, The Kirby Institute, UNSW, Australia
EMCDDA models of care Thomas Seyler, EUDA, Portugal
European toolkit for the elimination of viral hepatitis in prisons (EUROHePP) Olivia Dawson, INHSU, Australia
INHSU Prisons advocacy toolkit Yumi Sheehan, The Kirby Institute, UNSW, Australia

1 hour

Introduction : Ehab Salah (UNODC) Gender-based violence and access to health in prison. Jérôme Mangelinckx (PRI)

Health disparities and overrepresentation of First Nations people in prison. Michael Doyle
During the implementation of the project on the return of Ukrainian prisoners who were illegally transported from the Kherson region to Russian prisons
Closing the gap: Human rights standards and the provision of harm reduction in prisons worldwide. Cinzia Bentrari

« Innovative approaches to health promotion in belgian prisons » - I.Care
Multidisciplinary competency framework for practice And intervention in correctional settings. Samuel Blain – Montreal
Reference and interprofessional collaboration platform in correctional settings: my Connected Community in Social Inclusion (MC2IS). Samuel Blain - Montreal

Voices inside: exploring the perceptions of imprisoned people with the “RadioATIVIDADE” artistic intervention program Isabel Silva
Continuity of healthcare during entry and release of prison: the situation in Belgium, a quest for innovative initiatives to tackle the issue» - Abstract from I.Care
Menstrual poverty and gender inequalities in a prison context: Nisa, Andreia

Prison visit

23 October 2024

Meet the Speakers

Yanina Stemkovska

2022-2024 - UnMode country representative in Ukraine
2020-2024 - Full Member, Unmode Activist
2019 - 2024 - consultant of the Prison Health and Rights Consortium project
2021-2022 - paralegal of the national project «Women who are not visible» - legal support for women
who were released from prison.
since August 2021 - Director of the NGO “Eastern Resource Center of the Ukrainian Network of
People who Use Drugs (VOLNA) “Meridian” - a human rights organization
2018 to the present moment I am the regional representative of the Ukrainian Network of People
who Use Drugs (VOLNA)

Associate Professor Michael Doyle (Ph.D)

is a Bardi man (Aboriginal) his homeland is in the remote northwest Kimberely region of Australia.
He has worked in Aboriginal health since 1998, first in health service delivery roles and then moved
into research in 2008. Michael is a mixed-methods researcher. His research aims to improve health
service delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have alcohol and other drug use
issues involved in the criminal justice system.
Michael is an active member of the Aboriginal community and has served on Aboriginal community-
controlled organisation boards. He is also the co-chair of the Aboriginal Health and Medical
Research Council of NSW’s Human Research Ethics Committee.

Kris Meurant

I have worked for the non-profit organization Transit since 2002. I worked there for years as a social
worker then social coordinator of the crisis center. Today I am operational director of the psychosocial,
accommodation and prison center.
The crisis center is a day reception and emergency accommodation center for very marginalized
drug users.
I have always worked with and in Brussels prisons and worked to develop projects with people deprived
of their liberty. I have the ambition to participate in the implementation of RDR projects in
prison, in a concrete way. The PIRATE project is an opportunity to achieve this.
In parallel with my activities within the non-profit organization Transit, I am a founding member and
president of the non-profit organization I.Care.
I also represent FIDEX (Brussels Federation of Institutions for Prisoners and Ex-Detainees) and the
objective of this federation is to support a coherent vision of the offer of assistance to litigants in
the Brussels region and defend external services on the ground, therefore in prison.
The dimension of networking in a trans-sectoral manner has always been at the center of the activities
and projects that I I carried out this by maximizing the bridges with all the operators concerned,
including the management of the Brussels penitentiary establishments.
I have always been keen to work with the most disaffiliated groups and I have learned a lot by working
with these women and men in their environment.

Lara Tavoschi

Lara Tavoschi, is associated professor in Public Health at the University of Pisa. She worked for the
Italian National Institute of Health and the European Centre for Disease prevention and Control on
translational research and evidence-based public health, being based in South Africa for more than
5 years. Her areas of research are prevention and control of communicable diseases, including viral
hepatitis and STIs with a focus on people in prison and other vulnerable groups.
Essential bio
Lara Tavoschi is associated professor in public health in the Department of Translational Research
and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery of the University of Pisa. She holds a MSc in Medical
Biotechnology, a PhD in Poverty-Associated Diseases, and MSc in Public Health. She worked
for the Italian National Institute of Health on translational research with a focus on HIV and other
STIs, being based in South Africa for more than 5 years. She served in the scientific advice section
of the ECDC, focusing on blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections. She coordinated the
development of European guidance documents on prevention and control of HIV and viral hepatitis.
Currently she coordinates regional, national and European projects on primary and secondary
prevention of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections, and access to care for vulnerable
populations, including people living in prison. She is member of the WHO Health in Prison Project
Steering Group and of the Italian National Health Committee on HIV/AIDS.

Joe Harper

Joe Harper works as a public health specialist (international health) in the health and justice team
for UKHSA and is the UK programme manager for Rise-Vac. In his previous role, and in the wake of
the conflict in Ukraine, Joe worked to improve the health of refugees and asylum seekers by working
with system partners to achieve more equitable access to a range of health interventions including
vaccines as well as to the wider determinants of health such as housing and transport. Since
completing his MSc. in public health and health promotion, Joe has focused his work on reducing
health inequalities and protecting public health. Whilst working for the British Red Cross he led an
innovative team working to improve patient flow in an emergency department by tackling the social
determinants of health such as loneliness and deprivation. During the Covid-19 pandemic he worked
as a health protection practitioner where he focused on developing systems and processes for
outbreak management as well as directly working with within outbreak control teams. In this role,
Joe took a lead on the children and young people stream of work where he was able to work with
key stakeholders to manage outbreaks at scale.

Iakovos Stylianou

Mr Iakovos Stylianou is the Cyprus Prisons Department education coordinator .He has graduated
from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in communication and mass media, with a
Bachelor Degree in July 2004. After that, he graduated from San Francisco State University, in the
area of Management of Special Needs Education Institutes and after he obtained his Master degree
in Criminology from the University of Nicosia. He has more than 10 years of experience in adult education
and has been partner of Ministry of Education and Culture and Cyprus parental schools. He is
also active member of researches, relevant with youth offenders and prevention of crime. He was
member of Europris Prison Education Expert Group.

Erica De Vita

Erica De Vita, MD, is a researcher at the University of Pisa, affiliated with the Department of Translational
Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery. She is actively involved in teaching
and research in the fields of hygiene, preventive medicine, and public health. Her work encompasses
various aspects of epidemiology, microbiology, and infectious disease prevention in several
specific population, including people living in prison. Additionally, she contributes to seminars and
public discussions on gender discrimination in healthcare, showcasing her commitment to addressing
broader social issues within the medical field.

Irina Barbirosh

Irina Barbirosh has a Master’s Degree in Public Health Management. Since 2009. she has held different
jobs in health care department of the prison service of the Republic of Moldova. Currently she
is Head of Medical Directorate of National Administration of Penitentiaries of Republic of Moldova.
Her main fields of activity and project development expertise are related to increase the quality of
prison health services, methadone substitution treatment, reducing the transmission of communicable
diseases and reducing drug-related risk behaviour through the implementation of the prison
needle exchange programme. She is HIV prevention coordinator in the prison administration system
She has gained project experience by participating in and leading several health care projects implemented
in the prison service of Republic of Moldova.

Filipa Alves da Costa

Filipa Alves da Costa is a public health consultant for the Alcohol, Illicit Drugs & Prison Health Unit,
WHO Regional Office for Europe. Most work focuses on prison health information systems, including:
the development of the WHO prison health framework; subsequent periodic evaluations of
performance feeding into the Health In Prisons European database and ad-hoc evaluations in specific
areas including HIV and viral hepatitis in partnership with other WHO teams upon country requests;
surveillance system for COVID-19 monitoring in detention settings triggering response at
country level; educational programmes to support the prison health workforce, jointly with SEICHE
centre for Health and Justice, Yale University. Filipa is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Lisbon, where she leads a research team “Public Health & Medicines Use”.

Mr. Elias Al Aaraj

Founder and Former Director of the Association Soins Infirmiers et Développement Communautaire-
SIDC, which was established in 1987. Elie Aaraj completed his Maitrise degree in Community
Health at the St Joseph University, Lebanon after going on to complete BS Nursing at the Lebanese
University in 1982. He worked in 2 hospitals in Lebanon, before becoming the Director of the Nurse-
Aid Technical School at Hayek Hospital, Beirut.
He is the Founding President of the Order of Nurses in Lebanon
Council member of the Municipality of Sin El Fil for 2 terms (1998 & 2004)
He is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction
Association-MENAHRA, a regional NGO working towards promoting and advocating for harm reduction
within the MENA region. President of the Regional/Arab Network Against AIDS-RANAA
(2008 – 2018).
Mr. Aaraj has undertaken more than ten major pieces of research on HIV, drug use prevention and
Harm Reduction and the role of civil society organizations.
Mr. Aaraj is currently a member of the Developing Country NGO Delegation (DCNGO) at the Board
of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and a member of the advisory board at
the faculty of health sciences at Sagesse University.
Holder of “Medaille Marcelle Hochar” Award (2005) from the Lebanese Red Cross Nursing Association,
the National Rolleston Award (2011) from Harm Reduction International. The “Kim Mo IM”
Award for policy innovation and Impact, International Council of Nursing (2019)

Julia Krikorian

is director of programmes at the European Prison Litigation Network, a INGO founded by prisoners,
law practitioners, researchers and civil society activists to reinforce prisoners’ judicial protection
across the European continent. In 2019, she initiated the Prison Health & Rights Consortium, formed
by former prisoners, people who use drugs and prisoners’ rights defenders from France, Italy,
Spain, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Russia and Georgia. She coordinates in this frame
research and advocacy actions in cooperation with the NGOs UnMode, Harm Reduction International
and Health without Barriers for the independence of healthcare in prison, access to harm reduction
in prison and the release of persons whose health condition is not compatible with detention.

Andreia Nisa

graduated in Law, Postgraduate in Economic and European Criminal Law, Master in Legal-Criminal
Sciences from University of Coimbra, and also graduated in Psychology from Piaget Institut. She
began her professional activity in advocacy, followed by community intervention work. Currently,
she coordinates several projects in prison context and in harm reduction party settings (Associação
Existências). She´s also a member of the Insight: Piaget Research Center for Human and Ecological
Development.

Isabel S. Silva

PhD, in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Family Psychology and Family Intervention from
the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra. She is an assistant professor
and coordinator of the Psychology Degree at the Piaget Institute—ISEIT in Viseu, and an
integrated member of the Insight: Piaget Research Center for Human and Ecological Development.

Adrian Dunlop

is Director and Senior Staff Specialist for Drug & Alcohol Clinical Services, Hunter New England
Local Health District and Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of
Newcastle. He is President of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, chair of the NSW
Drug and Alcohol Clinical Research Network and was the Chief Addiction Medicine Specialist, NSW
Health (2014-2018).

Samuel Blain

a family and public health physician, is the head of the general medicine department for social inclusion
and addiction at the CIUSSS de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec. As the Executive Director
of the Université de la Rue, he promotes the creation of partnerships that foster social inclusion and
overall health. Samuel is also a consultant for organizations focused on social inclusion and Indigenous
health. His commitment as the coordinator of the Office of Social Accountability and strategic
advisor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Montréal reflects his influence in the field.

Marcela Jofré

Marcela Jofré is an Analyst with the Human Rights and Justice Team at Harm Reduction International
(HRI), working across projects.
Marcela has a background in criminal law and holds an MSc in Human Rights and Politics from the
London School of Economics and Political Science. She has over four years of experience in criminal
and strategic litigation in Chile and in the civil society sector, working to advance the human rights
of people deprived of liberty.

Valérie Jodoin

Valérie Jodoin is a family physician with a certification in emergency medicine. She is currently Chief
Medical Officer of Provincial Correctional facilities for the city of Montreal and also co-manager of
Correctional Services for the CIUSSS of the North of Montreal. Her mandate is to develop and improve
the quality of care for incarcerated individuals. Also as a medical advisor for the correctional
component of the CPMD, a medical practice committee on addictions, she has contributed to the
development of addiction care programs and harm reduction initiatives in different detention facilities
in Quebec.

Dr Elena Leclerc

Dr Elena Leclerc is the Head of Health in Detention at the International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC), and responsible for the implementation of the programme in over 40
countries around the world. Over her career, Dr Leclerc held various operational positions in
different countries and at the ICRC’s headquarters in Geneva. She has written and
contributed to the development of several ICRC manuals and practical guides on health in
detention. Dr Leclerc is a medical doctor and holds a master’s degree in Humanitarian
Leadership.

Dr. Hendrée Jones,

Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in
the School of Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. Dr. Jones is also a top world expert in neonatal abstinence syndrome and opioid-related
disorders. She has written more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, and 17 courses for adult learners
on topics of substance use disorder treatment (WISE, CHILD, PEERS, ALLIES etc). She has also
co-authored multiple national and international guidelines on the topic of caring for women as well
as children with substance use problems including those published by SAMHSA, the United Nations
and the World Health Organization.

Dr. Aurélie MIEUSET (France)- MD

Aurélie MIEUSET has been a hospital practitioner working as a general practitioner in the prison
healthcare service of the Montpellier University Hospital since 2016.
She holds a university diploma (DU) in tobacco addiction and addictionology.
Since 2023, she has been the coordinating physician of the healthcare unit at the release support
structure (SAS) in Montpellier, and she divides her time between the healthcare units of Villeneuve
Lès Maguelone prison and the SAS.
She is committed to providing quality care to individuals under judicial supervision, particularly in
terms of prevention, screening, and support towards health autonomy.»

Dr. Ehab Salah, ehab.salah@un.org

Prisons and HIV Advisor, HIV/AIDS Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Headquarters in Vienna.
Ehab is a medical doctor specialized in Medical Epidemiology, with more than 20 years of handson
experience in communicable disease research, prevention and control. Prior to joining the HIV/
AIDS Section in UNODC, Vienna, he was coordinating UNODC’s HIV and Health in Prison Programme
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ehab has a long working experience in advocating for, developing, and implementing
rights based, evidence-informed and gender responsive public health policies and programs,
with particular focus on health of people in prisons at global, regional and country levels.

Dr Fatou Kine DIENG

Dr Fatou Kine DIENG is military doctor (Major Dr), medical chief officer in penitentiary administration
since April 2024.
I am in charge of 37 nurseries in prisons of Senegal.
I am specialized in medical emergency field and was medical chief officer in emergency medical unit
at Ouakam military hospital for 03 years.
I am also specialized in medical forensic / expertise and personal injury.
I have been deployed in MONUSCO as medical officer in 2013 ; in MINUSMA in 2016 as medical officer
; and, in MONUSCO 2022 as MILOB.

Rachelle Rousseaux, project officer at I.Care.

Former researcher at UCLouvain university, faculty of public health, health promotion research service.
Topics of interest : health promotion, hepatitis C, continuity of care, health literacy in prison.

Charlotte Beco,

nurse practitioner specialized in Public Health. She is currently working for the health promotion
project Care.Connexion within the non-profit organisation I.care.
Topics of interest: health promotion, outreach work, empowerment

Mélody Stilmant,

projects coordinator in health promotion and care for drug users in 3 prisons in Wallonia, southern
Belgium.
Former educator specialising in psycho-educational support.
Topics of interest: social inequalities, precariousness, overall health, drug use, social minorities.

Marion Guémas,

head of advocacy and research at I.Care.
Specialised in human rights, she has worked on various topics: police, justice, places of deprivation
of liberty and the rights of migrants and refugees.

Jérôme Mangelinckx

Jérôme Mangelinckx is Global Policy Manager at PRI with extensive experience in drug policy, penal
reform, and human rights. He co-founded the Research Centre on Drugs and Human Rights (CIDDH)
in Peru and developed legal aid training for women imprisoned for drug offences. He holds a Master’s
in International Relations from the Catholic University of Murcia and a Graduate Certificate in
Community Health and HIV from CLACSO.

Linda Montanari

Linda Montanari is a health sociologist working at the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) a principal scientist since 2000. Within the centre, she is
coordinating the area of prison and drugs (and drugs and: gender and mental health).
She has been responsible of the publication "Prison and Drugs in Europe: Current and
Future Challenges" released by the EMCDDA in 2021. She is coordinating a European
Groups of experts working on drug monitoring and prison : EQDP group.

Dr. Fadi Meroueh

In recognition of his remarkable contributions to improving health in prisons, Dr. Fadi Meroueh has
been honored with the prestigious Johannes Feest Prize. This esteemed award acknowledges his
outstanding efforts as a Hospital Practitioner and Head of the Health Unit at Villeneuve-les-Maguelone
prison, as well as his role as the president of Health Without Barriers (HWB). Dr. Meroueh’s
accomplishments include the successful elimination of Hepatitis C within the prison, a groundbreaking
achievement in Europe and North America. Despite facing administrative obstacles, he has
been unwavering in his commitment to providing equitable and comprehensive care to his patients,
which includes implementing a needle exchange program. His expertise is sought after by various
French and European organizations, where he serves as an esteemed consultant. The Johannes
Feest Prize celebrates Dr. Meroueh’s exceptional dedication and impact on prison healthcare.

Dr Jill Roberts

Dr Jill Roberts has dual specialist qualifications, Fellow of Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine,
RACP and Foundation Fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine, RCPA. She has over
25 years’ experience working in health services in the correctional system in NSW Australia, where
she was Clinical Director, Drug and Alcohol Services, Justice Health.
Jill has been very involved in postgraduate and undergraduate medical training and been member
of numerous committees/EWG within NSW Ministry of Health including Quality in Treatment and
developing Clinical G/Ls Substance Use in Pregnancy and Clinical Management Opioid Dependency.
She was a member of the expert working group for the NSW clinical guidelines for the use of depot
buprenorphine in NSW and a Principle Investigator on the UNLOC-T study, a clinical trial assessing
the safety and feasibility of depot buprenorphine in NSW custodial settings leading the organisation
to quickly translate research into practice resulting in significant improvement access to Opioid
Agonist Treatment. Jill’s passion has also involved substance use in pregnancy, where she is also an
investigator in ongoing research studies. She is an Investigator on Post Release Study and is currently
working Hunter New England Local Health District, including providing continuity of care for men
and women recently released from custody.
Jill has 27 years’ experience providing health care to incarcerated men, women and adolescents
and participants in court diversion programs in NSW and is committed to engaging patients in treatment
as part of a rehabilitative endeavour.

Location

Address

Praça das Indústrias 1, 1300-307 Lisboa, Portugal

Opening Hours

Mon - Fri: 9am - 6pm

Contact

https://lisbonvenues.pt/en/lisbon-congress-center/

4th European Conference on Prison Health Independent health care in prison

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EDITORIAL

Scientific Comittee

Organization Comittee

PROGRAM Day 1

21 October 2024

9.00: am

10.15am :

11.10am :

11.30am :

12.30am :

12:45am SESSEION EUDA / ECDC/ INHSU

1pm Light Lunch

2pm: women, drugs, prison: a global perspective Chair: Fadi Meroueh, Health Without Barriers and Linda Montanari, EUDA - European Group on Gender and Drugs

14.30-15.30 Welcome and introduction – Fadi Meroueh

15.30-16.00 : Coffee break

16.00-17.00

17.00-17.30

17.00-17.30

PROGRAM Day 2

22 October 2024

9am : Session Addiction: OFDT/EUDA

11.10am : Coffee break

11.40am SESSEION EUDA / ECDC/ INHSU

1pm Light Lunch

2pm : Session UNODCChairs : Ehab Salah (UNODC), Jorg Pont (HWB)

2.30pm : Session EPLN/Human Rights Chairs :Hugues de Suremain (EPLN), Lucia Mihailescu (HWB) Introduction : Julia Krikorian (EPLN)

4pm : Health Chairs : Filipa Azvedo (WHO), Aurélie Mieuset

5pm : Continuity of care / Corner stone

Prison visit

23 October 2024

Meet the Speakers

Location

Address

Opening Hours

Contact

4th European Conference on Prison
Health Independent health care in prison

2pm: women, drugs, prison: a global perspective

Chair: Fadi Meroueh, Health Without Barriers and Linda Montanari, EUDA - European Group on Gender and Drugs

2.30pm : Session EPLN/Human Rights

Chairs :Hugues de Suremain (EPLN), Lucia Mihailescu (HWB) Introduction : Julia Krikorian (EPLN)

4pm : Health

Chairs : Filipa Azvedo (WHO), Aurélie Mieuset