A Contribution to the Alcohol Debate beyond Epidemiological Issues
Here attached a reflection document published on Sistema Salute,MDD of Società Medicina dell’Adolescenza and Mission of FederSerd.
The Global status report on alcohol and health 2014 – WHO
The “Global status report on alcohol and health 2014” presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in Member States. The Report was launched in Geneva on Monday 12 May 2014 during the second meeting of the global network of WHO national…
Lifestyles and Drinking Patterns in Young Adults – Brussels, European Parliament on 5 March 2014
The conference is organized by the Cavour Group. The Cavour Group is a group of scientists from different fields and different geographies who work together on scientific projects related to behavioural aspects of alcoholic beverages consumption, which is also coordinated by Osservatorio Permanente sui Giovani e l’Alcol. This group has organized an international Seminar…
Shareholders & Sponsor
The Osservatorio is financiallly supported by its shareholders and sponsors. Shareholders are represented in the Shareholders’ Assembly and they play an active role in the Association’s life. Sponsors financially support research projects and/or specific initiatives even on an occasional basis. SOCI …
Partner
Through collaborations with universities, research centers and foreign institutions with methodologies and activities akin to the Osservatorio’s ones, the Osservatorio itself has built along the years a stable network of exchanges and joined actions which contributed to give it a strong European and international dimension. The initiatives implemented within this network have always been useful…
Scientific Laboratory
The scientific dimension is an essential part of the Osservatorio’s mission. The scientific approach to the themes of interest is assured by a stable group of experts specialized in various alcohol related fields. Within the Laboratory several disciplines are represented. The independence of each member is guaranteed. Dissenting opinion is free. The Scientific Laboratory addresses…
Governance
The governance of the Osservatorio is structured in a number of bodies: Shareholders’s Assembly The shareholders Assembly exercises the right to appoint the President, the Vice Presidents, the members and the President of the Scientific Laboratory (Laboratorio Scientifico), the President of the Ethical Committee (Comitato etico) and the Secretary-General (Segretario generale). It approves the…
The identity of the Osservatorio Permanente sui Giovani e l’Alcool: in favour of a social alcohology
The need for an Osservatorio The Osservatorio Permanente sui Giovani e l’Alcool was created at the beginning of the Nineties due to a need to acquire and consolidate, with scientifically reliable means, knowledge of the alcoholism phenomenon in all its complexity and multi-dimensionality. From the very start, the objectives that characterised the Osservatorio’s mission were…
Ethical Committee
The Ethical Committee is the association’s guarantee body and it deals with conflicts of interest. This organ is formed by three to five people and a President. The Commitee examines and evaluates the Osservatorio’s scientific and communicative activities by verifying that the decisions on research policies and on their implementation fully adhere to the best…