2nd Adriatic Drug Addiction Conference

Treatment and Harm Reduction in Primary Health Care and Prisons, Rehabilitation

2nd SEEA Symposium on Addictive Behaviours

New Trends in Substitution Treatment, Regional Networking

Kranjska Gora – Slovenia, 19-21 May, 2005.

The SEEA Network meeting was  held on the 20th of May, 2005. The minutes were taken by  Nermana Mehic-Basara.

Chairman: Ante Ivancic

Board: Andrej Kastelic, Nermana Mehic-Basara

Representatives from: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and from many  different European associations.

Schedule:

• Short work evaluation

• New board selections

• Future of magazines: Odvisnosti/Ovisnosti/Zavisnosti/SEEA Addictions

• Next SEEA Symposium/ Conference

Short work evaluation

The meeting, as selection assembly, was opened by the chaiman Ante Ivancic. The Chairman made a brief summary about our work and discussion was on the future of SEEA Network, which has been a voluntary association till now. It was proposed that the Association should be  registered either in Slovenia or at the level of EU.  Also, it was proposed that a membership subscription in context  of registration of Association be considered.

Andrej Kastelic reviewed the previous work of Association and gave thanks to everybody, who participated in that.

Selection of new board members

Ante Ivančić gave some proposals in connection with the selection of new board members. The proposition about selection of the chairman and vice-chairman  for every two years was not accepted. The proposal concerning the appointment of the vice-chairman to the chairman, which actually means that every two years a vice-chairman will be selected, was accepted by a majority of votes. In this way, one person would be included in work of the board for four years.

Ante Ivancic summarized the proposal and nominated Andrej Kastelic as  a permanent honor  president  or first  for next two years for a regular president.  He proposed Nermana Mehic-Basara as vice-president based on the successes of Bosnia and Hercegovina in the implementation of prevention and treatment of drug addiction programmes and their contribution in affirming the SEEA Network.

Andrej Kastelic proposed that the Association should have two vice-presidents and Ante Ivančić to continue his presidency for next two years. Dr. Ante Ivancic first didn't agree to this proposal but he promised that he will continue to be committed to the Association. However, this prososal was accepted by mayority of other participants so the Association will have two vice-chairpersons during the next two years.

Nermana Mehic-Basara gave thanks in her own name and the name of institution and country from which she comes.

Andrej Kastelic gave thanks to Tatja Kostnapfel for performing of secretarial job and proposed she for general secretary. Proposition was accepted.

Concerning the adminitration of the Network, there were  some sugesstions about establishing of a control-board or scientific-board, making educational guidelines, etc.

The future of magazines Odvisnosti/Ovisnosti/Zavisnosti/SEEA Addictions

Ante Ivancic reviewed the magazines history and the means of publishing. Also, he gave thanks to Bosnia and Hercegovina and to Nermana Mehić-Basara for financial support  in publishing of the last issue. There was a proposal that the next issues should be financed and published by other countries in the region. The next one should be sponsored and published by Croatia.

Andrej Kastelic proposed publishing an overview of the Network's work and presented some educational articles about prevention and treatment of drug addiction, which would be prepared for medical doctors and other medical staff that are employed in primary health care facilities throughout the region.

Next SEEA Conference/ Symposium

There was a proposal for the next conference to be held  in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina in 2007. Also, interest for the organization of the next symposium was shown by Serbia and Montenegro. The country(s) which will organize the next SEEA conference/symposium has not yet been decided.

Nermana Mehic-Basara, M.D.

Institute for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse of Canton Sarajevo,  Bolnička 25,  71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

email: swebih@smartnet.ba

Phone: +387 33 219 738

Fax.: +387 33 202 573