Transcript The impact of treatment demand data on policy and practice

The impact of treatment demand data on
policy and practice
Hamish Sinclair & Jean Long
Drug Misuse Research Division
Health Research Board
Ireland
Richard Muscat
National Drug Commission
Ministry of Social Policy
Malta
Jacek Sekiewicz
Therapy Centre for Drug Addiction
Poland
Dynamic Model
Research
Policy
Practice
Pompidou Group
Work Programme 2004-2006
Research
Policy & Practice
Research Platform
Objectives
Signal developments in the use of data and
research in policy and practice
Identify priorities and needs and develop
strategies for research
Focus of the Pompidou Group
in the area of treatment demand overtime
Data
collection
Data
analysis &
interpretation
Use of data for
policy & practice
The value of treatment demand data
1. Direct indicator of demand on services
2. Indirect indicator of drug misuse trends
3. Basis for more detailed studies
Pompidou Group Definitive Protocol (1994) pages 5-6
Project Objectives
Review how treatment demand (TD) data have been
used to help influence policy and practice.
Identify examples (case studies) of where TD data
have been used to help develop evidence-based
policies and practices.
Develop a process whereby policy-makers,
practitioners and researchers can make better use, in
the future, of TD data to help develop evidence-based
policies and practices
Research Questions
Have TD data been used in the past to help influence
policy formulation and practice development?
If yes,
Is there documentary evidence to establish the link
between the use of TD data and the subsequent
formulation of policy and/or practice development?
If yes,
Research Questions
Based on the documentary evidence, can case studies
be written up which clearly describe how TD data were
used and how they impacted on policy formulation
and/or practice development?
Can common themes be found in these case studies
to inform the future use of TD data to help develop
evidence-based policies and practices?
Working Method
Combination of techniques:
literature review; consultations with key experts;
develop case histories; and identify the policy
uses of TD data.
It is proposed to use of existing networks of
treatment demand experts to assist in
this process, namely:
•PG
•EMCDDA’s Reitox (Focal Point) network.
Example Case Study
The use of treatment demand data in the
establishment of Local Drugs Task Forces in
Dublin, Ireland
Research
Policy
Practice
Research
Policy
Practice
Dublin Treatment Reporting System (1990)
Annual treatment demand reports
Provide ongoing information to facilitate the understanding
of the epidemiology of treated drug misuse and to provide
data useful to policy makers on the health care and social
implications of drug misuse.
Research
Policy
Practice
Ministerial Task Force (1996)
Review the present measures to reduce the demand for
drugs and, in the light of that review, recommend any
changes in policy, legislation or practice to facilitate
more effective reduction strategies.
Research
Policy
Practice
Local Drugs Task Forces (1997)
To provide a strategic, locally-based, integrated
response in the areas where the drug problem is most
severe.
If you wish to contribute in the project, please
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