1. International Health Policy Program -Thailand KBS – Kettil Bruun Society The model for technical capacity building and networking Weranuch Wongwatanakul Center for Alcohol studies International Health Policy Program (IHPP) Presentation for IHPP Journal club 9 July 2010

2. International Health Policy Program -Thailand Outline KBS - The Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium KBS - Thematic meeting About KBS 2

3. International Health Policy Program -Thailand Kettil Bruun Society Kettil Bruun (1924 – 1985): a pioneer of alcohol social research At the time of Kettil Bruun’s death : – Tribute to his skills : Klaus Makela and Robin Room worked as a facilitator – Most unlikely combinations of research teams : to combine many age groups, scientific fields and cultures, and had an exceptional talent for eliciting collective scientific thinking – Commitment to be a knowledge community : there were commitment for collegial work in a community of scholars and putting knowledge to use in the world 3

4. International Health Policy Program -Thailand KBS – The Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium KBS 2010 – the 36th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society, Lausanne, Switzerland, 31 May – 4 June 2010 The KBS society is an international organization of scientists engaged in research on the social aspects of alcohol use and alcohol problems. Objective : – to provide a forum where researchers involved in studies on alcohol can exchange ideas about their ongoing research – to promote social and epidemiological research on alcohol and foster a comparative understanding of alcohol use and alcohol problems in a spirit of international cooperation 4

5. International Health Policy Program -Thailand KBS – The Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium How the Conference run? – Call for Abstract/Article : announcement, acceptance, registration – Format : focuses on the discussion of papers, pre-circulated – Plenary & Session : scheduled by highlighted topics and by theme – Guideline for speakers, Discussants, Chair Person : pre-circulated – Session Time Table : (45 minutes total) Presentation 110 minutes Presentation 210 minutes Discussants 10 minutes Response from presenter 12-3 minutes Response from presenter 22-3 minutes General discussiontime left – Time limit rule : Chair of the session is about to remind 3 minutes remaining 1 minutes remaining Time up 5

6. International Health Policy Program -Thailand KBS – The Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium How the Conference run? – Host : Addiction Info Switzerland – Financial management Financial support : The Swiss Alcohol Foundation, The Swiss National Science Foundation, The Swiss Federation of Public Health, The Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences Grant : travel assistant scholarship Hand over to the next host – Next meeting : KBS 2011 Melbourne – Annual meeting of the society : members to vote for Coordinating Committee – Host : volunteer by members 6

7. International Health Policy Program -Thailand KBS : Thematic meeting 2010 – The KBS Alcohol & Violence Conference 2010, Melbourne, Australia, 15-18 March 2010. – Alcohol Epidemiology and Evidence based Policy: Translating Research into Effective Prevention, Treatment, and Policy, Kampala, Uganda 15-18 November 2010 – Policies for Reducing Problems Associated with Alcohol Availability, 5-7 December2010, Washington, USA Objective : – To push forward the study of alcohol of such theme – To fill the gap and set priority/direction within area of research 7

8. International Health Policy Program -Thailand KBS : Thematic meeting How the Conference run? – Similar to KBS – Call for Abstract/Article : – Format : focuses on the discussion of papers, pre-circulated – Plenary & Session : scheduled by highlighted topics and by theme – Guideline for speakers, Discussants, Chair Person : pre-circulated – Session Time Table : (45 minutes total) – Time limit rule : Chair of the session is about to remind 3 minutes remaining 1 minutes remaining Time up Theme : set by KBS Committee Financial Management : from KBS and co-host/financially support by other sources 8

9. International Health Policy Program -Thailand About KBS Objective Activities Establishment How KBS run? 9

10. International Health Policy Program -Thailand About KBS Objective To promote social and epidemiological research which fosters a comparative understanding of the social aspects of alcohol use and alcohol problems To promote a spirit of international cooperation 10

11. International Health Policy Program -Thailand About KBS Activities Acting as a medium for comparative research projects Sponsoring international seminars on theoretical, methodological or substantive topics. Organizing regular meetings for the presentation of research papers and discussion. 11

12. International Health Policy Program -Thailand About KBS Establishment formed in 1987 to bring together three existing traditions of international work 1.An Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium 2.Thematic meetings 3.Collaborative international research projects 12

13. International Health Policy Program -Thailand About KBS How KBS run? – Committee : Officers and a Coordinating Committee are elected by members – Financial management : Individual membership 13

14. International Health Policy Program -Thailand Conclusion & Discussion KBS : the model for technical capacity building – The efficient discussion of energetic participants – Knowledge sharing and research priority/direction – The efficient conference organized KBS : the model for technical networking – The technical community to meet and share together their knowledge, experiences, and lesson learned – To bring up a network or collaboration for international project 14

15. International Health Policy Program -Thailand Thank You http://www.kettilbruun.org/ http://www.kbs2010.ch/2.html http://www.kettilbruun.org/Violence_Melb.htm http://musph.com/kbsthematic2010/ http://www.silvergategroup.com/ap15/index.htm 15