Scientific program

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

17:00	Registration opens, Radisson Blu Hotel Sisli
19:00	Welcome Reception

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Thursday, October 12th, 2023

08:00 - 16:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:15	Official Welcome Address
Session One: “The drug and alcohol situation in Europe” Chairpersons: Gary McCutcheon, Wim Schielen
09:15 - 09:40	UNODC - Challenges in drug control
09:40 - 10:05	"The European approach for national performance indicators for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs Wouter Van den Berghe
10:05 - 10:20	ILO - Drug testing in the workplace: legal and ethical issues according to International Labour Standards*
10:20 – 10:30	Platinum Sponsor – Eurofins Forensic Services
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break - Sponsors Exhibition
Session Two: “Alternative matrices in WDT” Chairpersons: Thomas Keller, Peter Akrill
11:00 - 11:25	"The future of hair analysis in WDT" Luca Morini
11:25 - 11:45	"CBD and THC in oral fluid and hair : applications in workplace and roadside drug testing" Marc Deveaux
11:45 - 12:15	"Progress in testing for sample manipulation" Andrea Steuer
12:15 - 12:30	"Paper-based microfluidics devices as a new tool for identifying urine tampering by dilution" Giacomo Musile
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break – Poster session and Sponsors exhibition
Session Three: “Alcohol and Drug Testing in Middle East” Chairpersons: Josè Restolho, Marc Deveaux
14:00 - 14:30	"Alcohol and drug testing applications in Turkish Airlines" Ömer Tolga YILDIZ
14:30 - 15:00	"Alcohol and drug testing applications for workplace and transport in Türkiye" Nebile Dağlıoğlu
15:00 - 15:30	"Alcohol and drug testing applications in Dubai" Fuad Tarbah
15.30 - 16.00	Coffee Break - Sponsors exhibition
Session Four: “Human Factors and challenges in the workplace” Chairpersons: James Nutt, Serap Akgur
16:00 - 16:30	"The challenge of Cannabis in the workplace" Melissa Snider-Adler
16:30 – 16:50	"Alcohol and workplace: review of the evidence and lessons learnt from the Alhambra project"* Lidia Segura
16:50 – 17:10	"Drink drive and road accidents in Nigeria: Issues and options for sustainable solutions" Kingsley Ahumibe
17:10 – 17:30	"Drug testing in the context of GB driver licensing"* Nick Jenkins
19:00	GALA DINNER - only upon reservation

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Friday, October 13th, 2023

09:00 - 09:10	Anya Pierce Young Scientist Award
Session Five: “The MRO Perspective” Chairpersons: Serap Akgur, Wim Schielen
09:10 - 09:30	"MRO applications on Etihad Airways" Emelyn Roux
09:30 – 09:50	"The need for international standardization for MROs" Trevor Maze
09:50 – 10:10	"International Medical Review Officer Certification" Todd Simo
10:10 – 10:30	"An overview of the International MRO guidelines" Nadine Wentzell
10:30 – 11.00	Coffee break - Sponsors exhibition
Session Six: “Towards best practices for drug, alcohol, mobility and work” Chairpersons: Fatima Pereira da Silva, James Nutt
11:00 - 11:20	"Traffic Safety Education: the case of Traffic Institute at Turkish National Police Academy" Şenol Yaprak
11:20 – 11.50	The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety. Inventing a world without drunk driving" Kristin Kingsley
11:50 – 12:20	Behavioral interventions for impaired driving offenses in the U.S.: challenges and successes" Tara Casanova Powell
12:20 – 12:30	Road safety developments in the EU: the role of drink driving*" Antonio Avenoso
12:30 – 13.50	Lunch Break - Poster session and Sponsors exhibition
Session Seven: “The basics of drug testing methodology” Chairpersons: Gary McCutcheon, Alberto Salomone
14:00 - 14:20	"The basics of oral fluid testing" Peter Akrill
14:20 - 14:50	"Impact of Delta-8-THC on marijuana confirmation rates in the USA" David Kuntz
14:50 – 15:10	"The relevance of cut-off" José Restolho
15:10 – 15:30	"Accreditation of laboratories"* Svante Vikingsson
15:30 – 16:00	"Guidelines" Wim Schielen

"Final remarks"

16:00

Per Bjorklov: 25 years of EWDTS and still counting