Conférence publique de la Dre Gillian Shorter 

Programme 

• 17h00 - 18h00  : Conférence publique en langue anglaise

• 18h00 - 19h00 : Apéritif

Informations

• Date : 18 juin 2026
• Lieu : HE Auditoire A, BU50 01 238
• Adresse : Hôpital des enfants, Rue du Bugnon 50, 1011 Lausanne 
• Entrée gratuite sur inscription
• Slides de présentation traduites en langue française

   

Résumé

This talk follows a single thread across four areas of addiction research: who are
the people who cycle through services, fall through the gaps, and for whom standard
treatment is not currently working and what can we do about it. Drawing on
studies of managed alcohol programmes, overdose prevention centres across four
countries, outreach services, and measurement innovation in brief interventions, it
explores what rigorous research in these spaces looks like; and what it demands
methodologically and ethically. Conversation and challenge encouraged.

A propos de la Dre Gillian Shorter

Dr Gillian Shorter is a Reader in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast.
Her research specialises in those who are at risk of harm or currently experiencing
harm from alcohol and/or other drugs but not seeking formal addiction treatment
services. Recent work has explored harm reduction initiatives such as drug consumption
rooms, street-based outreach services, alcohol harm reduction, managed
alcohol programmes, and overdose risks including those involving high-strength
opioids in the UK. She is President of the International Kettil Bruun Society for Research
on Alcohol.