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What: 2024 Alcohol Policy Seminar
When: October 7-8, 2024
Where: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The 2024 Alcohol Policy Seminar (APS) is a training and networking opportunity for communities working to reduce excessive alcohol use, which is Wisconsin’s most persistent public health challenge. Alcohol-related problems continue to grow, including disease, injuries, domestic violence, underage drinking, and motor vehicle crashes and other harms.
The goals of APS for participants are to discuss and deepen their understanding of the alcohol policy environment and how policy can impact excessive alcohol use and strategize ways to reduce excessive alcohol use and its harms. The seminar focuses on upstream, primary prevention, and supports policies and practices that reduce excessive alcohol use and its impact.
APS provides a networking hub for community members from many involved sectors, including local, regional, and national experts, and allows people who work in fields that impact public health to learn from each other.
When: October 7-8, 2024
Where: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The 2024 Alcohol Policy Seminar (APS) is a training and networking opportunity for communities working to reduce excessive alcohol use, which is Wisconsin’s most persistent public health challenge. Alcohol-related problems continue to grow, including disease, injuries, domestic violence, underage drinking, and motor vehicle crashes and other harms.
The goals of APS for participants are to discuss and deepen their understanding of the alcohol policy environment and how policy can impact excessive alcohol use and strategize ways to reduce excessive alcohol use and its harms. The seminar focuses on upstream, primary prevention, and supports policies and practices that reduce excessive alcohol use and its impact.
APS provides a networking hub for community members from many involved sectors, including local, regional, and national experts, and allows people who work in fields that impact public health to learn from each other.
Details
Monday, October 7 starting at 1:00pm at Oshkosh Waterfront Hotel and Convention Center
Tuesday, October 8 from 8:30am – 4:30pm at Culver Family Welcome Center at UW Oshkosh
Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, October 8 from 8:30am – 4:30pm at Culver Family Welcome Center at UW Oshkosh
Learning Objectives:
- Identify which strategies are evidenced-based to reduce excessive alcohol use in local communities
- Access data and information resources regarding alcohol-related diseases, including death & disability
- Access statewide data regarding the harm of excessive alcohol use, and use the information to share with decision-makers for shaping policy.
- Examine details in the State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Council’s report called, “Moving Forward: Policies and Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Excessive Alcohol Use in Wisconsin” and work toward policies that be implemented in Wisconsin to reduce excessive alcohol use.
Who Should Attend
Substance use coalitions members, researchers, public health professionals, law enforcement, local elected officials, physicians, learners, preventionists, transportation professionals, epidemiologists, local officials such as clerks, members of alcohol license review committees, and anyone interested in reducing excessive alcohol use in Wisconsin.
Highlights
Keynote Speaker - Coach Tim Decorah (pictured on the left), former University of Wisconsin-Platteville basketball player who played under Bo Ryan, will talk about his work to inspire youth and his journey with substance and alcohol use.
Community leaders will share how they are working to reduce excessive alcohol use by using policy, partnerships and best practices in areas such as Alcohol Age Compliance Checks, Place of Last Drink, Communications and more.
Department of Revenue will discuss the new alcohol regulations.
Department of Transportation will discuss community maps, alcohol density and how to use those tools
During the lunch session, APS will host the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Heroes Luncheon to honor law enforcement officials whose work reduces impaired driving and improves public safety. You can click to view awardees here.
Session topics include: alcohol and cancer, alcohol licensing, the relationship between violence and alcohol outlet density, lifting the voice of those with lived experience, Place of Last Drink, and more!
Registration Information
Regular In-Person |
Full Time Student In-Person |
Virtual (for everyone) |
$100 |
$75 |
$50 |
Registration Deadline: October 3, 2024
Cancellation policy:
Cancellation requests for 2024 Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Conference must be received in writing no later than September 20, 2024. A cancellation processing fee of $50.00 (or full registration amount, whichever is less) will be deducted from the refund. No exceptions. Registrants wishing to cancel may instead transfer their registration to someone else without penalty if they send a written request with the new registrant's details by September 20, 2024. Cancellations received after September 24, 2024, will not be refunded, or provided a voucher. You must cancel in advance of the Conference. No refunds will be issued once the event has concluded, regardless of whether you participated in the event.
Cancellation policy:
Cancellation requests for 2024 Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Conference must be received in writing no later than September 20, 2024. A cancellation processing fee of $50.00 (or full registration amount, whichever is less) will be deducted from the refund. No exceptions. Registrants wishing to cancel may instead transfer their registration to someone else without penalty if they send a written request with the new registrant's details by September 20, 2024. Cancellations received after September 24, 2024, will not be refunded, or provided a voucher. You must cancel in advance of the Conference. No refunds will be issued once the event has concluded, regardless of whether you participated in the event.
Lodging
Lodging is available at the Oshkosh Waterfront Hotel. Reservations can be made by calling them at (855) 230-1900 and mention Alcohol Policy Seminar.
Continuing Education
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Continuing Education will provide Continuing Education Units. These are still being calculated.
ACCME Accreditation Statement: The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 11 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
Continuing Legal Education Credits: Approved by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for up to 4.0 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits.
Hours are based on a draft agenda and may change.
ACCME Accreditation Statement: The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 11 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
Continuing Legal Education Credits: Approved by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for up to 4.0 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits.
Hours are based on a draft agenda and may change.
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This project is funded in part by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment.
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