LJMU Drug Related Deaths Conference 2026

Drug Related Deaths Conference 2026

DRD Conference 2026

The LJMU Drug Related Deaths Conference 2026 will take place online on Thursday 23rd April (09:00-17:00). As in previous years conferences this will be a full day online event split into several sessions, with presentations and Q&A sessions, so delegates are welcome to drop in and out of sessions of particular interest or stay online for the whole event.

Conference registration will open soon.

The registration link and speaker details will be published shortly on this page.


  Conference Speakers

We are currently finalising our conference agenda, please check back here as our conference speakers are announced.

There are a few places still available in our agenda for the day, so if you have work you'd like to present either as a talk, or by submitting an online poster presentation, please contact us.


Conference welcome 9:00
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Session 1 9:10 - 10:30
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Session 2 10:40 - 12:00
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We are on BlueSky, if you post about this event please include the tag #DRDevent

Session 3 12:30 - 13:50
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Session 4 14:00 - 14:40
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Session 5 14:50 - 16:00
Session 6 16:10 - 17:00

  Poster Presentations  (click posters to view)

  Microsoft Teams

This conference is a Microsoft Teams Webinar. Here are some of our Tips...

For the best experience use the Microsoft Teams Desktop App.

  • You will see speakers in addition to any presentation slides.

If you are using the ‘web browser’ version of Teams you will have a different experience.

  • You may only see the presentation slides.
  • You can still hear audio, and contribute in the chat.

Technical help

  • Whilst we can't provide detailed technical support for attendees, if you need to contact us please use this email PHImonitoring@ljmu.ac.uk and we'll do our best to help you.

If you would like to contribute during the Q&A sessions, please raise your hand.

  • We can then allow you to unmute yourself.
  • If you are brought into discussion you can enable your mic and camera.

For all attendees:

  • Please use the chat for general discussion.
  • Use the reactions to respond to presentations and discussions.

Presentations online.

  • The presentations and a recording of this webinar will be available on this website shortly after the event.

  Bluesky


Many of our speakers are active on Bluesky.

If you want to post about this event please remember to include the tag #DRDevent

  Previous themes and discussion topics have included:

COVID-19

How has this changed the offer from services and what will we keep going forward?

Mental Health

What are the barriers to people who use drugs (PWUD) receiving quality mental health care?

Homelessness

How can we keep the homeless population safe from overdose?

Prescribing

What can we be done about increased deaths from controlled medications?

End of Life care / Bereavement

Are PWUD receiving a consistent level of care and what support is there for those left behind?

Legal status

What can be done at a local level to make a difference?

Prisons

How can we protect people who use drugs from overdose on their release from prison?

Naloxone

How can we ensure it is freely available to those who need it?

  Previous Events

For more details and presentations from previous events are available here: