A Meeting of The Minds

Friends and Fellow Harm Reductionists:
Here are the minutes of our meeting which I am posting on Nancy's behalf.

Minutes from Networking Meeting of Health Care Providers in Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction Conference – Oakland, CA 11-06
Facilitator: Sharon Stancliff
Minutes: Nancy Murphy

On Friday Nov 10, 2006 a meeting of approximately 30 people was held to discuss how to begin the formation and continuation of a group called
Health Care Providers in Harm Reduction.

The main focus of the meeting was to establish the group and ongoing communication and then to determine longer term goals and when/where/how the group might meet again after the first goal is accomplished.

Melinda Campopino and Ro Guilano (hope I have the spelling correct) agreed to take the email list and create a blog for the group. The details of how this will work, how others might join, who will be insiders/outsiders, how to post, etc will be sent to the group by the above.

Sharon Stancliff was to speak to folks at HRC about having this blog be a link on the HRC webpage.

It was agreed that all who were at the meeting would make an effort to invite a friend to join the group and make 2 postings to the blog and work to keep the momentum of the meeting and group going.

Topics of Interest to the Group:

How the group could use their collective knowledge to be a resource and mutual support for each other/others.
How the group might be of use around issues of teaching, training, placements, precepting, curriculum development and consultation (to name a few).
Possibly have an area called: “Stories from the Field”.
Possibly have an are area for posting papers, resources, etc.
Possibly have links to other resources – such as information on HRC. website or other related materials / areas.
Upcoming and related conferences – 2007 conferences: methamphetamine conference (salt lake city); international harm reduction conference (Poland); drug policy alliance (new orleans).
Be prepared to get postings to the blog from those who will have a difference of opinion.

If you know anyone who was at the meeting and has NOT received an electronic invitation to post on the blog please tell them to visit the blog and leave a comment so I can track them down and get them on board.