EXCESSIVE GAMBLING: PROMOTING AND PROTECTING
HEALTH IN A DIGITALISED WORLD
5th International Multidisciplinary Symposium
18th - 20th June 2025
Caux • Montreux
Welcome
to the 5th International Multidisciplinary Symposium
Four editions of the International Multidisciplinary Symposium have already been held: entitled “From legislation to action” and “Preventing excessive gambling within an addictive society” (University of Lausanne, 2005 and 2008), “Excessive gambling: Prevention and Harm Reduction” (University of Neuchatel, 2014), "Gambling addiction: science, independence, transparency" (University of Fribourg, 2018).
The 5th International Multidisciplinary Symposium will focus on the impact of new information and communication technologies in the fields of the prevention, research and treatment for excessive gambling and addictive behaviours. This focus in underpinned by the right to health as a scope for action.
This symposium addresses public social health including professionals practicing in the field of prevention and gambling addiction, and more generally, addictive behaviours. But its aim is also to attract all allied professionals interested in these issues, including: Legal and economic professionals, politicians, prevention and public health professionals, etc.
It includes plenary sessions, parallel symposia and workshops, round table discussions, oral communications, posters, video material and stands. Communication are in the four working languages: French, German, Italian, and English. Plenary conferences are translated. The main presentations benefit from simultaneous translation.
