Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern
The rapid emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and other emerging drugs of concern presents a significant global public health challenge, necessitating agile and interconnected drug information systems to identify and communicate risks. In Australia, responses have traditionally been local...
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| author | Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Penny Hill Penny Hill Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Jared Brown Jared Brown Andrew Camilleri Sione Crawford Paul Dessauer Ella Dilkes-Frayne Jack Freestone Jack Freestone John Gobeil Mary E. Harrod Suzie Hudson Suzie Hudson Philip Hull Simon Lenton Tom Lyons Grace Oh Amy Peacock Amy Peacock Alice Pierce Peter Sidaway Jessamine Soderstrom Jessamine Soderstrom Stephanie Tzanetis Stephanie Tzanetis Stephanie Tzanetis Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard |
| author_facet | Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Penny Hill Penny Hill Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Jared Brown Jared Brown Andrew Camilleri Sione Crawford Paul Dessauer Ella Dilkes-Frayne Jack Freestone Jack Freestone John Gobeil Mary E. Harrod Suzie Hudson Suzie Hudson Philip Hull Simon Lenton Tom Lyons Grace Oh Amy Peacock Amy Peacock Alice Pierce Peter Sidaway Jessamine Soderstrom Jessamine Soderstrom Stephanie Tzanetis Stephanie Tzanetis Stephanie Tzanetis Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard |
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| description | The rapid emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and other emerging drugs of concern presents a significant global public health challenge, necessitating agile and interconnected drug information systems to identify and communicate risks. In Australia, responses have traditionally been localized, lacking a nationally coordinated system to rapidly share information about emerging drug threats. The National Center for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED) collaborated with jurisdictional networks, clinicians, scientists, policy-makers, and peer organizations to co-design and co-produce the national Prompt Response Network (“PRN”). This process identified key components necessary to create an effective health-focused national network that supports and enhances existing and emerging jurisdictional and specialist early warning networks. The co-creation process resulted in several outputs, including a formalized national PRN group, an online knowledge exchange platform, a national website for disseminating drug alerts, and identified needs for a national drug signal database and an anecdotal reporting system. The PRN is the first Australian national public-health-focused mechanism for information exchange on new and emerging drugs and drug trends of concern. It provides the means for timely and responsive sharing of localized data, better informing risk assessment and facilitating a coordinated approach to public health responses and local and national preparation for emerging risks. Achieving this required mobilizing diverse disciplinary and community stakeholders toward a unified and collaborative response to preventing drug related harms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ef10b9cdb354b55baf47c16b7b43b7c2025-06-25T05:24:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-06-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15219111521911Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concernKrista J. Siefried0Krista J. Siefried1Krista J. Siefried2Krista J. Siefried3Penny Hill4Penny Hill5Brendan Clifford6Brendan Clifford7Brendan Clifford8Brendan Clifford9Jared Brown10Jared Brown11Andrew Camilleri12Sione Crawford13Paul Dessauer14Ella Dilkes-Frayne15Jack Freestone16Jack Freestone17John Gobeil18Mary E. Harrod19Suzie Hudson20Suzie Hudson21Philip Hull22Simon Lenton23Tom Lyons24Grace Oh25Amy Peacock26Amy Peacock27Alice Pierce28Peter Sidaway29Jessamine Soderstrom30Jessamine Soderstrom31Stephanie Tzanetis32Stephanie Tzanetis33Stephanie Tzanetis34Nadine Ezard35Nadine Ezard36Nadine Ezard37Nadine Ezard38The National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaSt Vincent's Hospital Alcohol and Drug Service, Darlinghurst, NSW, AustraliaThe National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaDrug and Alcohol Clinical Research and Improvement Network, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaThe National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaThe National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaThe National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaSt Vincent's Hospital Alcohol and Drug Service, Darlinghurst, NSW, AustraliaThe National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaDrug and Alcohol Clinical Research and Improvement Network, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaCentre for Alcohol and Other Drugs, New South Wales Ministry of Health, St Leonards, NSW, AustraliaNew South Wales Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Westmead, NSW, AustraliaForensic Science SA, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaHarm Reduction Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaPeer Based Harm Reduction WA, Perth, WA, Australia0Population Health Division, ACT Health Directorate, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThe National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaThe National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia1Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL), Sydney, NSW, Australia2The NSW Users and AIDS Association (NUAA), Sydney, NSW, AustraliaThe National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaCentre for Alcohol and Other Drugs, New South Wales Ministry of Health, St Leonards, NSW, Australia0Population Health Division, ACT Health Directorate, Canberra, ACT, Australia3National Drug Research Institute and enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia4Victorian Department of Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia5Australian Drug Education & Consultancy, Bellevue, WA, AustraliaThe National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia6School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia2The NSW Users and AIDS Association (NUAA), Sydney, NSW, Australia7Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council (NTAHC), Darwin, NT, Australia8Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia9Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, WA, Australia0Pill Testing Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia1Directions Health Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia2Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation & Advocacy (CAHMA), Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThe National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaSt Vincent's Hospital Alcohol and Drug Service, Darlinghurst, NSW, AustraliaThe National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaDrug and Alcohol Clinical Research and Improvement Network, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaThe rapid emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and other emerging drugs of concern presents a significant global public health challenge, necessitating agile and interconnected drug information systems to identify and communicate risks. In Australia, responses have traditionally been localized, lacking a nationally coordinated system to rapidly share information about emerging drug threats. The National Center for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED) collaborated with jurisdictional networks, clinicians, scientists, policy-makers, and peer organizations to co-design and co-produce the national Prompt Response Network (“PRN”). This process identified key components necessary to create an effective health-focused national network that supports and enhances existing and emerging jurisdictional and specialist early warning networks. The co-creation process resulted in several outputs, including a formalized national PRN group, an online knowledge exchange platform, a national website for disseminating drug alerts, and identified needs for a national drug signal database and an anecdotal reporting system. The PRN is the first Australian national public-health-focused mechanism for information exchange on new and emerging drugs and drug trends of concern. It provides the means for timely and responsive sharing of localized data, better informing risk assessment and facilitating a coordinated approach to public health responses and local and national preparation for emerging risks. Achieving this required mobilizing diverse disciplinary and community stakeholders toward a unified and collaborative response to preventing drug related harms.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1521911/fullco-designco-creationemerging drugsdrug risk communicationearly warning systemnew psychoactive substances (NPS) |
| spellingShingle | Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Krista J. Siefried Penny Hill Penny Hill Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Jared Brown Jared Brown Andrew Camilleri Sione Crawford Paul Dessauer Ella Dilkes-Frayne Jack Freestone Jack Freestone John Gobeil Mary E. Harrod Suzie Hudson Suzie Hudson Philip Hull Simon Lenton Tom Lyons Grace Oh Amy Peacock Amy Peacock Alice Pierce Peter Sidaway Jessamine Soderstrom Jessamine Soderstrom Stephanie Tzanetis Stephanie Tzanetis Stephanie Tzanetis Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard Nadine Ezard Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern Frontiers in Public Health co-design co-creation emerging drugs drug risk communication early warning system new psychoactive substances (NPS) |
| title | Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern |
| title_full | Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern |
| title_fullStr | Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern |
| title_full_unstemmed | Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern |
| title_short | Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern |
| title_sort | co design of the australian prompt response network for a public health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern |
| topic | co-design co-creation emerging drugs drug risk communication early warning system new psychoactive substances (NPS) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1521911/full |
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