The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a free webinar on Thursday 6 February 2020 with Dr Veronica Boland from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) and will follow with an open Q & A session. The webinar will run for approximately 40 minutes and is free to attend. The disparity in smoking prevalence between the most and least advantaged […]

The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a free webinar on Thursday 13 February 2020 with guest presenter Dr. Stephen Bright from the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University and will follow with an open Q & A session. The webinar will run for approximately 40 minutes and is free to attend. In 2011, synthetic cannabis products […]

This is designed for NSP workers who want to enhance or refresh their knowledge of NSP service delivery. There is a pre-requisite course that must be completed prior to the advanced training in an online module at https://insight.qld.edu.au/training/elearning-queensland-needle-and-syringe-program/detail . Topics include Harm Reduction philosophy, BBVs, safer injecting and other elements of service delivery.

SMART Recovery is a strengths based, mutual aid group program for anyone who wishes to take control of their problem behaviour (including addiction to alcohol and other drugs, gambling, food, internet, sex and others). SMART Recovery also helps with alleviating the associated distress, such as depression, anxiety and anger. The SMART Recovery training is practical, […]

A training opportunity for workers who want to improve their engagement skills with people who use drugs. We will look at increasing our understanding of some of the challenges people face and why we need to think about the way we engage and the language we use. Niki Parry will provide the session from 9:30 […]

Is your organisation working to celebrate diversity and increase inclusivity? The HOW2 Create Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Inclusive Services program provides health and human services with practical ways to work towards these goals using an accreditation framework. The How2 program provides intensive LGBTI inclusivity support to coach two key staff from each […]

The Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Knowledge Centre will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday 14 May 2020 with Dr. Jane Fischer from the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) titled 'Alcohol and the social determinants of health: an equity lens on interventions', and will follow with an open Q & […]

The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre is hosting a webinar on Thursday 21 May 2020 with guest presenter Dr. Julia Butt from the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University, Western Australia (WA). The webinar will be followed by an open Q & A session. The webinar will run for approximately 40 minutes and is free to attend. This webinar will […]