Online attendance: Please log on to Zoom at 10.25am for a 10.30am start. Please ensure you test your microphone and speakers prior to commencement and keep your camera on when possible. In person attendance: 10am arrival for a 10.30am start. Location is at Karstens, Level 24, 215 Adelaide St, Brisbane City QLD 4000. Networking lunch […]

These free one hour symposiums will showcase the work of the Centre of Research Excellence (CRE): Indigenous Health and Alcohol. Presenters are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers who bring a unique insight into the challenges and opportunities in the field. The symposiums will include these topics: Treating alcohol dependence in rehab or prison presented […]

This presentation aims to provide the health care professional with the principles of rational prescribing and dispensing of benzodiazepines and z-drugs, as well as recommendations of best practice for tapering and discontinuation of these medicines when applicable. Debbie Rigby is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist with postgraduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy, geriatrics and respiratory medicine. Her […]

Relapse prevention is about building the capacity of individuals to maintain and sustain positive changes with their substance use. This 1-day workshop is designed for practitioners who provide direct support to people with AOD concerns who wish to better understand and communicate strategies, tools and techniques that can help someone stay in recovery through the […]

Prerequisite eLearning: Online Induction Material – Module 2  NB: This course is a pre-requisite for the “Assessing and Managing Withdrawal” workshop. This workshop covers foundational knowledge and concepts required to work in the alcohol and other drug field. Topics covered include: History of substance use, statistics, prevalence and rates of use Moral, legal, disease and […]