Cytisine is more effective than placebo and nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation but at standard dosing has not been compared against varenicline, the most effective single-form pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation. This non-inferiority trial among Australian smokers (n = 1452) examined whether standard cytisine treatment was at least as effective as standard varenicline treatment. Results […]

This webinar, delivered by The University Centre for Rural Health staff who work under the national electronic Mental Health in Practice (eMHPrac) project, will explore the WellMob website. The webinar is suitable for social and mental health workers, particularly those supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, as well as community members. WellMob is a digital library of Indigenous-specific social and emotional […]

This event is a two hour interactive Zoom session exploring medicinal cannabis regulation and good practice across sectors. The session features guest speakers: Dr Ian Thong - Pain Specialist Physician, Director (Gold Coast Health, MHSS, Interdisciplinary Persistent Pain Centre) Tanya Bain - Manager, Office of Medicinal Cannabis (Qld Health, Chief Medical Officer and Healthcare Regulation […]

This 31st World Congress on Suicide Prevention will be held in Australia for the first time since 1997 and aims to provide a significant platform for those involved in suicide prevention from academics and researchers, policy makers, to non-government organisations and those working in the community. Plenary speakers will include Professor Pat Dudgeon a descendant of […]

Are you interested in being trained to deliver mental health training in your workplace? The University of Sydney's Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use have limited places remaining for our National Comorbidity Guidelines Train-the-Trainer Workshops.  The training is based on the Australian Government Department of Health-funded National Comorbidity Guidelines (Guidelines on the […]