Talking PointTalking Point is a regular series of publicly available lectures that aim to inspire, inform and challenge our notions of what we know about addiction and its impact across society. Health and social sector professionals and the general public are all welcome to attend. |
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- presented by Dr Shelly Greenfield, MD, MPH
This presentation will review trends in the epidemiology of gender differences in the prevalence of substance use and substance use disorders in the U.S. - presented by Dr Paul Liknaitzky, Head of the Clinical Psychedelic Lab, and Senior Research Fellow within the Dept of Psychiatry at Monash University
Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy has shown promising safety and efficacy in treating depression, substance use disorders, and end-of-life distress. - presented by: Matt Wilson – Statewide Program Manager, Family Drug Treatment Court – Children’s Court of Victoria
This presentation will showcase the Children’s Court of Victoria’s Family Drug Treatment Court (FDTC). - presented by Dr Abi Rose, Reader in Alcohol behaviour
This presentation will give an overview of women’s alcohol use and harm across the life course, discussing how the role of alcohol changes during different life stages. - presented by Dr Sarah Catchlove, Research Fellow, Turning Point & A/Prof Shalini Arunogiri, Clinical Director, Turning Point Statewide Services.
This presentation will provide an overview of the results of a recently completed open label pilot for individuals experiencing methamphetamine withdrawal. - presented by Prof Sean Drummond.
Sleep and PTSD have a bidirectional relationship. - with Elvira Earthstar, Clinical Midwife Consultant
In this webinar, Elvira will discuss the reasons that methamphetamine use in pregnancy is so concerning: the impact on pregnant physiology and the developing fetal brain; disruptions to perinatal attachment; and disruptions to executive functioning which disrupt health-affirming choices. - presented by Matthew Corbett & Rachael Matzka
The Lived Experience Workforce Development Project 2022-2024 is a Victorian Department of Health funded initiative intended to build and uplift the Mental Health (MH) and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Lived and Living Experience (LLE) Workforces through the development of discipline specific frameworks, training, and other workforce supports. - presented by Krista Fisher, PhD Candidate Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Globally, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorder facing young men today. - Presented by Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri
Exposure to trauma, and symptoms of PTSD, are really common in people seeking AOD treatment.