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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- 2 May 2023Presented by Judy Avisar, Catherine Simmonds OAM, Anna Bardsley and Fiona Read
Deakin University in collaboration with Three Sides of the Coin (3SOC) evaluated the use of lived experience performances as an education tool for professionals.
- 3 April 2023presented by Amelia Berg & Dr Leanne Francia
These days there is a lot of talk in research about co-design with lived experience consumers. - 8 March 2023Presented by Wayne Hall, Emeritus Professor National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queens
Clinical research on classic psychedelic drugs in psychiatry has undergone a revival over the past decade and a half.
- 14 December 2022presented by Associate Professor Charles Livingstone
What are the implications for gambling regulation and its reform in the aftermath of the Crown, Star and other Royal Commissions and inquiries. Will it be business as usual? - 27 October 2022Presented by Dr Jasmin Grigg
Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for breast cancer, accountable for 4.4% of breast cancer cases (5.8% of cases in Australia) and 10% of breast cancer deaths worldwide. Yet, awareness of this risk remains low, including among mid-older age women who are at highest lifetime risk for developing breast cancer. - 28 September 2022Presented by Dr Jason (Heng) Jiang
The societal cost of alcohol use is large and most of the cost measured in existing studies were costs or harms to the drinker him/herself or for services to the drinker. - 23 August 2022presented by Professor John Marsden
In this presentation, I will discuss and advocate for an evidence-based and collaborative clinical case formulation and measurement-based care approach for substance use disorders (SUD). - 23 August 2022presented by Lara Piccoli and Erynn Christensen
It is well understood that addiction is associated with neurocognitive deficits, particularly impaired cognitive control, and enhanced drive to engage in the problem behaviour. - 12 July 2022presented by Professor Peter Miller, PhD
The social costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory equate to $1.38 billion annually. - 24 May 2022presented by Dr Michael Savic
As part of VicHealth’s Men’s Risky Drinking Initiative, the Hospo Drinking Cultures project seeks to address cultures of high risk drinking among male hospitality workers through a series of short, animated documentaries.