Connect & Learn

The role of dual diagnosis in AOD rehabilitation presented by Dr Lea Foo & David Hill

The presentation will aim to improve knowledge about the prevalence of comorbid mental health and substance use disorders, their relationship and impact on recovery. Dr Lea Foo and David Hill will provide tools and strategies to support addressing comorbid mental health conditions in the AOD space.

Dr Lea Foo is an Addiction Psychiatrist at Western Health Drug Health Services. She works with people who use drugs (PWUD) and supports other clinicians working with PWUD through the Hamilton Centre Victoria Statewide service for people living with mental illness and substance use or addiction, and in general hospital settings through the Addiction Medicine consultation service.  Lea also coordinates the training program for doctors specialising in Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry at Western Health.

David Hill is an AOD Peer Support Worker with the MHAOD Connect team that works out of the Sunshine Hospital Emergency Department. He also works at Westside Lodge, which is a dual diagnosis residential rehabilitation program.

Connect & Learn webinar series address a wide range of practice-relevant topics presented by local expert clinicians. The webinars aim to enhance the capabilities of Victorian AOD and MH workers in responding to substance use and addiction issues among their clients and consumers.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This webinar is only available to staff who are working in a Victorian Department of Health (DH) funded AOD organisation – your ticket will be cancelled if you don’t work for a Vic DH funded organisation.

Date: Tuesday 18th November 2025,
time:1pm to 1:45pm AEST
Venue: online
Register: click here

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