Events

NDRI APRIL WEBINAR: The Intersection of Violence and Drug Use Among Women

Online webinar

WED APRIL 16th – 2-2:45pm AWST / 4-4:45pm AEST / 7-7:45am BST Presenters:  Gail Gilchrist, Kings College, London Sam Colledge-Frisby, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University Jade Lane, Burnet Institute Facilitated by Shelley Walker & Emma Vieira (National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University) Women who use drugs are at an increased risk of gender-based violence, which

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NDRI Webinar – Young people and vaping: The pervasiveness of social media marketing and prevention efforts

Online webinar

Vaping is a growing public health concern, especially for younger populations. National survey evidence indicates that vaping has increased exponentially in the past 5-10 years among adolescents and young adults. This webinar brings together a range of speakers to discuss the marketing of vapes on social media, key strategies to reduce vaping among young people,

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Challenges in integration and integrated care: psychedelic assisted therapies for addiction and mental illness

Online webinar

Join Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri for a webinar exploring emerging treatments in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector, with a focus on psychedelic-assisted therapies. Dr. Arunogiri is a clinical psychiatrist specialising in addiction and the Deputy Clinical Director at Turning Point, a national centre for addiction treatment, research, and education. She is also an

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Unlocking Careers in Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Services (Webinar)

Online via Zoom

Are you ready to take the next step in your career in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services? Whether you're looking to specialise, expand your expertise, or open new career pathways, this webinar is the perfect opportunity to explore how our postgraduate courses in addictive behaviours can help you achieve your goals. Join us to

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Unlocking Careers in Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Services (Webinar)

Online via Zoom

Are you ready to take the next step in your career in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services? Whether you're looking to specialise, expand your expertise, or open new career pathways, this webinar is the perfect opportunity to explore how our postgraduate courses in addictive behaviours can help you achieve your goals. Join us to

Windana First Peoples’ Healing Program webinar: Collaborating for more culturally connected alcohol and other drug support

Zoom webinar

Webinar Join us during National Reconciliation Week 2025 for a free webinar hosted by Windana’s First Peoples’ Healing Program team with DDACL. If you work in Victoria’s Health Care and Social Assistance sectors, this will be a valuable session for raising awareness of culturally connected services available. Based on the land of the Bunurong People,

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Cannabis and Harm Reduction

Join us in the lunch and learn session to look at the statistics around cannabis use in Australia, harm reduction strategies and some of the updates in Victoria regarding driving and cannabis use. To register send an email to sdds@monashhealth.org

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NDRI WEBINAR – Trends in harms from alcohol: The National Alcohol Indicators Project

Online webinar

The National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP) is a nationally coordinated project aimed at tracking and reporting on trends in alcohol-related harm in Australia at national, state and local levels. One of the main objectives of the project is to develop a set of indicators for the continual monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of state

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Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence, presented by Dr Nadine Ezard.

Zoom webinar

Talking Point - Wednesday 25th June 2025, 1pm to 2pm AEST - ONLINE Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence, presented by Dr Nadine Ezard. We conducted a randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of 250mg lisdexamfetamine daily vs placebo among 164 adults with methamphetamine dependence at 6 outpatient services around Australia. The study was impacted by

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NDRI July webinar: Foresight methods and more resilient health policy

Online webinar

We live in an increasingly uncertain world. In response to this, the use of Foresight methods has become recognised as a highly valued approach for more effective engagement with stakeholders, to inform policy development and strategic planning exercises, and to increase organisation and sector resilience and preparedness to future events. In NDRI’s July webinar, hear

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