Zoom webinar

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.

Zoom webinar

An introduction to AOD peer work including misconceptions, challenges, benefits and best practice, presented by Benn Veenker Tuesday 22 July 2025 - online from 1pm to 1:45pm This presentation will start with unpacking exactly what is lived and living experience and what does this mean within an AOD context. There will be a deeper dive

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Talking Point – Using Law to Reduce the Cancer Burden of Alcohol, presented by Clare Slattery, Legal Policy Advisor at the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer

Zoom webinar

Talking Point - Wednesday 30th July 2025, 1pm - 2pm AEST - ONLINE Using Law to Reduce the Cancer Burden of Alcohol, presented by Clare Slattery, Legal Policy Advisor at the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer Alcohol use is linked to more than 200 diseases, injuries and other health conditions, including cancer. Law is

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Talking point: Addressing Underlying Trauma in Opioid Use, presented by Tanya Saraiya

Zoom webinar

Talking Point: Addressing Underlying Trauma in Opioid Use. Thursday 7th August 2025, 1pm - 2pm AEST - ONLINE Up to 90% of people with opioid use disorder (OUD) have trauma exposure and up to 41% have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, studies estimate that less than 12% of people with OUD and co-occurring PTSD receive

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Connect & Learn webinar – Identifying and supporting clients with cognitive impairment, presented by Georgia Bolt

Zoom webinar

Connect & Learn Webinar Friday 8th August 2025 - online from 1pm to 1:45pm Identifying and supporting clients with cognitive impairment, presented by Georgia Bolt This webinar is only available to staff who are working in a Victorian Department of Health (DH) funded AOD organisation. This presentation situates cognitive impairment as a key factor to

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Nicotine e-cigarettes for smoking cessation following discharge from smokefree inpatient AOD withdrawal services: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial, presented by Professor Billie Bonevski

Zoom webinar

29th October 2025 online from 1pm to 2pm AEST Nicotine e-cigarettes for smoking cessation following discharge from smokefree inpatient AOD withdrawal services: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial, presented by Professor Billie Bonevski E-cigarettes containing nicotine (e-cigarettes) have demonstrated effectiveness for smoking cessation among general populations, but limited evidence in people with substance use disorders (SUD). This presentation will focus on the NEAT

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