Session 1C | Making Space: Identity, Experience and Innovation in AOD Practice
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| Monday, November 10, 2025 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| C2.5 & 2.6 |
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Chair: Chris Keyes
Speaker
Associate Professor Ruth McNair
Honorary Associate Professor
University Of Melbourne
Dr. Emily Symes
Emergency Physician, Clinical Toxicology Fellow, PhD Candidate
Sydney Local Health District, National Drug And Alcohol Research Centre
Substance use in trans and gender diverse Australian adults: a secondary analysis of the Private Lives 3 survey
11:10 AM - 11:20 AMBiography
Emily (she/her) is a consultant emergency physician and clinical toxicology fellow at Sydney Local Health District. She is also a PhD student at NDARC and is a proud member of the trans community.
Ms Hannah Schuurs
Phd Candidate
University Of Queensland
Balancing Acts: Women’s performance and image-enhancing drug (PIED) use through a social identity lens
11:20 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Ms Hannah Schuurs is a PhD candidate and provisional psychologist from the University of Queensland. Her research is focused on psycho-social factors associated with women's use of performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs).
Dr Thomas Norman
Research Fellow
La Trobe University
Commonplace yet poorly conceptualised: A scoping review of sexualised drug use among heterosexual adults
11:30 AM - 11:40 AMBiography
Dr Thomas Norman is a Research Fellow at La Trobe University's Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS). His research centres on the identification and reduction of health inequalities among key populations and marginalised groups, with a particular focus on sexual health, substance use and mental health.
Dr Sarah Garry
Addiction Medicine Registrar
Cohealth
A Space of One’s Own: Gender-Responsive Harm Reduction for Women and Gender Diverse Clients utilising community drop-in services
11:40 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Sarah Garry is an Addiction Medicine registrar at cohealth and Western Health in Victoria. Rowena Coyle is a nurse practitioner candidate specialising in drug and alcohol at cohealth. Together they are passionate about supporting women and gender-diverse people who use drugs have access to services and community.
Dr. Gene Lim
Research Officer
Australian Research Centre In Sex, Health And Society
Understanding Impactful Use: How LGBTQ+ People Make Sense of Their Alcohol and Drug (AOD) Use
11:45 AM - 11:50 AMBiography
Gene Lim is a Research Officer with the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS). Gene has contributed to numerous projects and publications on topics including family, domestic and sexual violence, homelessness, sexual health, community connection, suicide and self-harm, sex education, and alcohol and other drugs.
APSAD 2025
Session 1C Q&A
11:50 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Chair
Chris Keyes
Deputy Ceo
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