Late Afternoon Plenary
| Monday, November 10, 2025 |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Pyrmont Theatre |
Details
Chair: Suzie Hudson and Katherine Mills
Speaker
A/Prof Shalini Arunogiri
Associate Professor; Clinical Director
Monash University; Turning Point
Levii Griffiths
Senior Aboriginal Health Worker
South Western Sydney Local Health Distric
Keynote Address Co-Presenter: Innovation and implementation in integrated care: trauma, PTSD and addiction
3:30 PM - 4:20 PMBiography
Levii is a proud Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay man who works as a Senior Aboriginal Health Worker with the Southwestern Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD), bringing extensive experience across human services, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), and community health. He holds postgraduate qualifications in Human Services and diplomas in Community Services and AOD and is currently completing a Diploma of Leadership and Management. Levii brings strong expertise in culturally safe, trauma-informed practice, program coordination, and stakeholder engagement. He has previously served as a board director for an Aboriginal Corporation and currently contributes to Aboriginal Advisory Groups within health organisations, supporting culturally informed governance and community-led health outcomes.
Dr Craig Rodgers
Senior Staff Specialist
St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
APSAD Awards Ceremony 1
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Craig Rodgers is currently a Senior Staff Specialist in Addiction Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. He has worked as a General Practitioner and Addiction Specialist in the inner suburbs of Sydney since 2000 with roles at Kirketon Road Centre, East Sydney Doctors and the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre.
Miss Wendy Williams
Aboriginal Health Worker (AOD)
St Vincents Hospital
Chair
Suzie Hudson
Clinical Advisor
NSW Ministry Of Health
Katherine Mills
Professor
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use