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Poster Highlghting Session 1

Monday, November 13, 2017
10:10 AM - 10:27 AM
Grand Ballroom 1/2/3/4

Speaker

Ms Lauren McFarlane
Data Analyst
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Exploring Characteristics Of Alcohol And Other Drug (AOD) Treatment Clients Experiencing Domestic And Family Violence

10:10 AM - 10:11 AM

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Biography

Stephanie has worked as a data analyst at the AIHW since 2014 and has worked across mental health and tobacco, alcohol and other drugs areas.
Dr Daniel O'Keefe
Senior Research Officer
Burnet Institute

Measuring individual-level needle and syringe coverage among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Myanmar: risk predictors and outcomes

10:12 AM - 10:13 AM

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Biography

Daniel O'Keefe is a PhD candidate and public health researcher for the Burnet Institute in Melbourne. His PhD research has explored individual-level needle and syringe coverage both in Australia and internationally.
Mr Geoff Munro
National Policy Manager
Alcohol And Drug Foundation

Assessing sporting clubs' interest in taking action on illicit drugs

10:16 AM - 10:17 AM

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Biography

Geoff Munro (BA BEd MA) has thirty years experience in education, training and community development with non-government and government services within the alcohol and other drugs field. He has managed numerous projects in education and community settings, including schools and sporting clubs, and authored a range of drug education texts and training resources. He co-edited 'Drug Education in Schools' and his other publications include book chapters and 25 journal papers on drug policy and prevention.
Ms Ginny McKinnon
Senior Education & Training & Overdose Response Project Officer
Uniting Regen

Naloxone for all: one agency’s journey to introduce an overdose response and naloxone training program

10:18 AM - 10:19 AM

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Biography

Ginny has been working in the community sector for over 15 years, including roles in the community legal sector, youth sector and the AOD sector. Ginny has worked at ReGen for the last 4 years and has worked on a number of different projects in the Education and Advocacy team. Ginny is passionate about harm reduction and empowering communities by providing skills and information.
Dr Ashlee Curtis
Research Fellow
Deakin University

The Impact Of 24 Hour Public Transport In Melbourne

10:20 AM - 10:21 AM

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Biography

Ashlee Curtis completed her PhD on offender rehabilitation, with a focus on factors that can impact on offending behaviour and subsequent rehabilitation. She now works within the Deakin University Centre for Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Research (CEDAAR).
Skye Mackay

Responding To The Growing Complexity Of Forensic Clients With AOD Concerns In The Community

10:22 AM - 10:23 AM

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Biography

Dr Genevieve Dingle
Senior Lecturer In Clinical Psychology
University Of Qld

Social factors predict addiction treatment commitment and retention better than substance related and other individual factors

10:24 AM - 10:25 AM

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Biography

Dr Angela Argent
National Coordinator
SMART Recovery, Australia

Routine monitoring of SMART Recovery groups: first results from the SMART Recovery Australia National Data Collection Project

10:26 AM - 10:27 AM

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Biography


Chair Person

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Matthew Dunn
Senior Lecturer
Deakin University

 

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