Note: program times are in AWST
Sunday, November 8, 2026
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| 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Pre-Conference Workshops Further details announced soon! |
| 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Opportunities for Sexual Health in AOD Settings: A Whole-of-Service Response to Syphilis delivered by ASHM Health |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Hepatitis C in AOD Settings: Practical Strategies and Service-Level Solutions delivered by ASHM Health |
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| 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Pre-Conference Workshops Further details announced soon! |
| 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Hepatitis C Intervention Symposium: Real-world lessons for implementing and scaling HCV care delivered by INHSU |
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Monday, November 9, 2026
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration - Monday
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| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM |
Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary: Drug Trends and Priority Harms |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Monday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM | Plenary: Methamphetamine Now: Clinical Realities and Treatment Frontiers |
| 12:10 PM - 1:15 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition
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| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:05 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session 1Ea: Yarning Circle - Ngalla Wirrin Wungening (NWW) (Our Spirit Healing) – Healing through the five domains |
| Concurrent Session 1Eb: Yarning Circle - Narratives of wairua, sprit, and wellbeing for Māori through times of psychological distress and healing | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Monday
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session 2Ea: Yarning Circle - Walking Softly, Leading Strong: Cultural Healing Through Yarning, Story, and Community |
| Concurrent Session 2Eb: Yarning Circle - Koort Koort: When Country Speaks Through Us | |
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Monday Evening 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration - Monday
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| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM |
Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary: Drug Trends and Priority Harms |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Monday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM | Plenary: Methamphetamine Now: Clinical Realities and Treatment Frontiers |
| 12:10 PM - 1:15 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition
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| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
International Drug Policy Update
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| 12:30 PM - 1:05 PM | Poster Tour 1: Young people, vaping and substance use prevention |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session 1A: Drug Checking and Surveillance: Evidence-led harm reduction |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Monday
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session 2A: Opioid Prescribing: Diversity and Access |
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Monday Evening 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Stories that shape care: prioritising women with opioid dependence delivered by Camurus Drinks and canapes from 5:00pm for a 5:30pm Symposium start. |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration - Monday
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| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM |
Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary: Drug Trends and Priority Harms |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Monday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM | Plenary: Methamphetamine Now: Clinical Realities and Treatment Frontiers |
| 12:10 PM - 1:15 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition
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| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:05 PM | Poster Tour 2: Service innovation and integrated models of care |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session 1B: Opioid Prescribing: Clinical Realities |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Monday
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session 2B: Inclusive Care: Diversity-Specific Interventions |
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Monday Evening 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
APSAD 2026 EMCR Networking Event |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration - Monday
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| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM |
Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary: Drug Trends and Priority Harms |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Monday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM | Plenary: Methamphetamine Now: Clinical Realities and Treatment Frontiers |
| 12:10 PM - 1:15 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition
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| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:05 PM | Poster Tour 3: Cannabis, ketamine and psychedelic research |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session 1C: Clinical Innovation: Ketamine, MDMA & Beyond |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Monday
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session 2C: Peer Leadership: Co-designing the Future |
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Monday Evening 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration - Monday
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| 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM |
Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary: Drug Trends and Priority Harms |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Monday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM | Plenary: Methamphetamine Now: Clinical Realities and Treatment Frontiers |
| 12:10 PM - 1:15 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition
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| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:05 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Session 1Ea: Yarning Circle - Ngalla Wirrin Wungening (NWW) (Our Spirit Healing) – Healing through the five domains |
| Concurrent Session 1Eb: Yarning Circle - Narratives of wairua, sprit, and wellbeing for Māori through times of psychological distress and healing | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Monday
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session 2Ea: Yarning Circle - Walking Softly, Leading Strong: Cultural Healing Through Yarning, Story, and Community |
| Concurrent Session 2Eb: Yarning Circle - Koort Koort: When Country Speaks Through Us | |
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Monday Evening 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Morning Activity
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Tuesday
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Morning Plenary Session: Opening the Gates: Contemporary OST Access for All: What does ‘good’ look like in community, remote and regional Western Australia | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Tuesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session 3A: Nicotine: Vaping Trends, Dual Use & Policy Futures | Concurrent Session 3B: Alcohol Policy: Exposing the Industry |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Tuesday
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| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | AChAM Fellows Update at APSAD 2026 | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Poster Tour 4: Workforce development, peer practice and stigma reduction | Poster Tour 5: Alcohol harms, prevention and public communication |
| 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session: Emerging Policy and Population Health Challenges | |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Late Breakers Session | |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
APSAD Annual General Meeting
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| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | APSAD 2026 Social Function | |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Morning Activity
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Tuesday
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Morning Plenary Session: Opening the Gates: Contemporary OST Access for All: What does ‘good’ look like in community, remote and regional Western Australia |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Tuesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session 3E: Yarning Circle - AOD Group work In the Central Desert Region |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Tuesday
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| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session: Emerging Policy and Population Health Challenges |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Late Breakers Session |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
APSAD Annual General Meeting
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| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | APSAD 2026 Social Function |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Morning Activity
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Tuesday
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Morning Plenary Session: Opening the Gates: Contemporary OST Access for All: What does ‘good’ look like in community, remote and regional Western Australia |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Tuesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session 3A: Nicotine: Vaping Trends, Dual Use & Policy Futures |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Tuesday
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| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | AChAM Fellows Update at APSAD 2026 |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Poster Tour 4: Workforce development, peer practice and stigma reduction |
| 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session: Emerging Policy and Population Health Challenges |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Late Breakers Session |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
APSAD Annual General Meeting
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| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | APSAD 2026 Social Function |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Morning Activity
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Tuesday
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Morning Plenary Session: Opening the Gates: Contemporary OST Access for All: What does ‘good’ look like in community, remote and regional Western Australia |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Tuesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session 3B: Alcohol Policy: Exposing the Industry |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Tuesday
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| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Poster Tour 5: Alcohol harms, prevention and public communication |
| 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session: Emerging Policy and Population Health Challenges |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Late Breakers Session |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
APSAD Annual General Meeting
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| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | APSAD 2026 Social Function |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Morning Activity
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Tuesday
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Morning Plenary Session: Opening the Gates: Contemporary OST Access for All: What does ‘good’ look like in community, remote and regional Western Australia |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Tuesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session 3C: Clinical Diversity: Older adults, Pain & Other Complex Needs |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Tuesday
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| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Poster Tour 6: Drug surveillance, harm reduction and priority populations |
| 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session: Emerging Policy and Population Health Challenges |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Late Breakers Session |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
APSAD Annual General Meeting
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| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | APSAD 2026 Social Function |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Morning Activity
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Tuesday
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Morning Plenary Session: Opening the Gates: Contemporary OST Access for All: What does ‘good’ look like in community, remote and regional Western Australia |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Tuesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session 3Da: Everything Everywhere AI At Once: A conversation about the rising use of artificial intelligence in health research and clinical care |
| Concurrent Session 3Db: Workshop: Scientific publishing in the alcohol and other drug field: Working with First Nations Peoples, Consumers and Community | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Tuesday
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| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session: Emerging Policy and Population Health Challenges |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Late Breakers Session |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
APSAD Annual General Meeting
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| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | APSAD 2026 Social Function |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Morning Activity
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Tuesday
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Morning Plenary Session: Opening the Gates: Contemporary OST Access for All: What does ‘good’ look like in community, remote and regional Western Australia |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Tuesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session 3E: Yarning Circle - AOD Group work In the Central Desert Region |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Tuesday
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| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session: Emerging Policy and Population Health Challenges |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Late Breakers Session |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
APSAD Annual General Meeting
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| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | APSAD 2026 Social Function |
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Wednesday
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Wednesday Morning Activity
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Session 4A: Harm Reduction, Overdose & Drug Use Practices | Concurrent Session 4B: People & Practice: Stigma, Capability & Workforce Reform |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Wednesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Morning Plenary Session - Wednesday | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM |
National Prison Addiction Medicine Network Annual Meeting
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| 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Wednesday
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| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session 5A: Alcohol Policy: Reducing Harms | Concurrent Session 5B: First Nations Practice: Story Telling, Healing, Treatment Outcomes |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Plenary Session
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Wednesday
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Wednesday Morning Activity
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Session 4C: Psychosocial Recovery: Mechanisms of Action | Concurrent Session 4Da: Radical Hope: working as a movement to win |
| Concurrent Session 4Db: Avoiding paradigm drift – the value of human rights for grounding and guiding drug policy | ||
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Wednesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Morning Plenary Session - Wednesday | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM | ||
| 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Wednesday
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| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session 5C: Priority Populations: Enabling Equity & Access | Concurrent Session 5Da: Falling Through the Cracks: Managing Concurrent Pain and Substance Use |
| Concurrent Session 5Db: From Insight to Impact: Lived Experience Perspectives on How Health Behaviour Change is Reshaping Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment in Western Australia | ||
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Plenary Session
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Wednesday
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Wednesday Morning Activity
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Session 4Ea: Yarning Circle - Sitting in the Friction: Navigating Harm Reduction and Abstinence Tensions in Indigenous Wellbeing |
| Concurrent Session 4Eb: Yarning Circle - Yarning About Research: When Community Leads the Way | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Wednesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Morning Plenary Session - Wednesday |
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Wednesday
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| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Plenary Session
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Wednesday
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Wednesday Morning Activity
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Session 4A: Harm Reduction, Overdose & Drug Use Practices |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Wednesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Morning Plenary Session - Wednesday |
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM |
National Prison Addiction Medicine Network Annual Meeting
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| 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Wednesday
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| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session 5A: Alcohol Policy: Reducing Harms |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Plenary Session
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Wednesday
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Wednesday Morning Activity
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Session 4B: People & Practice: Stigma, Capability & Workforce Reform |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Wednesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Morning Plenary Session - Wednesday |
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Wednesday
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| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session 5B: First Nations Practice: Story Telling, Healing, Treatment Outcomes |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Plenary Session
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Wednesday
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Wednesday Morning Activity
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Session 4C: Psychosocial Recovery: Mechanisms of Action |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Wednesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Morning Plenary Session - Wednesday |
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Wednesday
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| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session 5C: Priority Populations: Enabling Equity & Access |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Plenary Session
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Wednesday
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Wednesday Morning Activity
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Session 4Da: Radical Hope: working as a movement to win |
| Concurrent Session 4Db: Avoiding paradigm drift – the value of human rights for grounding and guiding drug policy | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Wednesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Morning Plenary Session - Wednesday |
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Wednesday
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| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session 5Da: Falling Through the Cracks: Managing Concurrent Pain and Substance Use |
| Concurrent Session 5Db: From Insight to Impact: Lived Experience Perspectives on How Health Behaviour Change is Reshaping Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment in Western Australia | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Plenary Session
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration - Wednesday
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Wednesday Morning Activity
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Session 4Ea: Yarning Circle - Sitting in the Friction: Navigating Harm Reduction and Abstinence Tensions in Indigenous Wellbeing |
| Concurrent Session 4Eb: Yarning Circle - Yarning About Research: When Community Leads the Way | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea - Wednesday
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Morning Plenary Session - Wednesday |
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Exhibition - Wednesday
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| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Plenary Session
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