The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs

Conference Committees

2024 APSAD Canberra Conference 

Conference Convenors

Anke van der Sterren, Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT (ATODA)
Christopher Gough, Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA)
Amy Faden, Credentialled Drug and Alcohol Nurse (CDAN) with DANA; Member Australian College of Nursing (MACN) and Tobacco Treatment Specialist with ASCP
 

Scientific Advisory Committee

Amy Peacock
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
Anna Olsen School of Medical and Psychology, ANU
Anke van der Sterren
Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT
Cassandra Wright
Menzies School of Health Research, NT
Chris Holmwood
Addiction Medicine Physician, SA
Christina Marel The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney 
Craig Rodgers St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney 
Dan Vautin Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council Tasmania (ATDC)
David Newcombe
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Elisabeth Yarbakhsh Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT (ATODA)
Jacqueline Bowden National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University 
James Dunne Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia
Jane Akhurst Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Janie Sheridan
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Janni Leung
The University of Queensland, QLD
Jeff Buckley
Insight, Queensland Health
Jimmy Perry
Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.
John G Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League 
Kate Senior
Drug and Alcohol Services, SA Health
Kylie Lee
Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Lynette Bullen
Bloomfield Hospital, Western New South Wales Local Health District
Michael White
The South Australia Network of Drug and Alcohol Services
Natasha Reid
Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland
Philip Hull
ACT Health
Robert Stirling Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA)
Sarah Clifford
Menzies School of Health Research, NT
Scott Wilson
Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.
Tayla Degan National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW

Conference Organising Committee

Anke van der Sterren  Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT
Chris Gough Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA)
Amy Faden Credentialled Drug and Alcohol Nurse (CDAN) with DANA
Craig Rodgers St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
Kate Senior Drug and Alcohol Services, SA Health 
Robert Stirling Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA)
Susan Hudson Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs at NSW Ministry if Health
Christina Marel The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney

Conference Secretariat

Amy Sargent ASHM Health
Mikayla Mason ASHM Health
Liz Baxter Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs