Through November in place of the annual conference APSAD held a series of webinars. The 2020 Webinar Series was convened by Prof Leanne Hides with input from APSAD's members through subcommittees and special interest groups. The Webinar Series included the annual APSAD Awards presentation ceremony, with APSAD Early Career Awardee Cheneal Puljević's presentation on Missed opportunities to reduce tobacco smoking among people who experience incarceration or homelessness.
We were very excited to have Professor Wayne Hall deliver the keynote oration Retrospections of a Recovering Drug Researcher.
The ASCP-SIG put together the annual Australasian Smoking Cessation Professionals Update Day with two 1-hour webinars, in which we were delighted to have Professor Tom Calma AO provide an Overview of the Commonwealth’s Tackling Indigenous Smoking Program: Priorities and Evaluations, and Dr Raglan Maddox looked at the continuing downward trend within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking rates, among other great speakers and topics.
The EMCR Subcommittee solicited abstracts from students and ECRs to put together a Rapid Fire session.
The APSAD 2020 Webinar Series concluded with two sessions on COVID-19 and the impact it has had on people who use drugs and clinicians.
We hope you enjoyed the APSAD 2020 Webinar Series, you can catch up on the webinars below.
We look forward to seeing you all in person in November 2021 for the 40th APSAD Conference in Brisbane.
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Smoking Cessation Professionals Update Day
The annual Australasian Smoking Cessation Professionals (ASCP) Update Day provides an important avenue for ASCP to promote latest research and best practice approaches in the treatment of nicotine dependence and smoking cessation. The Update Day is open to any worker who is interested in enhancing their knowledge around tobacco cessation / electronic nicotine delivery systems and the latest evidence based treatment interventions. This year's Update Day will be held over two sessions as part of the APSAD Webinar Series.
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WEEK 1: WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER |
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Smoking and COVID-19 |
Dr Henry Marshall |
Deepali Gupta |
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ASCP-SIG Meeting - Members Only |
Nick Zwar & Louise Ross |
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WEEK 2: TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER |
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Overview of the Commonwealth’s Tackling Indigenous Smoking program: Priorities and evaluations |
Nick Zwar |
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SISTAQUIT: Assisting Maternal Smoking Cessation among Indigenous Women |
Jenny Minchell |
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Deadly News: The Downward Trend Continues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Smoking |
Gillian Gould |
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Nicotine Containing e-cigarette use in Australia |
Prof Nick Zwar |
Christine Sullivan |
Early to Mid-Career Researcher Webinar & Website Program
This webinar showcased new and exciting research from Australasia's early career researchers. Presentations cover a diversity of topics and include research complete and in progress.
There is also an on-demand section of the program.
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WEEK 2: WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER |
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ECR RAPID FIRE PRESENTATIONS Key Findings from Qualitative Research on Declining Adolescent Drinking Nicotine dependence in clients receiving treatment for problematic alcohol and other drug use Cryptomarket use, social networks and adverse drug events Engagement with primary mental healthcare following prison release among men with dual diagnosis: a prospective cohort study **Rapid-Fire Peoples Choice Award Winner** |
Alana Fisher
Caitlin Douglass
Rosemaree Miller Leigh Coney
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Ben Riordan |
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EMCR Drug and Alcohol Review Paper Award |
Robin Room | |
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WEEK 3: TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER |
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APSAD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - MEMBERS ONLY |
Michael Farrell | |
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APSAD AWARDS CEREMONY & KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
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APSAD Awards Ceremony |
Michael Farrell |
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APSAD Early Career Awardee Presentation |
Michael Farrell |
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KEYNOTE ORATION Retrospections of a Recovering Drug Researcher |
Michael Farrell |
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Q&A with Professor Wayne Hall |
Michael Farrell |
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WEEK 3: WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER |
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Dr Sarah Callinan |
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Adolescents Living Through COVID-19 - Drinking, Substance Use, and Wellbeing |
Dr Janni Leung |
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Dr Amy Peacock |
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The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on AOD Outcomes for Staff and Clients |
Dr Molly Carlyle |
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Addiction Sector Survey Identifies Drug Use Changes During Alert Level 4 Lockdown in New Zealand |
Ben Birks Ang |
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Questions / Panel Discussion |
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WEEK 4: WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER |
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Impact of COVID-19 on Non-Government Services: Implications for Policy and Practice |
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A State of Disaster - How the Lockdown has Hit People who Use Drugs in Victoria |
Sione Crawford |
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National Guidelines for the Delivery of Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Response to COVID-19 |
Nicholas Lintzeris |
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Questions / Panel Discussion |
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