| 0830-1630 | Pre-Conference Hep C Workshop | |||
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Hepatitis C in primary care and drug and alcohol settings Venue: Pan Pacific Melbourne, South Wharf, 2 Convention Centre Pl |
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| 1100-1700 | Trainees’ Day – Turning Point in Richmond (invite only) | |||
| Venue: Turning Point – 110 Church St, Richmond | ||||
| 1800-2030 | Indivior Networking Function | |||
| Session Chair | Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones | |||
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‘Translating current craving research into clinical practice’ View the session synopsis here: Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Meeting Room 210 |
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| Day 1: Behavioural aspects of addiction | ||||
| 0730-0830 | Gilead Industry Breakfast Symposium | |||
| Dr Joseph Doyle, Ms Mary Fenech, Mr John Boyle, Dr Joss O’Loan |
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| 0800- 0900 | Registration and Arrival Tea and Coffee | |||
| 0845-0930 | Opening Ceremony | |||
| Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones Welcome to Country Ministerial Opening |
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| 0930-1030 | Keynote Address | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones | |||
| Room | Goldfields Theatre | |||
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Gambling and behavioural addictions |
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| 1030-1100 | Plenary Session | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones | |||
| Room | Goldfields Theatre | |||
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Professor Edward Ogden |
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| 1100-1130 | Morning Tea, Poster Viewing and Exhibition | |||
| 1130-1300 | Plenary Session | |||
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Session Chair |
Professor Dan Lubman | |||
| 1130-1150 |
Associate Professor Antonio Verdejo Garcia ![]() Impulsivity, cognition & addiction |
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| 1150-1215 | Dr David Cunnington ![]() Sleep & alcohol/prescription drugs |
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| Session Chair |
Dr Hester Wilson | |||
| Room | Goldfields Theatre | |||
| 1215-1300 |
Dr Hester Wilson (Chair) Case-based discussion |
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| 1300-1350 | RACGP College Meeting |
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| 1300-1400 | Lunch, Poster Viewing and Exhibition | |||
| 1400-1530 | Concurrent Workshops | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Shalini Arunogiri |
Dr Hester Wilson | Dr Marianne Jauncey | Dr Vicki MacFarlane |
| Room |
Goldfields Theatre |
Eureka 1 |
Eureka 2 |
Eureka 3 |
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Professor Rajita Sinha |
Dr David Cunnington Sleep psychology and behavioural management of sleep |
Chantelle and Paul, Alcohol and Other Drug Peer workers Peer workers – how to make it happen |
Dr Vanessa Petersen, Dr James Gooden, Dr Catherine Cox |
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| 1530-1600 | Afternoon Tea, Poster Viewing and Exhibition | |||
| 1600-1730 | Concurrent Workshops | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Paul Grinzi |
Dr Vicki MacFarlane |
Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones |
Dr Hester Wilson |
| Room |
Goldfields Theatre |
Eureka 1 |
Eureka 2 |
Eureka 3 |
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Dr Paul Grinzi, Dr Cameron Loy, Dr Kathryn Rainsford |
Dr David Cunnington Sleep psychology and behavioural management of sleep (Repeat) |
Dr Harry Eeman |
Dr Vanessa Petersen, Dr James Gooden, Dr Catherine Cox |
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| 1730-1900 | Welcome Reception Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| Day 2: Stress and Addiction |
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| 0730-0830 | Mundipharma Industry Breakfast Symposium | |||
| Dr Brian Muller, Professor Nicholas Lintzeris |
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| 0800-0845 | Registration and Arrival Tea and Coffee | |||
| 0845-0945 |
Keynote Address | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Shalini Arunogiri | |||
| Room |
Goldfields Theatre |
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Professor Rajita Sinha
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| 0945-1015 |
Plenary Session | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Shalini Arunogiri | |||
| Room | Goldfields Theatre | |||
Professor Peter Miller ![]() Alcohol & violence |
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| 1015-1040 |
Morning Tea, Poster Viewing and Exhibition | |||
| 1040-1240 |
Plenary Session | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Paul Grinzi | |||
| Room |
Goldfields Theatre |
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| 1040-1110 |
Addiction, suicide and family violence in veterans and their families |
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| 1110-1140 |
Associate Professor Ruth McNair ![]() LGBT people and substance use |
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| 1140-1210 |
Dr Jennifer Delima ![]() Indigenous substance misuse issues in Central Australia |
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| 1210-1240 |
Dr David Jacka![]() Refugee mental health / addiction |
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| 1240-1400 | Lunch, Poster Viewing and Exhibition | |||
| 1300-1350 | RACP, RANZCP College meetings | |||
| 1400-1530 |
Concurrent Workshops | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Hester Wilson |
Dr Vicki MacFarlane | Dr Sam McBride | Dr Nicholas Clark |
| Room |
Goldfields Theatre |
Eureka 1 |
Eureka 2 |
Eureka 3 |
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Professor Jon Grant |
Dr Joseph Doyle Hepatitis C treatment in drug and alcohol settings
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Professor Edward Ogden, Dr Bruce Hocking
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Dr James Foulds Identifying and treating patients with comorbidity in primary care
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| 1530-1600 | Afternoon Tea, Poster Viewing and Exhibition | |||
| 1600-1730 |
Concurrent Workshops | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Shalini Arunogiri |
Dr Nicholas Clark | Dr Sam McBride | |
| Room |
Goldfields Theatre |
Eureka 1 |
Eureka 2 |
Eureka 3 |
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Dr Ivan Montoya |
Professor Fiona Measham, Dr Robert Page
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Professor Edward Ogden, Dr Bruce Hocking
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** Dr Vicki Macfarlane, Dr Paul Grinzi, Dr Hester Wilson
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| 1830-2230 | Conference Dinner – The Arts Centre Melbourne | |||
** If you are planning to attend this workshop, you are invited to pre-submit a de-identified ‘difficult case’ here. We may use these cases as examples during the workshop.
| Day 3: Controversies in prescribing and practice |
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| 0800-0900 | Registration and Arrival Tea and Coffee | |||
| 0900-1000 |
Keynote Address | |||
| Session Chair |
Professor Dan Lubman | |||
| Room |
Goldfields Theatre |
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Dr Ivan Montoya |
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| 1000-1040 |
Plenary Session | |||
| Session Chair |
Professor Dan Lubman | |||
| Room | Goldfields Theatre | |||
Professor Marc Auriacombe ![]() Opiate addiction update from Europe |
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| 1040-1110 |
Morning Tea and Poster Viewing |
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| 1110-1210 | Plenary Session | |||
| Session Chair |
Dr Paul Grinzi | |||
| Room | Goldfields Theatre | |||
| 1110-1130 |
Associate Professor Suzanne Nielsen ![]() Changing patterns of opioid use and harms in Australia |
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| 1130-1150 |
The introduction of long-acting depot buprenorphine products into Australia |
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| 1150-1210 |
Dr Annabel Mead ![]() Switching to opioid agonist therapy prescription opioids: a Canadian perspective |
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| 1210-1300 |
Keynote Address | |||
| Session Chair | Dr Marianne Jauncey | |||
| Room |
Goldfields Theatre |
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The Consultation Tent: festival drug use, drug safety testing & health impact |
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| 1300-1315 |
Conference Close – Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Dr Hester Wilson | |||
| 1315-1415 | Lunch | |||

















