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ATDC hosted the "First Annual ATDC Conference: ATOD Practice Integration and Development" on 28 - 30 APRIL 2008, at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart. Over 210 people participated in the conference over the 3 days. 

Conference presentations can now be downloaded by clicking on the link after the presentation title in the program below.

The Conference Report can also be downloaded by clicking on the link in "conference documents."

 

Conference Documents

Click on the links below to download a pdf version.

Conference Report

Conference Program

Conference Booklet

 

 

Conference Program and Presentations

 
Day 1 Monday 28th April
8:00 – 9:30am Registration & Coffee/Tea
 
Opening Plenary
9:35 – 10:55am
Official Opening

Lara GIddings MP

Minister for Health and Human Services

9:55 – 10:45am
Keynote Address

Associate Professor Alison Ritter

Eagles and borders: a systems view of ATOD issues

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Chair: David Clements
Ballroom 2 and 3
 
10:45 – 11:05am Morning Tea
11:05 – 12:45pm
Plenary
 
The Big Picture David Templeman – CEO: Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) Opportunities for engagement: strengthening the ATOD NGO sector
Virginia Hart – Director: Drug Strategy Branch, Department of Health and Ageing National Initiatives
David Clements – Executive Officer: Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council of Tasmania (ATDC) Unseen need, unmet demand and unsupportable public policy: Tasmania’s substance-misuse dilemma
Mary Bent – Deputy Secretary: Department of Health & Human Services Tasmanian Health Plan: where do ATOD services fit?
Delegate discussion
 
Chair: John West
Ballroom 2 and 3
 
12:45 – 1:45pm Lunch
1:45 – 3:15pm
Concurrent Session
 
Practice & Trends
Ballroom 3
Sector Development
Harbour View Room 2
Service Integration
Ballroom 2

Dr Nicole Lee

A natural history of methamphetamine use & mental health problems: can we sort the chicken from the egg?

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Dr Rosemary Dobber & Dr Stephen Pinkus

Selective inattention, focused therapy and substance abuse: a blend of individual and family therapy

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Dr Anna Dimsey
Who attends A&D counselling in community settings?
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Jo Khoo & Larry Pierce

A whole of sector approach to workforce development: beyond training

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Shandell Elmer

Developing organisational capacity: from quality we learn

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Maree Fudge
It’s our Industry Plan – so what’s it all about?
Presentation pending

Peter Fielding

Collaborative relationships: buzz words with bite

Presentation pending

Neil Baker, Pat Burton & Jann Smith

“Sitting in their space” – a responsive model for the delivery of alcohol and drug counselling

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Kym Goodes
The northern Tasmanian Headspace initiative
Presentation pending

Chair: Sharon Dawe Chair: Jill Rundle Chair: Kevin Marriott
3:15 – 3:45pm Afternoon Tea
3:45 – 5:15pm
Concurrent Session
 
Practice – Illicits
Ballroom 3
Sector Development
Harbour View Room 2
Innovative approaches to addressing youth ATOD use
Ballroom 2

Belinda Lloyd

Gender and participation in opioid substitu-tion treatment programs: how do patient characteristics for men and women differ?

Presentation pending

Dr Stuart Hooper

Benzodiazapine prescribing in Tasmania

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Kathryn Law
Establishing a pharmacy for the Tasmanian Alcohol and Drug Service
Presentation pending

Tanya Merinda & Fiona CraigCollaborative capacity building: service delivery and peak body partnerships

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Tracey Groombridge

The journey of integrating evidence based practice in your organisation: a case study

Presentation pending

Kris McCracken
A clinical supervision model for Tasmania: is a one size fits all achievable?
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Dr Clarissa Hughes

Real world research: using the social norms model to support safe drinking among young people

Presentation pending

Dr Roberta Julian

Risky business? The perception and reality of alcohol–related harm among rural high school students

Presentation pending

Katie Daly
Exploring a new alcohol and drug treatment approach for young people: group programs for pre-existing social networks
Presentation pending

Chair: Dr Adrian Reynolds Chair: Larry Pierce Chair: David Templeman
5:30 – 7:30pm
Welcome Reception Harbour View Room 1
5:30 – 7:30pm
Satellite Meeting: Australian Psychological Society Professional Development Seminar Sponsored by the APS Psychology and Substance Use Interest Group Harbour View Room 2
 
Day 2 Tuesday 29th April
9:00 – 10:30am
Opening Plenary
 
Keynote Address

Professor Sharon Dawe

Improving family function in high risk families with parental substance abuse issues

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Featured Speaker

Professor Rob White

Drugs, crime and rehabilitation

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Chair: Kevin Marriott
Ballroom 2 and 3
 
10:30 – 11:00am
Morning Tea Report Launch “Coming Down the High Road – Doing Residential Drug Rehabilitation”
Professor Rob White & Hannah Graham
Harbour View Room 2
11:00 – 12:30pm
Concurrent Session
 
Responding to the drugs/crime nexus
Ballroom 3
Building EffectiveServices
Harbour View Room 2
Practice
Chancellor Room 4
Workshop
Ballroom 2

Dr Christopher J. Wake ATODS in Risdon Prison: are we up to speed?

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Pat Burton
Supporting options for people leaving prison: the Post Release Options Program

Presentation pending

Peter Fraser & Jenny Begent
Developing an integrated model of care for people accessing residential rehabilitation
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Jill Rundle

TheWA experience of raising the AOD Sector profile

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Tamara Speed Consumer participation: a role for us all?

Presentation pending

Emma Walkem
2007 National Drug Strategy (TAS) service evaluation: results and future training options
Presentation pending

Shelagh Curtain

Presentation pending

Alice Rota-Bartelink

A model of care for older people with alcohol related brain injury

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Teresa Hinton Managing alcohol and drug issues: Profiling the impact of clients’ substance use on a non-government organisation
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Dr Nicole Lee Comorbidity screening and intervention: PsyCheck and other options for AOD practice settings

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Chair: Ros Alexander Chair: Sam Biondo Chair: Lesley Edwards Chair: Michelle Swallow
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:00pm
Plenary
 
Featured Speakers

Dr Harley Stanton

A hawk eye view of tobacco’s continuing challenge in Tasmania

Presentation pending

Chris Rampling
Tasmanian Pharmacotherapy Program: role of the State ADS in providing effective services
Presentation pending

 
Chair: Noel Mundy
Ballroom 3
 
3:00 – 4:00pm Afternoon Tea & Poster Session
5:30 – 7:30pm
Satellite Meeting
ATOD Peaks Network Meeting
Chancellor Room 4
3:45 – 5:15pm
Concurrent Session
 
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Panel Discussion
Ballroom 3
Preventing harm in Future Generations
Harbour View Room 2
Workshop
Ballroom 2

How do we ensure safe and responsive services for people on opioid pharmacotherapy?

No presentation available for this session

Dr Therese Grant

Agents of change: effective interventions with high-risk substance-abusing mothers

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Vicki Russell What will it take to get FASD on the policy agenda table in Australia: dis-mantling a stonewall of avoidance and denial

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Diane Brokenshire Effects of parental substance abuse and mental illness on children

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Liz Little When the Justice and Health systems meet: can true love blossom?
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Chair: Assoc. Prof. Alison Ritter Chair: Larry Burd Chair: Lesley Edwards
 
Day 3 Wednesday 30th April
9:00 – 10:30am
Opening Plenary
 
Keynote Address

Professor Robin Room

What works in reducing alcohol problems: the research evidence

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Featured Speaker

Dr Larry Burd

The USA experience of addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: what lessons can we learn?

Presentation pending

 
Chair: Daryl Smeaton
Ballroom 2 and 3
 
10:30 – 11:00am
Morning Tea    
11:00 – 12:15pm
Concurrent Session
 
Panel discussion
Ballroom 3
Tobacco Cessation
Harbour View Room 2
Workshop
Ballroom 2

How do we change Tasmania’s drinking culture to reduce harm?

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Marina Brkic

Outcomes of the review of smoking cessation interventions in Tasmania

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Alison Smith & Mary Rayner

A smoke free program for clients with a mental illness: a collaboration of services

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Dr Maureen Davey & Tina Goodwin
Clearing the haze: the Aboriginal Health Service approach to decreasing tobacco related harms in the Tasmanian Aboriginal community

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Dr Rod MacQueen
Developing an innovative model of service effectiveness and efficiency

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Chair: Dr Roscoe Taylor Chair: Dr Harley Stanton Chair: Sam Biondo
 
Lunch  
1:00 – 2:30pm
Plenary
 
Featured Speakers

Professor Jan Copeland

Interventions for cannabis use disorder: an overview

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Dr Nicole Lee
Speed signs: what we know about methamphetamine users and what it means for treatment

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Chair: Dr Adrian Reynolds
Ballroom 2 - 3
 
2:30 – 3:00pm
Plenary
 
Conference wrap up

 

 
Chair: David Clements
Ballroom 2 - 3
 
 
Major Sponsors Proud Sponsor Session Sponsor
The ATDC would like to thank the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart and the Drug Education Network (DEN) for supporting the First Annual ATDC Conference: ATOD Practice, Integration & Development
Disclaimer
The information contained in this publication is correct at the time of printing. The Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council of Tasmania Inc reserves the right to alter or delete items from the program as circumstances dictate and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions and changes.
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