From the President
It’s an exciting time for APSAD with some major changes and upgrades for the Society.
The 31st APSAD Conference: Culture of Change is being held 18 - 21 November at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the preliminary program is up on the conference website and the call for Late Breaking Abstracts is out. We are again delighted to have a great range of keynote speakers, as well as a very high standard of oral papers, posters, symposia and workshops. There is a great line up on the Sunday of pre-conference workshops covering a number of topics and there will also be an ASPR workshop – Quikfix – which is the start of a new collaboration between APSAD and Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR) conferences, with Professor Steve Allsop running an APSAD workshop at the ASPR Conference in WA in December. Also, just a reminder that all the Sunday pre-conference workshops are free to APSAD Members.
We’re very excited to announce a great new addition to this year’s conference, the Guided Poster Tour, with some of the Keynote Speakers and other key AOD professionals being Tour Guides, there’s more information on this in the newsletter.At last year’s conference in Hobart I had the pleasure of presenting Professor David Kavanagh with the APSAD Award for Excellence in Science and Research Senior Scientist Award, and the Early Career Award to Dr Suzanne Nielsen. If you know someone in the AOD field who has made an outstanding contribution to reducing the harms associated with alcohol and other drug use, please nominate them before 21 September. Nomination forms are available to download on our website along with a list of past winners.
Please spare a moment to visit the brand new APSAD website. The website offers a new Member’s section, which will be expanded upon within the coming months, and already includes past conference photos. We endeavour to have a member’s forum where we encourage discussion on topics with other members. To make life a little easier we have included online facilities to pay for your annual membership subscription fee with increased choices and discounts if you pay for more than one year at a time.
The APSAD Office will be relocating after six years at the Langton Centre in Surry Hills, with a move to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Specialty Society building at 149 Macquarie St. A big thank you to Associate Professor Nick Lintzeris and team for their generosity over the years. CLICK HERE to download our new contact details. We’ll be having an office warming party in December, invitations will be sent out to members soon. I hope you can join us to celebrate our move and come to see the new office.
Our Annual AGM will be held at the conference, a notice was sent out to members in early September, if you didn’t receive yours please contact the APSAD office for a copy or go to the new website. There will be discussion on some significant issues and the direction APSAD should be taking for members including workforce and policy advocacy for members, and I strongly urge members to attend and have a say on how you feel APSAD should proceed and how we can best support our members and stay a relevant Society.
I look forward to seeing you in Melbourne this November.
Amanda Baker
We are very pleased to confirm the following Keynote speakers for the 2012 APSAD Conference.
Confirmed Keynote speakers are:
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Prof. Robert West, Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London
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Prof. Alison Ritter, Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program, NDARC, University of NSW, Sydney
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Prof. Ann Roche, Director, The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University, Adelaide
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A/ Prof. Kypros Kypri, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
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John Marsden Reader in Addiction Psychology, King's College London
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Prof. Alex Wodak is President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and was President of the International Harm Reduction Association (1996-2004).
2012 James Rankin Oration
APSAD is very pleased to announce that the 2012 James Rankin Oration being presented at the APSAD Conference in Melbourne will be Associate Professor Robert Ali, Director, Drug & Alcohol Services South Australia WHO Collaborating Centre for the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Problems.
CLICK HERE - To read the history James Rankin Oration
Pre Conference Workshops
We are excited to announce we have locked in a comprehensive range of informative workshops for this year's conference.
The Workshops are inclusive for APSAD and DANA members - and are a cost for Non Members.
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Managing Comorbid Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Drug and Alcohol Treatment - Presenter: Andrew Baillie, Psychology Department, Macquarie University.
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ASPR Workshop - QuikFix – A brief motivational interviewing intervention for cannabis and mental health Workshop - Presenter: Etty Matalon, National Clinical Training Manager, National Cannabis Prevention & Information
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Will You Still Assess Me, Will You Still Treat me (Age-Appropriately), when I’m 64? Presenters:Stephen Bright1, Simon Ruth1, Katherine Walsh1, John Beck2 & Arlene Fink2 1Peninsula Health, Victoria, Australia 2UCLA, California, USA
FOR FURTHER DETAILS - CLICK HERE
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APSAD AWARDS 2012
The Annual APSAD Awards for Excellence in Science and Research are now open for Nominations!
HURRY NOMINATIONS CLOSE 21 SEPTEMBER!
The Awards are designed to provide peer recognition for those working in the drug and alcohol field in Australasia. The closing date for nominations and receipt of all associated documentation for the “2012 APSAD Awards” is 17:00 on the 21 September 2012.
The Awards will be presented at the 2012 APSAD Conference Dinner in Melbourne, 20 November
There are three categories of Award
The Early Career Award / for excellence in research and practice relative to career opportunities.
The Senior Scientist Award / for a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of substance use and misuse.
The First People's Award / Recognises an individual that has made an important contribution to the advancement
of the health of Aboriginal, Islander or Māori people.
For further information contact the APSAD Office:
Ph: (02) 9331-7747
Email: exec.officer@apsad.org.au
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All three Awards reflect excellence in the application of theory and knowledge to any aspect of drug and alcohol use or misuse.
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Recipients of the APSAD Awards will be recognised as having made an outstanding contribution to reducing the harms associated
with alcohol and other drug use in Australasia.
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Each Award receives a plaque and $2,500.
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2012
HAVEN'T HAD TIME YET TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP?
APSAD Website "Members Area" -
How to create your LOG ON details for our Members AREA -
Your Username: Is your email address that APSAD has on file.
Password: apsad123456
Please update your password to a more secure one, once you have logged in.
* kindly note that you can only access this area if you are a current financial member.
If any of your contact details have changed email your updated details to admin.officer@apsad.org.au
APSAD NEW CONTACT DETAILS
Office location:
Suite 14, Level 6
149 Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Postal address
PO Box R1014
Sydney NSW 2001
Phones:
General Office/DAR - +61 2 9252 2281
Executive Officer - +61 29252 2297
Fax: +61 2252 2209
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APSAD NEWS
We have old copies of the 'Drug and Alcohol Review' dating back to 2008 to giveaway if any of our members who are interested.
Send an email to Deborah - admin.officer@apsad.org.au
APSAD Newsletter is now going electronic on a monthly basis - we welcome APSAD members contributions to our monthly newsletter.
Email: admin.officer@apsad.org.au
New Contact Details
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
21 Sept: Voting Closes for the APSAD AWARDS
1 Oct: Late Breakers Abstracts Deadline
18 - 21 Nov: APSAD Scientific Conference Melbourne
20 Nov: APSAD AGM Melbourne Convention Centre 5pm
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