Events

Drug checking: What can Australia’s Victoria learn from Canada’s Victoria?

RMIT University, Kaleide Theatre, Building 8, 360 Swanston Street, Melbourne Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Drug checking: What can Australia's Victoria learn from Canada's Victoria? Hosted by Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT, Swanston St, Melbourne. Co-hosted by the Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Harm Reduction Victoria, Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, Yarra Drug and Health Forum and the Victorian Substance Use Research Forum When: Tuesday 20th August, 4-5:30pm, followed by

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Student Open Night 2024: Turning Point

Turning Point 110 Church Street, Richmond

Unlock Your Future at Turning Point's Student Open Night! Join us on Wednesday, 28 August, 4 to 8pm at 110 Church Street, Richmond, to explore educational pathways in addiction sciences. Learn about our comprehensive range of programs – including internships, scholarships, postgraduate courses, and PhD projects – in collaboration with Monash University. Highlights of the

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Tuesdays with Nexus 17 September 2024

Online via Zoom

Topic: The increasing prevalence and harms of new synthetic drugs Presenter: Associate Professor​​​​ Dimitri Gerostamoulos Head, Forensic Sciences & Chief Toxicologist, Forensic Services, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University Tuesdays with Nexus is a monthly interactive online session. It is an invitation to connect professionally and share information. Register for Tuesdays at

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LiverWELL and St Vincent’s HEPReady Essentials

Online via Zoom

Overview HEPReady Essentials Online is designed for health and community workers who want a basic overview of viral hepatitis and liver health, or would like to refresh their knowledge. This training is delivered regularly throughout the year, with sessions delivered fully online. It covers new treatments, stigma and discrimination, a lived experience perspective, as well

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VSURF: Tracking the highs and lows: Methamphetamine and heroin price and purity changes in Melbourne, Victoria between 2009 and 2020 with Dr Kasun Rathnayake

Online webinar

The Victorian Substance Use Research Forum (VSURF) are pleased to invite you to our *online* October webinar where Dr Kasun Rathnayake from the Burnet Institute will be presenting work examining  changes in the price and purity of methamphetamine and heroin in Melbourne, Victoria between 2009 and 2020. Please email vicsubstanceuseresearchforum@gmail.com to be added to the

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Tuesdays with Nexus

Online

Topic: MIND Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub Abbotsford: providing psychosocial supports for people experiencing mental health concerns and life stressors including substance use. Presenter: Callum Fleming, Lead Practitioner, Mental Health & Wellbeing Hubs, Mind Australia Tuesdays with Nexus is a monthly interactive online session. It is an invitation to connect professionally and share information. Register for Tuesdays

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Tuesdays with Nexus

Online

Topic: Carer's Can Ask: A simple tool for complex questions Facilitated by: Lachlan Preece, Lived Experience Project Worker, Nexus Integrated Care Tuesdays with Nexus is a monthly interactive online session. It is an invitation to connect professionally and share information. Register for Tuesdays at Nexus at the link below. This session is the last Tuesdays

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Tuesdays with Nexus 18 February 2025

Topic: The latest from the AOD sector: VAADA project updates Presenter: Gillian Clark, AOD Strategy and Reform Manager, Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) Tuesdays with Nexus is a monthly interactive online session. It is an invitation to connect professionally and share information. Register for Tuesdays with Nexus sessions at the link below.

Free

Tuesdays with Nexus 15 April 2025

Online

Topic: Better Health and Housing Program: Lessons Learnt Speaker: Jacqui Garbett, Team Leader, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Tuesdays with Nexus is a monthly interactive online session. It is an invitation to connect professionally and share information. Register for Tuesdays with Nexus sessions at the link below.

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