Session One: Substance use in the COVID-19 era: Research findings and clinical implications

Date: Thursday, 5 November

Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm

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The first session is focused on research findings and clinical implications of substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The session includes presentations on projects and studies driven by researchers at NDARC including Drug Trends, the Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats’ (ADAPT) Study, Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study (APSALS), and the COVID-19 Health Care Workers (HEROES) Study.

There will also be a panel discussion with experts from wide ranging fields, including:

• Jude Byrne, National Project Coordinator at the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)
• Dr Fadil Pedic, Manager, Strategic Research and Evaluation, Alcohol and Other Drugs at NSW Health
• Julie Babineau, CEO of Odyssey House