Bendigo Community Health Services and Burnet Institute is embarking on an All Time High regional roadshow to support professionals working with people using any type of drug.
The roadshow will involve a series of workshops covering topics such as evolving drug patterns, injecting behaviour among forensic cohort and Hep C transmission in communities that inject drugs.
Castlemaine, Maryborough, Echuca, Swan Hill and Mildura will host roadshow stops.
The roadshow is an expansion of the successful Bendigo All Time High forums run by Bendigo Community Health Services last year.
The State Government's Ice Action Plan will fund the roadshow with Minister for Mental Health Martin Foley announcing the grant during a visit to Bendigo last year.
BOOK YOUR PLACE: See the full list of venues and dates and links to book your place below
The workshops are designed to deliver the latest information to professionals to help build knowledge and skills so they can provide the best support to people under their care.
Burnet Institute will provide presenters for the roadshow, including:
Michael Curtis
Michael is working as a research assistant for the PATH Cohort Study and MIX Cohort Study. His research interests include injecting drug use, homelessness, mental health, young people and post-prison outcomes.
Penny Hill
With a background in community health and harm reduction sector, Penny has worked in needle syringe programs and primary health care facilities in Melbourne and Sydney. She founded Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia.
Dr Bernadette Ward
Doctor Ward is a Senior Research Fellow at Monash Rural Health in Bendigo. Bernadette has a background in public health and track record in alcohol research, particularly in relation to youth and families. She is a Chief Investigator on the NHMRC funded five-year longitudinal VMAX study: Understanding meth use in Victoria.
The full list of venues, dates and Eventbrite links to register your place are:
June 20 - Castlemaine
Anglican Church Hall, 10am-11.30am
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June 20 - Maryborough
MDH Medical Clinic, 4 Neil Street.
2pm - 3.30pm
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June 21 - Echuca
Echuca Regional Health, 226 Service Street. 11am - 1pm
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June 22 - Swan Hill
The Grain Shed, 2 King Street
11am - 12.30pm
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July 4 - Mildura
Sunraysia Community Health Services, 137 Thirteenth Street. 1pm - 2.30pm
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