Welcome 5 th Annual ACT ATOD Sector Conference Integration and Implementation: ATOD Research, Policy and Practice Tuesday 19 June 2012 National Portrait.

Welcome5th Annual ACT ATOD Sector Conference

Integration and Implementation: ATOD Research, Policy and Practice

Tuesday 19 June 2012National Portrait Gallery of Australia

ATODA & DAWPG

ATODA is the peak body representing the non-government and government ATOD sector in the ACT.

ATODA had its 2nd birthday last Friday!

Drug Action Week Planning Group • Organised 40+ events this year• Launch at the ACT Legislative Assembly • Promotion and coordination (calendar of events, etc)• This conference

And much more!

Drug Action Week

A national week of activities held to raise awareness about alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues in Australia and is an initiative of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) – the national peak.

Highlights the achievements of the committed individuals within the ATOD sector collaborating to reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related harm – including workers, consumers and carers.

+40 plus events across the ACT

About the conference

* Annual event, part of Drug Action Week* Lead by the Drug Action Week Planning Group, supported by the ACT ATOD CEOs & Workers Groups* Un-funded, cost-recovery, organised in-house * Chance to get together and learn together* Forge and share ideas* Participatory – lots of discussions* Support access to the evidence & support evidence-informed policy and practice* Opportunity some sector members may not often get

Agenda & housekeeping

S1&2: Opening & Reflections on where we have comeMorning tea: 10:30amS3: Learning from the past to inform the presentLunch and posters: 12:30pmS4: Operating in ambiguities: case studiesAfternoon tea: 2:45S5: Learning from experience: drug lawsClose: 5pm

Need anything? Look for the people with their hands up now!

Mobile phone to silent / vibrate please

Toilets in the hall

Showbags:program, water, pen,

Drug Action Week calendar, program,

evaluation form, resources

Vienna Declaration

“The criminalisation of illicit drug users is fuelling the HIV epidemic and has resulted in

overwhelmingly negative health and social consequences.

A full policy reorientation is needed.”

If you endorse the declaration (as an individual or an organisation),then jump on line at www.viennadeclaration.com

Opening session

Session 19am – 9:30am

Mrs Agnes Shea OAM

Ngunnawal Elder Welcome to Country

Professor Rachel Davey

Conference FacilitatorOpening Address

Where have we come from?Reflections over 20 years

Session 29:30am – 10:30am

Dr Phyll Dance

Australian National University

Dr Michael Tedeschi

Alcohol and Drug ServicesHealth Directorate, ACT Government

Ms Jude Byrne

Australian Illicit and Injecting Drug UsersLeague (AIVL)

A/Prof Lynne Magor-Blatch

University of Canberra

Discussion

Morning Tea

Please be back by 10:55am

Learning from the Past to inform the Present: Obstacles and Opportunities

Session 311am – 12:30pm

A/Prof John Fitzgerald

University of Melbourne

Dr Alex Wodak

Drug and Alcohol ServiceSt Vincent’s Hospital

Discussion

Afternoons with Max Marshall

Film Screening

Lunch & Posters

Please be back by 1:10pm

Operating in ambiguities

Session 41:15 – 2:45

Dr Monica Barratt

Curtin University

Mr Siosiua Lafitani Tofua'ipangai

Pacific Islander Community Leader, Australian Catholic University & Australian Kava Movement

Ms Carrie Fowlie

Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT

Discussion

Afternoon Tea

Please be back by 3:10pm

Learning from experience

Session 53:15pm – 4:45pm

Mr David Ridley & Ms Clare McGettrick

ACT Policing

Dr Caitlin Hughes

Drug Policy Modelling ProgramNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Professor Robin Room

Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre &University of Melbourne

Discussion

In closing…

Please complete your evaluation forms and leave in the box at the door

Start thinking…

* Nominating someone for the awards in Dec* Contributing to the next ACT Budget submission* About how you may want to get involved...

Thank you!

To all the presenters, organisers, participants and supporters!

See you all next year!

Thank you5th Annual ACT ATOD Sector Conference

Integration and Implementation: ATOD Research, Policy and Practice

Tuesday 19 June 2012National Portrait Gallery of Australia