Talking PointTalking Point is a regular series of publicly available lectures that aim to inspire, inform and challenge our notions of what we know about addiction and its impact across society. Health and social sector professionals and the general public are all welcome to attend. |
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- 2 December 2021Presented by Associate Professor, Petra Staiger, Deakin University
Behaviour change research strongly indicates that to successfully change habits we need to ensure that the behavioural goal is broken into realistic and manageable components. - 21 October 2021Presented by Dr Debbie Ling
What does the current evidence tell us about the state of compassion in healthcare? Are we in the midst of a compassion crisis in Australia? - 23 August 2021Presented by Dr James Gooden
This talk highlights some of the common presentations to our addiction neuropsychology service and discusses the role of potentially modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment in individuals with AOD histories. - 5 July 2021Presented by Associate Professor Rebecca McKetin
Currently there are no approved pharmacotherapies for methamphetamine dependence. - 10 May 2021Dr Sarah Callinan presents results from two studies conducted during 2020 on how drinking habits were changing during the pandemic.
- 1 December 2020Presented by Dr Jesse Young, this seminar will present findings on service use patterns and health outcomes for people with mental health and substance use disorders released from prison generated from several of the largest cohort studies to link routinely collected administrative health and justice data, globally. Implications for policy and practice will be discussed.
- 8 October 2020Presented by Professor Victoria Manning, you will learn about a new type of brain-training that addresses the subconscious drivers of addictive behaviours, called cognitive bias modification (CBM). Hear about the launch of a brand-new, personalised-CBM smartphone app designed to reduced alcohol craving and consumption that Turning Point & Monash researchers are about to trial.
- 26 April 2019Bryce D McLeod, Ph.D., Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, shares common elements of family therapy for adolescents experiencing substance problems.
- 10 April 2019Since 1996, internet addiction has been scientifically researched as a process addictive behaviour. This presentation by Olatz Lopez Fernandez PhD aims to show the evolution of this new addiction problem.
- 11 December 2018What does the existing evidence tell us about the design of an effective alcohol and drug treatment system?