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Drug & Alcohol Research and Innovation Active-Learning

DARIA

DARIA is the Drug and Alcohol Research and Innovation Active-Learning Network.

DARIA is an online monthly seminar program delivered by the National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED) in partnership with St Vincents Hospital Sydney.

The aim of the series is to promote innovative practice and share learnings and new ideas among clinicians and clinical researchers working in the field of methamphetamine, emerging drugs, and other areas of alcohol and drug health.

There are two types of seminars in the DARIA series: Journal Club, where research papers are reviewed and critiqued by presenters; and Presentations, where research findings are presented.

Join us for the 2023 series of DARIA
The DARIA seminar is on the third Monday of every month at 12pm on Zoom
access the seminar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82510820799

 

Add DARIA to your calendar: webinar-82510820799

 

Please see table below for the upcoming 2023 DARIA seminars:

Topic Presenter Date and time
Discontinuation on Opioid Treatment Plan (OTP) Thomas Lu 15 May 2023 at midday
Methamphetamine Data Emma Black & Adrian Dunlop 19 June 2023 at midday
TBA  TBA 17 July 2023 at midday
Psychosocial interventions for families Clare Rushton 21 August 2023 at midday
Methamphetamine addiction and sleep studies Rowan Ogeil 18 September 2023 at midday
WOMA study Nadine Ezard 16 October 2023 at midday
Cannabis and OTP Laila Parvaresh and Jack Wilson 20 November 2023 at midday

Join us for the 2023 series of DARIA
The DARIA seminar is on the third Monday of every month at 12pm on Zoom
access the seminar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82510820799

 

Add DARIA to your calendar: webinar-82510820799

 

Please see table below for the upcoming 2023 DARIA seminars:

Topic Presenter Date and time
Discontinuation on Opioid Treatment Plan (OTP) Thomas Lu 15 May 2023 at midday
Methamphetamine Data Emma Black & Adrian Dunlop 19 June 2023 at midday
TBA  TBA 17 July 2023 at midday
Psychosocial interventions for families Clare Rushton 21 August 2023 at midday
Methamphetamine addiction and sleep studies Rowan Ogeil 18 September 2023 at midday
WOMA study Nadine Ezard 16 October 2023 at midday
Cannabis and OTP Laila Parvaresh and Jack Wilson 20 November 2023 at midday

presented on 15 May 2023 by Dr Thomas Lu

Dr Thomas Lu is a GP in the Sutherland Shire, and also an addiction medicine trainee at the Langton Centre.

– 17 April 2023

Presented by Dr Krista Siefried & Alana Story

Dr Krista Siefried is an experienced Clinician Researcher with broad experience in academic investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored research including multi-centre randomised clinical trials, cohort studies, and case-control studies.

Krista’s background as a Registered Nurse led her to Clinical Research, where she has worked at every level of Clinical Research in various therapeutic areas including Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, HIV Medicine and Addiction Medicine.

Alana Story is the senior clinician for the Alcohol and Drug Contact Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital. Trained as a clinical counsellor, she has worked in different drug and alcohol settings for the last 6 years starting in rehab and community roles, then transitioning to St Vincent’s Hospital working in both STP and S-Check services as part of the Stimulant Services Team prior to her current role.

 

Poppy seed tea and thebaine poisoning – 12th December 2022

Presented by Dr Darren Roberts

Dr Darren Roberts is a physician subspecialising in clinical pharmacology, addiction medicine and nephrology. He is medical director of the NSW Poisons Information Centre, staff specialist in Drug Health at Sydney Local Health District, and Conjoint Associate Professor at University of New South Wales.


Prompt Response Network – 5th December 2022

Presented by Dr Penny Hill

Dr Penny Hill is the Prompt Response Network Lead and Emerging Drugs Research Fellow at NCCRED.


Drug testing in addiction medicine – 28th November 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Tremonti

Dr Chris Tremonti is an Addiction Physician and Clinical Pharmacologist working as a Staff specialist at St Vincent’s Hospital.


Cannabis hyperemesis management- 21st November 2022

Presented by Dr Jay Ramanathan & Dr Una Nic Ionmhain

Dr Nic Ionmhain is an Emergency Physician based in Liverpool hospital in NSW. With Dr Ramanathan, she is a member of the Liverpool Hospital Toxicology service and is a current NSW Poisons Information Centre Fellow.


Situational Counselling for Domestic Violence Disclosure – AOD Context – 14th November 2022

Presented by Adele Sheridan Magro

Manager of the Domestic & Family Violence Service at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Performance & Image Enhancement: what should health services be doing?- 31st October 2022

Presented by Dr James Blogg

Senior Staff Specialist, Drug Health Services at Sydney LHD


Case Management and Care Planning: Applying the NSW Health Clinical Care Standards in the AOD sector – 17th October 2022

Presented by Dr Suzie Hudson

Clinical Advisor to the Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs at the NSW Ministry of Health


The Alcohol and drug Cognitive Enhancement (ACE) Program – 26th September 2022

Presented by Dr Jamie Berry

Clinical Neuropsychologist, Director of group private practice, Advanced Neuropsychological Treatment Services (ANTS)
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Science at Macquarie University


Novel Opioids – Case Series on the use of Kamini – 19th September 2022

Presented by Dr Thileepan Naren

GP & Addiction Medicine Advanced Trainee, Western Health Melbourne. Co-host of Cracking Addiction podcast


Motivational Interviewing & Stages of Change – 12th September 2022

Presented by Dr David St Quintin

Clinical Psychologist, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District


Open-label trial of oral lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of acute methamphetamine withdrawal (the OLAM study) – 5th September 2022

Presented by Liam Acheson

PhD Candidate, NDARC, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Research Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Injectable Hydromorphone – Feasibility of Opioid Injecting Trial (FOPiT) – 22nd August 2022

Presented by Dr Craig Rodgers B Med MPH FRACGP FAChAM

Senior Staff Specialist, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Use of dexmedetomadine in alcohol withdrawal delirium – 15th August 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Tremonti FAChAM FRACP

Staff Specialist, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Alcohol use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities – Recent research and evidence – 1st August 2022

Kate Conigrave – Addiction Medicine Specialist and Public Health Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Co-Director Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol

Teagan Weatherall – Kamilaroi and Anaiwan woman, PhD candidate University of Sydney, Research assistant CRE in Indigenous Health and Alcohol


Methamphetamine use during pregnancy – 25th July 2022

Presented by Dr Angela O’Connor

Nurse and Midwife, Clinical Lead, North Metro Health Service


Motivational Interviewing and Trauma in the AOD space – 18th July 2022

Presented by Dr David St Quintin

Clinical Psychologist, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District


Telehealth Ambulatory Alcohol Withdrawal: Clean Slate Clinic – 4th July 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Davis

Staff Specialist, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Clean Slate Clinic


ChemSex and harm reduction for gay and bisexual men in Australia – 27th June 2022

Presented by A/Prof Adam Bourne

Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, LaTrobe University


Capacity and Substance Use Disorder – Alcohol – 20th June 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Ryan

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney

Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Westmead Hospital Clinical School


GHB Experiences and cultures of practices amongst LGBTQ people – 6th June 2022

Presented by Mr Jack Freestone

Alcohol and Other Drugs Research and Development, ACON

PhD Candidate, NCCRED & Kirby Institute, UNSW


Nitrous oxide-induced myeloneuropathy – 30th May 2022

Presented by Dr Grace Swart

Neurologist, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney


Psychedelics for the treatment of substance use disorders – 16th May 2022

Presented by Dr Jonathan Brett

Associate Professor, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Senior staff specialist, Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Addiction Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


The role of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking – 9th May 2022

Presented by Prof Hayden McRobbie

Professor, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney Australia

Consultant in Lifestyle Medicine, Lakes District Health Board, Rotorua, New Zealand


Methadone Buprenorphone Transfers – 11th April 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Tremonti FAChAM FRACP

Staff Specialist, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Pharmacotherapy for Methamphetamine Use Disorder – 4th April 2022

Presented by Dr Krista Siefried

Clinical Research Lead and Deputy Director, National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED)

Senior Lecturer, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Senior Research Fellow, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

– 17 April 2023

Presented by Dr Krista Siefried & Alana Story

Dr Krista Siefried is an experienced Clinician Researcher with broad experience in academic investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored research including multi-centre randomised clinical trials, cohort studies, and case-control studies.

Krista’s background as a Registered Nurse led her to Clinical Research, where she has worked at every level of Clinical Research in various therapeutic areas including Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, HIV Medicine and Addiction Medicine.

Alana Story is the senior clinician for the Alcohol and Drug Contact Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital. Trained as a clinical counsellor, she has worked in different drug and alcohol settings for the last 6 years starting in rehab and community roles, then transitioning to St Vincent’s Hospital working in both STP and S-Check services as part of the Stimulant Services Team prior to her current role.

 

Poppy seed tea and thebaine poisoning – 12th December 2022

Presented by Dr Darren Roberts

Dr Darren Roberts is a physician subspecialising in clinical pharmacology, addiction medicine and nephrology. He is medical director of the NSW Poisons Information Centre, staff specialist in Drug Health at Sydney Local Health District, and Conjoint Associate Professor at University of New South Wales.


Prompt Response Network – 5th December 2022

Presented by Dr Penny Hill

Dr Penny Hill is the Prompt Response Network Lead and Emerging Drugs Research Fellow at NCCRED.


Drug testing in addiction medicine – 28th November 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Tremonti

Dr Chris Tremonti is an Addiction Physician and Clinical Pharmacologist working as a Staff specialist at St Vincent’s Hospital.


Cannabis hyperemesis management- 21st November 2022

Presented by Dr Jay Ramanathan & Dr Una Nic Ionmhain

Dr Nic Ionmhain is an Emergency Physician based in Liverpool hospital in NSW. With Dr Ramanathan, she is a member of the Liverpool Hospital Toxicology service and is a current NSW Poisons Information Centre Fellow.


Situational Counselling for Domestic Violence Disclosure – AOD Context – 14th November 2022

Presented by Adele Sheridan Magro

Manager of the Domestic & Family Violence Service at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Performance & Image Enhancement: what should health services be doing?- 31st October 2022

Presented by Dr James Blogg

Senior Staff Specialist, Drug Health Services at Sydney LHD


Case Management and Care Planning: Applying the NSW Health Clinical Care Standards in the AOD sector – 17th October 2022

Presented by Dr Suzie Hudson

Clinical Advisor to the Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs at the NSW Ministry of Health


The Alcohol and drug Cognitive Enhancement (ACE) Program – 26th September 2022

Presented by Dr Jamie Berry

Clinical Neuropsychologist, Director of group private practice, Advanced Neuropsychological Treatment Services (ANTS)
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Science at Macquarie University


Novel Opioids – Case Series on the use of Kamini – 19th September 2022

Presented by Dr Thileepan Naren

GP & Addiction Medicine Advanced Trainee, Western Health Melbourne. Co-host of Cracking Addiction podcast


Motivational Interviewing & Stages of Change – 12th September 2022

Presented by Dr David St Quintin

Clinical Psychologist, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District


Open-label trial of oral lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of acute methamphetamine withdrawal (the OLAM study) – 5th September 2022

Presented by Liam Acheson

PhD Candidate, NDARC, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Research Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Injectable Hydromorphone – Feasibility of Opioid Injecting Trial (FOPiT) – 22nd August 2022

Presented by Dr Craig Rodgers B Med MPH FRACGP FAChAM

Senior Staff Specialist, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Use of dexmedetomadine in alcohol withdrawal delirium – 15th August 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Tremonti FAChAM FRACP

Staff Specialist, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Alcohol use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities – Recent research and evidence – 1st August 2022

Kate Conigrave – Addiction Medicine Specialist and Public Health Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Co-Director Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol

Teagan Weatherall – Kamilaroi and Anaiwan woman, PhD candidate University of Sydney, Research assistant CRE in Indigenous Health and Alcohol


Methamphetamine use during pregnancy – 25th July 2022

Presented by Dr Angela O’Connor

Nurse and Midwife, Clinical Lead, North Metro Health Service


Motivational Interviewing and Trauma in the AOD space – 18th July 2022

Presented by Dr David St Quintin

Clinical Psychologist, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District


Telehealth Ambulatory Alcohol Withdrawal: Clean Slate Clinic – 4th July 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Davis

Staff Specialist, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Clean Slate Clinic


ChemSex and harm reduction for gay and bisexual men in Australia – 27th June 2022

Presented by A/Prof Adam Bourne

Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, LaTrobe University


Capacity and Substance Use Disorder – Alcohol – 20th June 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Ryan

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney

Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Westmead Hospital Clinical School


GHB Experiences and cultures of practices amongst LGBTQ people – 6th June 2022

Presented by Mr Jack Freestone

Alcohol and Other Drugs Research and Development, ACON

PhD Candidate, NCCRED & Kirby Institute, UNSW


Nitrous oxide-induced myeloneuropathy – 30th May 2022

Presented by Dr Grace Swart

Neurologist, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney


Psychedelics for the treatment of substance use disorders – 16th May 2022

Presented by Dr Jonathan Brett

Associate Professor, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Senior staff specialist, Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Addiction Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


The role of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking – 9th May 2022

Presented by Prof Hayden McRobbie

Professor, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney Australia

Consultant in Lifestyle Medicine, Lakes District Health Board, Rotorua, New Zealand


Methadone Buprenorphone Transfers – 11th April 2022

Presented by Dr Chris Tremonti FAChAM FRACP

Staff Specialist, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Pharmacotherapy for Methamphetamine Use Disorder – 4th April 2022

Presented by Dr Krista Siefried

Clinical Research Lead and Deputy Director, National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED)

Senior Lecturer, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Senior Research Fellow, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adult Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Psychiatry – 24th October 2022

Presented by Dr Roman Pillay

Physician trainee at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney


Opioid Vs opioid-free analgesia after surgical discharge – 29th August 2022

Presented by Dr Eleanor McLaren MBChB BSc

Emergency Medicine Registrar, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Clinical management of cannabis withdrawal – 8th August 2022

Presented Dr Georgie Mair

GP Registrar, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Baclofen to prevent relapse in GHB dependent patients – 11th July 2022

Presented by Dr Ryan Cocker

Psychiatry (Addictions) Advanced Trainee, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

 


Pharmacotherapies for Methamphetamine Withdrawal – 23rd May 2022

Presented by Mr Liam Acheson

PhD Candidate, NDARC, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Research Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney


Bupropion and naltrexone for methamphetamine use disorder – 2nd May 2022

Presented by Dr Jeku Jacob

Paper discussed: Trivedi, M. H., Walker, R., Ling, W., Dela Cruz, A., Sharma, G., Carmody, T., Ghitza, U. E., Wahle, A., Kim, M., Shores-Wilson, K., Sparenborg, S., Coffin, P., Schmitz, J., Wiest, K., Bart, G., Sonne, S. C., Wakhlu, S., Rush, A. J., Nunes, E. V., & Shoptaw, S. (2021). Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder. New England Journal of Medicine384(2), 140–153. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2020214