NCPIC - National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre

2009 Conference Program

Day One – Monday 7 September 2009
8:30 – 9:00am Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 10:30am Session One
  • Indigenous welcome to country
  • Welcome from NCPIC Director – Professor Jan Copeland
  • Cannabis harms: What the research tells us – Professor David Fergusson
  • Cannabis policy: An international perspective – A/Professor Alison Ritter
10:30 – 11:00am Morning Tea
11:00 – 12:30pm Session Two (Workshops)
Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3
Using modelling to inform cannabis policy – Dr Caitlin Hughes Marian Shanahan. Making the Link – A school-based approach to improving help-seeking for young people – Bonnie Berridge and Dr Kate Hall Treating excessive use of cannabis and co-morbid problems in adolescents: A residential model – Jagdish Dua, Michael Kirton, Mark Ferry and Ronan O’Connor
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:15pm Session Three
  • The WA Cannabis Infringement Notice Scheme - Outcomes and lessons – Professor Simon Lenton
  • Cannabis and the criminal justice system – Dr Katie Willis
  • Cannabis potency and adulterants – Dr Wendy Swift
3:15 – 3:45pm Afternoon Tea
3:45 – 5:15pm Session Four
  • Management of cannabis and comorbidity: Psycho-social and pharmacological interventions – Professor Alan Green
  • Web-based interventions – Dr Lisa Marsch
  • Summation of the day – Professor Steve Allsop
Day Two – Tuesday 8 September 2009
8:30 – 9:00am Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 10:30am Session One
  • Cannabis and cannabinoids – Dr Iain McGregor
  • Cannabis and cognitive function – Dr Nadia Solowij
  • Cannabis, adolescence and the brain – A/Professor Dan Lubman
10:30 – 11:00am Morning Tea
11:00 – 12:30pm Session Two
  • Cannabis prevention and education overview – Paul Dillon
  • Cannabis and vulnerable young people – Dr John Howard
  • Indigenous cannabis issues – A/Professor Alan Clough
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:00pm Session Three (Workshops)
Workshop 4 Workshop 5 Workshop 6
Issues in engaging Indigenous cannabis users in treatment – Dr Julia Butt and A/Prof Edward Wilkes. Alternate delivery models for cannabis treatment – Dr Sally Rooke, Tracey Wright, Peter Gates and Dr Lisa Marsch. Symposium chaired by Dr Melissa Norberg. Cannabis, young people and the law – Dr Katie Willis.
3:00 – 3:30pm Afternoon Tea
3:30 – 5:00pm Session Four
  • Cannabis and schizophrenia – Dr Peter McKenna
  • The impact of cannabis on mental health care delivery: A systems perspective – Professor David Kavanagh
  • Closing remarks – Professor Ian Webster