NCPIC - National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre

2009 Conference Workshops

Monday 7 September 2009

11:00 – 12:30pm
# Workshop Speakers
1 Using modelling to inform cannabis policy Dr Caitlin Hughes and Marian Shanahan (Drug Policy Modelling Program, UNSW)
2 Making the Link – A school-based approach to improving help-seeking for young people Bonnie Berridge and Dr Kate Hall (Orygen Centre)
3 Treating excessive use of cannabis and co-morbid problems in adolescents: A residential model Jagdish Dua, Michael Kirton, Mark Ferry and Ronan O’Connor (Ted Noffs Foundation)

Tuesday 8 September 2009

1:30 – 3:00pm
# Workshop Speakers
4 Issues in engaging Indigenous cannabis users in treatment Dr Julia Butt and Associate Professor Edward Wilkes (National Drug Research Institute)
5 Alternate delivery models for cannabis treatment Dr Sally Rooke, Tracey Wright, Peter Gates (NCPIC) and Dr Lisa Marsch (National Drug Research Institute). Symposium chaired by Dr Melissa Norberg (NCPIC)
6 Cannabis, young people and the law Dr Katie Willis (Australian Institute of Criminology)