As part of our effort to provide workforce development to our membership and other professionals working in the AOD sector APSAD is holding Training Webinars throughout the year either alone or in conjunction with other organisations.
Webinars are a great way to further your professional development & expertise on particular topics of interest to you. Webinars are open for everyone to attend, and are free.
DISCLAIMER
The views expressed by presenters and speakers are not necessarily the views of APSAD, and the Society does not accept responsibility for any information, research, recommendation or advice presented.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Strengthening Syphilis Awareness and Care in AOD Services
Date: Thursday, 25 June 2026
Time:
NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT, TAS: 1:00pm-2:00pm (AEST)
SA & NT: 12:30pm-1:30pm (ACDT)
WA: 11:00am-12:00pm (AWST)
Audience: Clinical and non-clinical staff working across AOD care.
Presenters:
Bianca Davidde | GP and Addiction Medicine Specialist, SA Prison Health Service, Drug and Alcohol Services SA
Joël Murray | Policy and Evaluation Specialist, AIVL
Course description:
Syphilis rates have tripled in Australia over the past decade, highlighting the urgent need for greater awareness, screening and early intervention across a range of health and community settings. People accessing alcohol and other drug (AOD) services often face additional barriers to care and are at increased risk of sexually transmissible infections (STIs), including syphilis. Staff working in these settings are uniquely positioned to support timely access to testing, treatment, and care.
Presented by APSAD and ASHM, this free one-hour webinar is designed for both clinical and non-clinical staff working in AOD services. The session will explore the current syphilis landscape in Australia and key considerations for AOD settings, alongside practical insights, real-world examples, and peer perspectives to strengthen confidence in supporting people at higher risk to access sexual health care.
Learning outcomes:
On completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the current syphilis context, including current trends and concerns.
- Recall priority populations for syphilis and related considerations relevant to AOD settings.
- Recognise key signs and symptoms of syphilis.
- Identify testing, referral, and follow-up considerations for syphilis and congenital syphilis.
- Identify practical strategies, models of care and trauma-informed approaches to reduce barriers and support timely access to care.
Target audience:
Clinical and non-clinical staff working across AOD care.
Funding:
This course received funding from the Australian Centre for Disease Control.
ASHM is an RACGP-accredited CPD Provider under the RACGP CPD Program. This activity can be self-claimed for 1 EA hour.
A statement of attendance will be provided for full attendees.
QUICKLINKS TO WEBINARS
ASVCP-SIG Webinars - Held on the last Tuesday each month. Chaired by: Ryan Courtney, ASVCP-SIG Chair
INSIGHT Webinars - Proudly brought to you by Metro North Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Service and delivered in partnership with APSAD
RACP Webinars - Part of the Specialty Society Webinar Service pilot that is being undertaken by the RACP in partnership
PAST WEBINARS
2014
Naloxone - why YOU should be prescribing before Christmas
Presented by Associate Professor Nicholas Lintzeris
This webinar will give you the information, the confidence and the tools to start prescribing now.
Background to extended distribution of naloxone including historical, international and national context, as well as legal/prescribing issues.
Naloxone is a well-known and long used medication to reverse effects of opiates in the event of overdose. Yet Australia lags in making this life saving drug more widely available. While scheduling change may be one longer term option, we must not let this further delay extended availability.
Click here to view the webinar Naloxone - why YOU should be prescribing before Christmas
PAST WORKSHOPS
Previous workshops held around Australia are listed below, including presentations and programs where available.
Sydney
2010:
Timetable: Workshop Timetable
Presentations:
- Donna Bull - Cannabis Guidelines presentation
- Glenys Dore - PTSD Detox study
- IDU and primary care
- Milton L Cohen- Opioids in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain A Question of Balance
- Prescription Opioid Dependence
- Threat of Growing Consumption of SRPOs
2007:
Timetable: 2007 Workshop Timetable
Presentations:
- 07Baker-APSAD-Workshop-060807
- 07Dore-APSAD-Workshop P1
- 07Dore-APSAD-Workshop P2
- 07Hedge -APSAD-Workshop
- 07Shearer-APSAD-Worshop
- 07vanBeek-APSAD-Workshop
Adelaide
2011:
Timetable: 2011 Adelaide Lakeside Symposium
2009:
Timetable: 2009 Adelaide Lakeside Symposium
2007
Timetable: 2007Adelaide Lakeside Symposium
Hobart
2010:
Timetable:2010 Hobart Workshop