Addiction and Substance Use in Australia

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Lecture Overview

Have you ever thought about how your own biases may affect the way we engage with someone? Addiction is complex and can be influenced by a range of factors. In this lecture, Geoff Ahern delves into substance use and outlines how we as health professionals should approach addiction.

Educator

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Geoffrey Ahern View profile
Geoffrey Ahern is a senior mental health clinician with the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the North West Mental Health Team, and director of the Informed Mind Consultancy education service. Geoffrey has experience in emergency, trauma and psychiatric nursing, as well as rural nursing and alcohol and drug counselling. Geoffrey has a passion for education, from individual mentoring to tertiary lecturing, and is interested in the intersections between mental health and nutrition.
Details
CPD time39m
First Published06 December 2019
Updated05 December 2019
Expires
29 June 2024
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Topics
Drugs
Addiction and Substance Abuse
Emergency
Alcohol