12th Jan 2010: The University of Sydney and NSW Health have recently collaborated to develop a series of 13 downloadable drug and alcohol PowerPoint lectures covering ten core drug and alcohol topics. The series has been developed by leading experts and is directed towards GPs, students, nurses, and other healthcare workers.

Contributors to the comorbidity lecture included: Associate Professor Kate Conigrave, Dr Glenys Dore, Dr Joanne Ferguson, Professor Paul Haber, Dr Kezia Lange and Professor Maree Teesson
 
You can download the comorbidity lecture or the whole series here

22 Dec 2009: The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) has released a new resource for alcohol and other drugs clinicians.

Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings was written by Katherine L Mills, Mark Deady, Heather Proudfoot, Claudia Sannibale, Maree Teesson, Richard Mattick, Lucy Burns

The Guidelines were developed  in collaboration with clinicians, researchers, consumers and carers from across Australia, with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The purpose of the Guidelines is to provide AOD workers with up-to-date, evidence-based information on the management of comorbid mental health conditions in AOD treatment settings. Download the Guidelines from the NDARC website

10th Dec 2009: The Northern Mallee Dual Diagnosis Service in partnership with Sunraysia Community Health Services has developed models for Integrated Dual Diagnosis Alcohol & Drug Withdrawal for both Enhanced Home Based Withdrawal and  Hospital Based Withdrawal -  downloadable here