The Event

Keynote Speaker

We are delighted to announce internationally-renowned Professor Thomas Kerr from the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS as our Keynote Speaker for the Colloquium.

Professor Kerr will present on ‘Harm Reduction in Vancouver, Canada: Responding to a Public Health Emergency’.

Topics Covered

Emerging issues and new developments in hepatitis.

  • Linkages between injecting drug use and mental health.
  • Overdose and state of the art overdose responses.
  • Managing the injecting environment, including the contentious issues of supervised injecting facilities and vending machines.
Sessions will be highly interactive, with expert presentations and substantial opportunities for audience participation.

Schedule

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday 18 July, 2011

Date & Time

Monday 18 July 2011

Venue

7th Floor
Alfred Centre, Burnet Institute
85 Commercial Road
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
3004

Contact

Please contact Liz Nicol to register your interest:


Speaker

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    Professor Thomas Kerr

    • Co-director of the Addiction and Urban Health Research Initiative at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS