Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Nursing, Midwifery &
Aboriginal Health Worker Practicum 2009
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Nursing, Midwifery &
Aboriginal Health Worker Practicum 2009
August 20th and 21st 2009
GRAND CHIFLEY HOTEL
South Terrace Adelaide
Aim
To increase the confidence, knowledge and skills of nurses, midwives and Aboriginal
health workers, working across the health care system, in recognising and
addressing alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) related health problems.
Practicum team
 SA Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Nursing & Midwifery Statewide Action
Group
 Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia (DANA)
 The University of Adelaide, Discipline of Nursing
Practicum Chairperson:
Charlotte de Crespigny RN PhD FRCNA
Professor of Drug and Alcohol Nursing
Joint Chair, Discipline of Nursing
The University of Adelaide & Drug and Alcohol Services SA
Why offer a Practicum for Nurses, Midwives and Aboriginal Health Workers?
The Convening partners believe strongly in offering quality educational programs to
Aboriginal health workers alongside nurses and midwives so as to enhance cultural
understanding, collaborative practice and quality health care.
This Practicum is being conducted in direct response to the expressed needs of
numerous general and specialist nurses, midwives, and Aboriginal health workers
from diverse metropolitan and country health services (acute and community) in SA.
For nurses, midwives and Aboriginal health workers to continue to make a significant
difference for clients affected by ATOD they require access to education and skills
development, underpinned by best evidence to apply this important aspect of health
care.
Key elements:
Knowledge, skills, best practice in screening, assessment, clinical management, brief
and early interventions, pharmacotherapies, care planning, follow-up and referral.
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Keynote presentations and workshop streams:
To ensure access to the required expertise, particular clinicians and educators are
being invited to present and lead the clinical skills workshops. The speakers will be
supported by their ‘Workshop Stream Facilitator’ from the convening team.
The program will focus on clinical decision making and collaborative practice in
relation to:
1. emergency presentations
2. adults with comorbidity
3. children and adolescents with comorbidity
4. management of intoxication and withdrawal
5. complex comorbidity in surgical/medical wards
6. acute and chronic pain management and addiction
7. working well with people from Aboriginal and diverse cultural
backgrounds
8. antenatal, postnatal and neonatal presentations
9. hot topics - brain; nurse prescribing; using validated screening tools
All participants will be provided with the PowerPoint presentations of all speakers and
workshop facilitators, as well as best practice guidelines, resources and referral
information.
What will happen?
The Practicum will be delivered over two days. The program will comprise concurrent
streams of practice based workshops on issues that nurses, midwives and Aboriginal
health workers have expressly asked for. There will also be key speakers and an
‘expert’ panel discussion.
There will be a ‘Showcase’ of relevant tertiary and continuing education courses,
health promotion resources, professional literature, community and self-help groups,
specialist services, programs and resources that can inform and support nurses,
midwives and Aboriginal health workers working with clients and families.
There also will be many opportunities for networking, interaction and information
sharing during the workshops, and at the Practicum dinner and breakfast.
Evidence of Participation:
All participants will receive certificates of participation for their professional portfolios.
Additional resources:
All participants will be given a suite of evidence based resources to take away as well
as receive by mail a CDRom containing all keynote papers and workshop
PowerPoint presentations after the practicum.
Affordability:
It is important that this Practicum is affordable and easily accessible for a wide range
of nurses, midwives and Aboriginal health workers from urban, rural and remote
areas. We are therefore keeping registration fees modest. Costs will be available by
31st March 2009.
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Venue:
The venue is the Chifley Hotel on South Terrace Adelaide, which is a comfortable
mid range venue with free parking, close to public transport and offers affordable
accommodation and meals.
For all registration and related inquires:
Practicum Event organiser
Sarah Scott
Discipline of Nursing
The University of Adelaide
Email: sarah.scott@adelaide.edu.au
For content related inquires:
Practicum Convenor
Charlotte de Crespigny
Statewide Action Group and DANA
Email: charlotte.decrespigny@adelaide.edu.au
Practicum Co Convenor
Peter Athanasos
Statewide Action Group andDANA
Email: peter.athanasos@adelaide.edu.au
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In 2000 the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Nursing and Midwifery Statewide
Action Group was established with the aim to guide and inform nursing and midwifery
alcohol and other drug related practice and education in South Australia. Members
are leaders and interested individuals from metropolitan and rural hospitals,
community health, midwifery services, mental health, youth health, child and
adolescent health, justice health, drug and alcohol, universities, Australian Nurses
Federation (SA), and private mental health and drug and alcohol services. The
Statewide Action Group has since worked steadily to boost the capacity of all nurses
and midwives in recognising and responding to people with alcohol, tobacco and
other drug related health conditions, wherever they present in the health care
system. Some of the Groups’ achievements include:
1. Development and dissemination of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Guidelines: Framework for Policy, Standards & Clinical Guidelines for Nurses
and Midwives 2003. Version 2. This resource is used in all public hospitals
across SA, NT and WA. To view this package go to:
www.dassa.sa.gov.au Professional Resources page
2. The First International Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Nursing & Midwifery
Conference: Making a World of Difference. 2003. Adelaide
3. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Clinical Guidelines for Nurses and
Midwives: Teaching Package 2007. To view this package go to:
www.dassa.sa.gov.au Professional Resources page
4. Emergency mental health, alcohol and other drugs (EMHAD). Since 2002 this
3 day intensive training program has been delivered 8 times a year to nurses,
midwives, Aboriginal health workers, Royal Flying Doctor Services, and
medical students from metropolitan and rural emergency hospital and related
services.
5. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Nursing, Midwifery & Aboriginal Health
Worker Practicum 2009.
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