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1 Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Centre Providing the evidence base to reduce harmful AOD use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities Kathy Ride, Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Today s presentation Brief introduction to the Centre Background information on the development of the Centre Demonstration of what you can find on the Centre New developments 2 What is the Australian Indigenous Alcohol? The Centre: is a new web resource designed to provide quality, up-to-date information about alcohol and other drugs aims to make knowledge readily accessible to inform policy, research, and teaching provides practical support to the workforce and communities 3 4 How did the Centre come about? Australian Government s commitment to preventing harmful substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Underpinned by the concept of harm minimisation and the three pillars of the National Drug Strategy Funding Funded under an agreement between the Australian Government Department of Health and Edith Cowan University (ECU) Development of web resource to provide knowledge support for AOD workforce and communities, and decision support to government 5 6 1

2 How is the Centre managed? Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet National Research Centres support partners Two concepts underpin the work of the Centre: Providing the evidence-base to enable informed decision making - relevant research and other information is collated and made available to inform the work of practitioners, policy makers and others with a stake in Indigenous health transfer - involves making these research findings available in a way that has immediate, practical utility National Reference Group 7 8 Translational research to action process Programs and projects Professional practice Yarning places inquiry Health promotion resources Health practice resources Reviews of AOD topics Plain language reviews Translational research Indigenous AOD bibliography synthesis tools/products 9 10 What can you find on the Centre? Background and supporting information about : Centre. substance use causes and health impacts in common social determinants harm minimisation the role in Australia s national drug policy workforce support for practitioners workforce development

3 What can you find on the Centre? Specific topic information Each section includes: about: Alcohol Reviews and background information Illicit drugs Policies and strategies Prescription drugs Health promotion and practice resources Volatile substances Workforce information alcohol section Other features Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) AOD Yarning Place FASD section AOD bibliography Indigenous AOD policies and strategies Developed in partnership with the University of Sydney Indigenous substance misuse program This is the AOD workers portal Unique resource specifically designed for the AOD workforce Plain language Taking care of yourself

4 AOD Yarning Place There are five elements to the yarning place: 1. message stick - list for communicating with other members 2. yarning board - electronic discussion board for debating relevant issues 3. mob list - provides members' contact details (provision of your details is optional) 4. yarn now similar to a chat room where two or more members can join in live discussion with one another 5. events - access information, or notify others, about upcoming events related to Indigenous substance use Indigenous AOD policies and strategies Share your information The Centre encourages the sharing of information: provide information on programs and projects provide information on publications share your information update your information New developments Centre App Topic specific reviews

5 Specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and community members working to reduce the harms caused by alcohol and other drugs in their communities AODconnect National directory of services Designed for health professionals in the AOD sector Interactive map and alphabetical listings Filter by type of treatment service AODconnect Topic specific narrative reviews Three narrative reviews in progress: Illicit drugs Alcohol Volatile substance use More information provide feedback Come and find me in the exhibition hall Enjoy a personal tour of the web resource Contact details Edith Cowan University 2 Bradford Street Mt Lawley WA 6050 Ph: (08) aodknowledgecentre@healthinfonet.org.au Website: 29 5

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