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Managing Alcohol and Mental Health Comorbidity in Primary Care:
A National Workshop |
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Your Mental Health and Alcohol: Managing the Mix was formally launched by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon. Christopher Pyne on 23 November 2004. The launch took place in Adelaide, and was followed by a national workshop exploring comorbid alcohol misuse and mental health problems.
The workshop featured presentations and discussion forums from experts in the mental health and substance misuse field. The audience included GPs, project officers from Managing the Mix demonstration Divisions, allied health professionals, and alcohol and drug workers.
The workshop aimed to:
- Provide an overview of the current policy context for and interface between primary care, drug and alcohol and mental health initiatives
- Showcase existing resources available to general practice to assist with the identification, management and treatment of alcohol problems and common mental health comorbidities
- Examine the challenges and opportunities for enhancing capacity in general practice to respond more effectively to these problems
- Recommend practical and systemic ways of enhancing capacity in general practice to respond more effectively to these problems
- Showcase a series of national and local case studies and their good practice features.
The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation was the principal funding body of Managing the Mix. Funding was also received from the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The national workshop was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
A number of documents from the workshop can be downloaded below.
Workshop Program Adobe Acrobat 76.2 KB
Workshop Report, including Evaluation Adobe Acrobat 190 KB
Presentations from the Workshop:
Professor Ian Webster: Prevalence of Comorbidity and its Contribution to the Burden of Disease Adobe Acrobat 166 KB
Professor John Saunders: Screening and Brief Interventions Adobe Acrobat 549 KB
Dr Michael Baigent: Managing Comorbid Alcohol Misuse and High Prevalence Mental Health Problems Adobe Acrobat 162 KB
Professor David Kavanagh: Comorbidity and the Australian Integrated Mental Health Initiative Adobe Acrobat 726 KB
Kellie Marshall: GP Education in Dual Diagnosis - Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Interactive CD Training Resource Adobe Acrobat 160 KB
Professor Gavin Andrews: CLIMATE and Plans for Risk Factor Modules Adobe Acrobat 19.2 KB
Dr John Litt: Treating Alcohol Misuse Under the Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol and Physical Activity (SNAP) Program in General Practice Adobe Acrobat 67.5 KB
Margaret Cook and Ginger Gordy: Enhancing Consumer Input in Primary Care Adobe Acrobat 113 KB
Associate Professor Moira Sim: Linking General Practice with Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Services Adobe Acrobat 64.3 KB
Dr Tom Paterson: Shared Care Between Psychiatry and General Practice Adobe Acrobat 113 KB
Managing Alcohol and Mental Health Comorbidity in Primary Care: Divisions' Orientation Workshop
The orientation workshop took place the following day, 24 November 2004. The orientation was aimed primarily at the Divisions of General Practice being funded under Managing the Mix. The presentations provide an overview of the principal aspects of the project, with presentations and discussions on relevant policy initiatives, reporting requirements and ADGP's role in supporting Divisions, consumer and carer resources, evaluation, and the education and training package.
The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation provided funding for the orientation workshop.
A number of documents from the orientation can be downloaded below.
Orientation Program Adobe Acrobat 71.3 KB
Evaluation Results Adobe Acrobat 12.6 KB
Presentations from the Orientation:
Leanne Wells: Policy Initiatives, Project Genesis, Structure of the Day Orientation Introduction Adobe Acrobat 110 KB
Slade Carter: Orientation Overview Project Objectives, Funded Divisions, Timelines, Communications and Support Adobe Acrobat 1.71 MB
Steve Morris: Consumer and Carer Resources Adobe Acrobat 65.5 KB
Peter Drake: Evaluation Adobe Acrobat 407 KB
