Survey: specialist ATOD nursing standards
Currently, there are no Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) specialist nursing standards identified internationally. Nursing standards indicate what should be expected of ATOD specialist nursing by the wider nursing profession, employers and also the community. Having ATOD specialist nursing standards will bring us into line with other speciality nursing areas such as Critical Care [...]
APSAD one day skills based training workshop – Sydney – 23rd September 2010 (Free to DANA members)
This is looking like a very informative day. All the details can be found by clicking here (it will open a PDF advert for the day)
Working with traumatised clients in AOD services: How does this affect you?
Over recent years there has been growing recognition of the high frequency of trauma exposure and post traumatic stress disorder among clients of alcohol and other drug (AOD) services. Less is known however, about how this impacts those who work with these clients. The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), in collaboration with the [...]
DANA Conference 2010
All the details here
Symposium in South Australia
There is a forthcoming three quarter day symposium in South Australia on December 2nd 2009. It is tentatively a combined Drug and Alcohol Services of South Australia, DANA, APSAD symposium and it is being supported by Reckitts Benckiser. APSAD’s Adrian Dunlop will be flying in as the keynote to talk about novel approaches to opioid [...]
DANA Conference 2009 Wrap-Up
A good time was had by all at the DANA 2009 Conference A record number of 216 attendees gathered on the Gold Coast last month to attend the Drug and Alcohol Nurses (DANA) 2009 Conference, which was once again deemed a success by delegates, sponsors and industry representatives. Attendees at the three day event were [...]
DANA Conference 2009: speakers notes now available
For those interested in the PowerPoint presentations by Conference 2009 speakers, you can find them by clicking here. Enjoy.
DANA Conference draws close
The countdown is on! Have you registered to attend the DANA Conference yet? Hurry, there are just a few weeks left! Limited spaces are still available in the Pre-Conference Workshops. To register to attend, download a copy of the Registration Form. For accommodation bookings, please download a copy of the Accommodation Booking Form. For further [...]
DANA conference update
The DANA Conference 2009 is rapidly approaching and the program is now available for download. You can download the program directly from the conference website www.danaconference.com.au. The conference boasts 30 speakers across a diverse range of topics including liver health; future innovations and challenges; and family health. In addition, the program will offer two [...]
DANA Members Survey 2009
Dear members, At the Management committee’s planning weekend in September 2008, the committee identified that it was important to gather some information about the needs of our current membership. It is anticipated that this will assist us in formulating improvements to the services and information and that DANA offers to you, our member and future [...]