Medicine in Addition Conference

This is the second co-convened conference of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’(RANZCP) Section of Addiction Psychiatry, the RoyalAustralian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and theRoyal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) Chapter of Addiction Medicine. Building on the success of the first conference in Melbourne, MIA 2013 provides a great opportunity for delegates to hear from the country’s leading addiction clinicians and researchers, update their skills and knowledge, and network with colleagues and peers. The event will address a wide range of topics, including sessions around the neurobiology of addiction, pain management, drugs in pregnancy, the pharmaceutical drug misuse strategy, psychostimulants and forensic issues. Concurrent half-day workshops will allow delegates to explore some of these topics in more detail.