National Conference: Cutting Edge 2010

Cutting Edge is the national alcohol and addiction treatment conference and is hosted by DAPAANZ (Drug and Alcohol Practitioners' Association of Aotearoa New Zealand) with ongoing sponsorship from ALAC (Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand) and the Ministry of Health. The 2010 conference will be held on Thursday 23 September to Friday 24 September with a workshop with Dr Richard Velleman on Saturday 25 September at the Rendezvous Hotel Auckland.

Keynote speakers include:

• Hon Simon Power - Minister of Justice, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister of Commerce, Minister Responsible for the Law Commission, Associate Minister of Finance, and Deputy Leader of the House.
• Ross Bell - Executive Director of The New Zealand Drug Foundation.
• Dr Richard Velleman - Professor of Mental Health Research at the University of Bath and Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
• Dr Robert Williams - Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences & Coordinatory, Alberta Gaming Research Institute; University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
• Dr Grant Christie - Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Addiction Psychiatrist with interest in the youth addiction field. He has been working in the CADS Youth Service for the past 8 years.
• Dr Paul Quigley - Emergency Medicine Specialist, Director of Emergency Medicine Training, Wellington Hospital.
• Pulotu Bruce Levi - Service Manager of Takanga a Fohe, the Pacific Mental Health and Addictions Services, Waitemata District Health Board.

Registrations are now open.