The four-day Congress remains the premier annual event on the RACP calendar and as in previous years, will continue to provide RACP Fellows, physician trainees and visiting medical specialists with a stimulating forum to update their knowledge and skills in their area of specialty and outside their area of practice.
The theme for the RACP Future Directions in Health Congress 2012 is Disease and Injury Prevention. The Conference Program Committee is currently developing an interesting and relevant program that will feature a range of topics on disease and injury prevention through various keynote and concurrent sessions.
The congress will be held on the 6 to 9th of May in Brisbane. For more information see here
NIDAC Conference, Fremantle, Perth, 6-8 June 2012
www.nidaconference.com.au
As the leading voice in Indigenous drug and alcohol policy advice, the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) is proud to host Australia’s second National Drug and Alcohol Conference (NIDAC 2012).
The event is being held at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia from 6 – 8 June 2012. Based on the theme, Beyond 2012: Leading the Way to Action, NIDAC 2012 aims to highlight how the sector is able to lead the way to action in addressing the harmful effects of alcohol and other drugs and its associated harms among Indigenous Australians.


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