Coming of Age- A symposium on cannabis and the brain
To mark the tenth anniversary of the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research (CYSAR), CYSAR and QBI present a series of talks on two important topics that show the intersections between the brain sciences and the study of youth substance use: (1) the implications of the legalisation of cannabis in Canada, Uruguay and the USA for the mental health and cognitive development of young people; and (2) the reasons for and responses to the co-occurrence of alcohol and other drug use and serious mental disorders in young people and their development toward adulthood.
Venue
To mark the tenth anniversary of the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research (CYSAR), CYSAR and QBI present a series of talks on two important topics that show the intersections between the brain sciences and the study of youth substance use: (1) the implications of the legalisation of cannabis in Canada, Uruguay and the USA for the mental health and cognitive development of young people; and (2) the reasons for and responses to the co-occurrence of alcohol and other drug use and serious mental disorders in young people and their development toward adulthood.
Program
QBI Seminar, 11.00am-12.00pm
Dr Eva Hoch, LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN (QBI Seminar) 12-1pm
Short Talks, 1.00-3.30pm
Professor Wayne Hall , UQ CYSAR
Professor John McGrath, UQ QBI
Dr Valentina Lorenzetti ,AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
Professor Leanne Hides , UQ PSYCHOLOGY, CYSAR, LIVES LIVED WELL
Panel Discussion, 3.00-3.30pm
Professor Wayne Hall , UQ CYSAR
Dr James Kesby , UQ QBI
Dr Valentina Lorenzetti , AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
Dr Eva Hoch , LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
Associate Professor Simon Denny, MATER YOUNG ADULT HEALTH CENTRE
Professor Leanne Hides. UQ PSYCHOLOGY, CYSAR, LIVES LIVED WELL
There is no cost to attend but if you are attending the whole symposium, please register for catering purposes by Monday September 2