Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) 2026 Conference

Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) 2026 Conference is organized by The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) and will be held from Nov 08 - 11, 2026 at Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.

Theme: Storytelling Shapes Us: Community, Clinical Practice, Research, and Healing

Description:
This year foregrounds the critical role of interdisciplinary knowledge exchange in advancing alcohol and other drug (AOD) research, policy, and practice. The program emphasises methodological rigour, scientific integrity, and the translation of evidence into effective clinical and community outcomes.
Within this framework, storytelling is positioned not as an alternative to science, but as a complementary mode of knowledge that can enhance the interpretation, communication, and application of evidence. This includes First Nations ways of knowing, being, and doing, which offer important contributions to culturally informed and contextually responsive research and practice.

APSAD invites researchers, clinicians, policy-makers, and community practitioners to contribute to a program that prioritises high quality empirical research, critical scholarship, and innovative policy and practice responses. Alongside this, the conference will create space for lived and living experience to inform and strengthen evidence informed approaches.

The conference remains firmly grounded in scientific excellence while fostering inclusive, respectful dialogue across diverse knowledge systems. In doing so, APSAD continues its commitment to advancing rigorous research and supporting its application in ways that are ethical, culturally responsive and impactful.