Emergency Medicine Consultant, Australian National University
Irish Emergency Physician, working in Canberra.
Spokesperson for the Australian Science Media Centre on issues of illicit drug use and the medical response to terrorism and disasters.
Designed and piloted the Welsh Emergency Department Investigation of Novel Substances (WEDINOS) project in the UK, a unique program using regional emergency departments as sentinel monitoring hubs for the emergence and spread of novel illicit products associated with harm.
Currently replicating this work in Australia with the ACT Investigation of Novel Substances (ACTINOS) Group.
Yes, we can do on-the-spot drug testing quickly and safely
Feb 22, 2017 05:39 am UTC| Health
The Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashtons recent claim that its not practical to conduct on-the-spot drug tests safely and quickly is, at best, misinformed. These tests have been taking place successfully in...
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