TRAINING
HRVic provide
practical education & training
from the unique peer-spective
of people with living & lived experience
of substance use.
COMING UP
ON the 1st OF EACH MONTH in 2024 at 4:30pm on ZOOM
Opioid Overdose
Recognise & Response
Using Naloxone
This workshop focuses on how to recognise the signs of opioid overdose and how to respond using naloxone- the opioid reversal medication, in all it's forms- Prenoxad®- an injectable multi dose (in one syringe) or Nyxoid®-a single dose nasal spray.
HRVic’s naloxone training differs from other naloxone training in that you are being trained by someone with lived or living experience of injecting drug use and we insist on providing participants with our HRVic naloxone kits at the end of the training session.
HRVic’s first priority is to put naloxone kits into the hands of those who need it most- people who currently inject opioids or the people who live with them. We do however understand the need for drug use to remain anonymous in the majority of cases as prohibition remains our biggest most threatening harm.
All participants of Online Naloxone Training receive a FREE HRVic Naloxone Kit.
If you are attending and belong to a service or other org who work with PWUD and would like a free naloxone kit- email janed@hrvic.org.au stating this and we can give you some other options.
Currently, we are using Zoom to do this online training. If you are not sure how to use Zoom or what it is, click HERE for instructions and more info. Its super easy.
Topic: Naloxone Online
Time: TUESDAY 2nd APRIL 2024 at 4:30PM (AEST)(change due to Easter PH)
UPCOMING DATES: 2024
MONDAY JANUARY 01 - OVER
Thursday FEB 1st- OVER
FRIDAY MARCH 01 -OVER
Tuesday APRIL 2nd- NEXT UP! (change due to easter holidays)
Wednesday MAY 1st- COMING SOON
Monday JUNE 3rd- COMING SOON
Monday JULY 1st- COMING SOON
Thursday AUGUST 1st- COMING SOON
Monday SEPTEMBER 2nd - COMING SOON
Tuesday OCT 1st - COMING SOON
Friday NOV 1st- COMING SOON
Monday DEC 2nd - COMING SOON
Join TUES 2nd APRIL 2024
Zoom Meeting:
Just copy and paste link in your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89848783603?pwd=OU1WZjZpVENmdFhaUzVBaGdFTzVMdz09
or click HERE at 4:30pm 1st EVERY MONTH (*unless the 1st falls on a weekend then it will be on the NEXT weekday after)
Meeting ID: 898 4878 3603
Passcode: 786160
OTHER TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
AVAILABLE ON DEMAND
Harm Reduction Victoria’s staff training and consumer workshops are unique opportunities to be presented with important substance and use information and education from the living/lived experience perspective.
Training available includes:
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Safer Using- we can focus on a specific substance or can cover a more general range of substances
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Vein care
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ATS (amphetamine-type substances) or Opioid Overdose -prevention, recognition & response
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Naloxone Administration
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Bloodborne Virus -Prevention, Transmission and Treatment
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A,B,C's of Hepatitis & HIV
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Stigma & Discrimination -To and From PWUD
Substance-specific info sessions, Drug combinations, Gender Based Violence and Trauma Counsel
and much more. Call the office for details.
Blood Borne Viruses
Introductions to more comprehensive look into hep C, hep B and HIV and
people who use drugs.
We can cover transmission, testing & treatment as well as stigma & discrimination of living with these chronic diseases.
Delivered by facilitators with lived experience of BBVs.
Training For:
Consumers, or people who work with consumers
Minimum delivery time: 1 hour
Maximum delivery time: 3 hours
Safer Using
(General Use)
A hands on presentation & workshop covering a range of topics falling under the
‘Safer Using’ banner.
‘Dirty hits and bad trips’- BBV and other infection & injury prevention, to effects on mental & physical health.
Practical: General safer drug use technique (This can be tailored to specific substances)
Filters to Foil- Various harm reduction tools for safer drug use
Intro to Circulatory System
Myths around drug use
Best practice mixing up demo
Safer Using can be tailored to any specific substance or can be delivered as a general safer use workshop.
For: Consumers, people who live/work with or support current consumers
Minimum delivery time: 1 hour
Maximum delivery time: 3 hours
D.O.P.E
(Drug Overdose Peer Education)
Choose: Opioid or ATS
(amphetamine-type substances) or
other Poly Substances Overdose Training
Designed to inform people who use drugs about all aspects of overdose- from prevention to recognising the signs through to response.
Training For:
Consumers, loved ones &
people who live or work with people who take opioid or ATS substances (incl. prescription meds)
Minimum delivery time: 1 hour
Maximum delivery time: 3 hours
Safer Injecting & Vein Care
A hands on presentation & workshop covering a range of topics falling under the
‘Safer Injecting’ banner.
Vein Care
The difference between, veins, arteries- the dangers of hitting an artery & capillaries & basic human circulatory system.
Practical: General safer injecting techniques
Swabs- types, swabbing correctly
Tourniquets- the pros & cons of the tourniquet, how to safely use
Filters- What type and What for? From wheel filters to cotton wool-
Best practice mixing up demo
Introduction to BBV prevention
For: Consumers, people who live/work with or support current consumers (injectors)
Minimum delivery time: 1 hour
Maximum delivery time: 3 hours
Naloxone Administration
The workshop focuses on how to recognise the signs of OPIOID overdose & how to respond using naloxone in it's various forms.
HRVic’s naloxone training differs from other naloxone training in that HRVic insists on providing participants witha free naloxone kit at the completion of training. training.
Training For:
Consumers, loved ones &
people who live or work with people who take opioid or ATS substances (incl. prescription meds)
Minimum delivery time: 30 min.
Maximum delivery time: 2 hours
Stigma & Discrimination
'Apply Pressure Here'-
A New Peer-Spective on Stigma and Drug Use
This newly developed training that provides practical strategies for consumers WITH healthcare professionals, service providers, AOD workers & corrections personnel to challenge and combat stigma & discrimination towards people who use substances.
Our aim is to improve the relationships with the people who work with us as consumers while Removing barriers & improving access to holistic wellness for PWUD.
For: Consumers, people who live/work with or support current consumers (injectors)
Minimum delivery time: 1 hour
Maximum delivery time: 3 hours
*All our training is facilitated by trainers
with lived or living experience of the topic.
To enquire about any of the existing training
or to create a session based on your particular needs,
click the Enquire Now button above.
Harm Reduction Victoria’s consumer workshops are unique opportunities to be presented with
important substance and use information and education from the lived/living experience perspective.
Training includes safer using, vein care, ATS (amphetamine-type substances) & opioid overdose
prevention, recognition & response, naloxone administration, bloodborne virus prevention, transmission and treatment,
substance-specific info sessions and much much more for people who use drugs.
