The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Addiction and Mental Health in Trauma

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Online only event

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Join us for an insightful evening exploring the complex intersection between trauma, addiction, and mental health.

This session will bring together clinical experts to discuss practical strategies for recognising and managing injured trauma patients with mental health illness, alcohol and substance use disorders. This event is open for nurses, allied health professionals, medical staff, and anyone involved in trauma care

This event will be hosted by The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Program Information:

Date: Wednesday 19th November 2025

Time: 18:00-20:30

Location: Online event only

Cost: Free

Registration:

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https://www.trybooking.com/1483319

Contact: 0402 716 849 Email: TraumaService@mh.org.au

Addiction and Mental Health in Trauma

Agenda

Welcome and Overview

Case Presentation

Early Emergency Management

ETOH and Substance use Disorders

Mental Illness in Trama

Pain Management

Occupational Violence and Aggression

Discharge Planning

Panel Questions

Closing

Event Archive:

The Royal Melbourne Hospital: Addiction and Mental Health in Trauma

Victorian Trauma Grand Round - The ABCs of Trauma Care - 18 June 2025

Mangled limbs: Should it cost you an arm or a leg?

Trauma and the Elderly - 5 years on (2024) RMH

Victorian Trauma Grand Round - Management of Trapped v Non Trapped Trauma Patient

Updates in Acute Trauma Management (March 2024) Alfred

Pelvic and Pelvic Floor Trauma (Nov 2023)

School Bus vs Truck - Where do you start? (Sep 2023) AV

Water Safety: Drowning is Preventable (July 2023) RCH

Managing Spine Trauma (May 2023) Alfred

Trauma Cardiac Arrest (2022) RMH

Evolution and Revolution - Advances in Pre-hospital Trauma Care

Keeping Kids Safe in the Country (Jun 2022) RCH

Multi-trauma in Regional Centres - Thinking Outside the Box

Disaster Planning & Mass Casualty Incidents (2021) AV

Traumatic Brain Injury (2020) RMH

A Surge in Burns Trauma (2020) Alfred

Major Paediatric Orthopaedic Trauma (2020) RCH

Trauma and the Elderly (2019) RMH

Beyond the ED: Perioperative and Critical Care

Adult Retrieval Victoria and their vital part in the Victorian State TraumaSystem (2019) AV

Pregnancy and Trauma (2018) RMH

Paediatric blunt abdominal trauma (2018) RCH

Shocked Trauma Resuscitation (2018) Alfred

Response to a Complex Paediatric & Adult Trauma Case (2018) AV

Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma (2017) RMH

16 Years of Improvement in Trauma Care (2017) Alfred

Disclaimer:

The content of the Victorian Trauma Grand Round is directed at (appropriately licensed and trained) medical practitioners. It represents current information about the provision of emergency and trauma medical care. It is not intended to replace, and should not be construed as, medical advice.

Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of course content, however, medical practitioners undertaking the course should be aware of the following: Content is based on current medical knowledge and practice as at the date of delivery. It is the responsibility of practitioners to have regard to relevant research or material that may have been published or become available subsequently and also continually assess the accuracy and relevance of the content with respect to each particular patient case.

We do not accept any liability for any damages arising out of any use or reliance on any content including outcomes related to or resulting from performing any procedures or to any person for any injury incurred as a result of the use of this information. The course does not represent a formal credentialing process for the performance of any skills or procedures in clinical practice. Credentialing remains the responsibility of the individual and/or organisation(s) whom the individual represents.