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General Practitioner & Addiction Medicine Specialist

Dr Paul MacCartney

Dr Paul MacCartney is a General Practitioner and Addiction Medicine Specialist who has worked in Community Health in inner Melbourne for the past 25 years. He has particular interests in addiction medicine, homelessness and mental health and is a strong public advocate for care and treatment of people who use drugs.  Paul was appointed to the role as the inaugural Chief Addiction Medicine Adviser for Victoria in October 2024. Paul has extensive experience in managing opiate-dependent patients and providing training and advice for GPs on managing opioid treatment. He was a member of the Specialist Advisory committee on opioids for the State Government for a number of years. He also developed a community health-based telehealth opioid treatment program for people in Mildura in response to severe need. Paul has been at the forefront of developing a public health response to the recently developing concerns about high potency synthetic opioids. He has also been working to increase community and health practitioner awareness about medications that are helpful in people reducing harmful alcohol use.

Session details: Harm Minimisation Stream | Friday 21 March 2025 | 4.00pm – 5.30pm