December 1, 2022
Professor John B. Saunders is a consultant physician in internal medicine and addiction medicine. He has senior appointments at the Universities of Queensland and Sydney. He qualified in science (pharmacology) and medicine from the University of Cambridge, and undertook specialist medical training in internal medicine, gastroenterology and liver disease, and addiction medicine.
His career as a clinician, service director, researcher and academic in the alcohol and drug field extends back over 40 years. He is experienced in all aspects of addictive disorders and is engaged in individual clinical work and in treatment programs together with service standards and evaluation. His research encompasses screening and early diagnosis, brief interventions, assessment instruments, susceptibility to alcohol and drug-related disorders, treatment of alcohol, opioid and psychostimulant disorders and medical education in addiction studies.
John has worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) for many years and was responsible for developing the AUDIT questionnaire (the standardized self-assessment test for alcohol use disorders). He is a member of WHO’s Expert Advisory Panel on Substance Abuse and the ICD 11 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders Workgroup and was previously Co-Chair of the DSM V Substance Use Disorders Workgroup (2003-2007).
He is Founding and Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of the Drug and Alcohol Review, Section Editor for Addictive Disorders for Current Opinion in Psychiatry, and member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. He has been a member of many state and federal Australian Government committees, including the Australian National Council on Drugs (2001-2007).
Professor Saunders has published six books, including “Addiction Medicine” published by Oxford University Press, “Young People and Alcohol,” and over 360 scientific papers, reviews and book chapters. He is an ISI Highly Cited Scientist, with accumulated citations exceeding 33,000.
Prof Saunders offers assessments for addiction day-program participation at Re-centre via telehealth. Please contact our day program coordinator for all referral pathways and enrolment enquiries by calling Re-centre 1800 732 368.
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