Professor Saunders is an accomplished speaker on a wide range of topics and regularly appears as the keynote speaker at both local and international alcohol and drug conferences and mental health symposiums. He is also in demand to give lectures and workshops for general practitioners, medical specialists and other health professional groups. In addition he provides briefings for government bodies and international organisations such as the World Health Organization (WHO).
Asia-Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research (APSAAR) Bi-annual Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-29th November 2019. Visit APSAAR website
International Think-Tank and Gambling Conference, Auckland NZ, 22-26 June, 2020.
"Gaming Disorder: Who, What, When and Where" World Congress of Psychiatry, Lisbon, Portugal, 21-24 Aug 2019.
"Health System and Policy Implications of the ICD-11 Substance Use Disorders Classification" World Congress of Psychiatry, Lisbon, Portugal, 21-24 Aug 2019.
"Definitions of Substance Use Disorders in ICD-11, and Comparison with ICD-10 and DSM-5" World Congress of Psychiatry, Lisbon, Portugal, 21-24 Aug 2019.
"Concept and Diagnosis of Behavioural Addictions." 6th International Conference On Behavioural Addictions, Yokohama, Japan, 6th June 2019.
“The New World of Addictive Disorders: How to Respond” Plenary talk at the GPCE Conference, Sydney Olympic Park, 19 May 2019.
"Developing Diagnostic Entities for Substance Use Disorders in ICD-11 from the Key Features" International Conference of Psychological Science, Paris, France, 9 March 2019.
"Overview of screening and diagnostic instruments for gaming and gambling disorders" WHO Advisory Group Meeting on the public health implications of addictive behaviours, Changsha, China, November 2018.
"Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines for Gaming Disorder in ICD-11" WHO Advisory Group Meeting on the public health implications of addictive behaviours, Changsha, China, November 2018.
"Key considerations in the development of screening and diagnostic instruments for gaming and gambling disorders"WHO Advisory Group Meeting on the public health implications of addictive behaviours, Changsha, China, November 2018.
"Interpretation of the Diagnostic Guidelines for Gaming Disorder in ICD-11" Presentation prepared for the joint WHO-CSU Conference on "Behavioral Addiction: from Concept to Management", Changsha, China, 25 November 2018