Time: 0930-1600
Presenters: David Coghill, Roger Paterson, Karuppiah Jagadheesan
Cost: Standard - A$510 | Registrar - $265

Workshop details
This workshop is aimed at all psychiatrists who are open to the idea of working with ADHD but do not feel that they have yet developed the expert knowledge and skills to do so. The content for this workshop will draw directly on the recently published Australian evidence-based ADHD Guideline and the Australian ADHD professional’s association ADHD Prescribing Manual. Using a combination of large group didactic teaching and small group exercises we will look in the morning session at assessing ADHD and initial clinical decision making and treatment planning. The afternoon will take a deep dive into the pharmacological management of ADHD. While the large group sessions will be aimed across the lifespan the small group sessions will give the opportunity for participants to focus on child, youth, or adult settings.

Time: 0930-1600
Presenters: Allan Young
Cost: Standard - A$510 | Registrar - A$265

Workshop details
Mood disorders impose the largest disease related burden related to mental ill-health in adults. Although effective treatments exist, many patients are treatment resistant. New rapidly acting antidepressant treatments (RAATS) are becoming available but their place in the treatment pathway remains to be fully determined. This workshop will review the evidence base and science related to RAATS, principally (s)ketamine and psychedelics. This session will be an interactive, case and literature-based workshop. Time will be allowed for extensive, interactive discussion about RAATS in the treatment pathway for mood disorders. RAATS will play a part in our future treatment efforts. Target audience for this workshop is psychiatrists with an interest in the treatment of mood disorders. The learning objectives of the workshop include: a review the background related to treatment resistant mood disorders; a review the recent evidence for RAATs and discussion about the possible role of RAATs in treatment pathways.

Time: 0930-1230
Presenters: Shane Gill, Ben Tallboys, Maryssa Portelli, Nicola Campbell
Cost: $25

Workshop details
This workshop is designed for RANZCP accredited supervisors who want to gain deeper insights into providing trainees with tough feedback. This session will be facilitated by College supervisors for College supervisors and the panel will provide insights into their lessons learned and give practical tips on communicating as a leader with your trainees. The panel members will discuss how to deal with the trepidation and uneasiness that comes with difficult conversations. This session will focus on the benefits of clear and authentic communication with an emphasis on understanding that difficult feedback is not a criticism but an opportunity for your trainee to grow and develop through your leadership. This workshop is designed in a way that is both engaging and informative. Attendees who complete this activity will earn additional CPD points.

Time: 0930-1230
Presenters: Chad Bennett, Tareq Abuelroos
Cost: Standard - A$395 | Registrar - $195

Workshop details
Autism spectrum disorder is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. Problems with social interaction, odd and unusual behaviours and high rates of co-morbid mental health problems mean that many people with autism spectrum disorder are likely to come to the attention of mental health services. This workshop provides an introduction to autism spectrum and an overview of the principles and problems of assessment, diagnosis and management in adults presenting to mental health services.

Time: 0930-1230
Presenters: Alison Yung, Shona Francey
Cost: Standard - A$395 | Registrar - $195

Workshop details
Introducing the CAARMS 2023: Comprehensive assessment of at-risk mental states

The Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States (CAARMS) is a semi-structured assessment tool used by mental health professionals and researchers to identify help-seeking people who are at ultra-high risk (UHR) of developing psychosis (possibly in the prodromal phase preceding a first episode of psychosis). The CAARMS can also be used to track a range of psychopathology over time and to identify the onset of first episode psychosis. A new version of the CAARMS, the CAARMS 2023 has been developed and will be launched at this workshop. The new version includes new scales, anchors, and prompts to assist with assessment of the full range of positive psychotic symptoms.

This half-day workshop is aimed at mental health professionals identifying and working with people who may at risk for developing psychosis.

Time: 0930-1230
Presenters: Michael Daubney, Michael Gardner
Cost: $25

Workshop details
This half day workshop will consider the Psychotherapy Written case (PWC) from the perspective of an assessment to be marked. Specific content will include a practical explanation of the relevant college by-laws. The workshop will specifically cover aspects from the wise selection of patients, responses to specific scenarios encountered during the course of therapy and what an examiner is considering when assessing the case report.

Time: 0930-1230
Presenters: George Blair-West, Michelle Atchison, Jor Varghese, Gary Galambos, Chris Garvey, Rebecca Graham, Deepa Singhal
Cost: Standard - A$395 | Registrar - $195

Workshop details
This workshop has been developed, at the request of early career psychiatrists, to provide advice and address concerns about moving into private practice. Multiple speakers will address different kinds of private practice and the associated concerns, challenges and considerations involved in a world that is very different from the public psychiatry that young psychiatrists are primarily trained in. This workshop complements Workshop 21, for those already in private practice, such that both workshops may be of interest to many attendees.

Time: 0930-1230
Presenters: Lee Allen, Megan Kalucy, Scott Clark, David Menkes, Nicola Warren, Andrew Teodorczuk, Michael Mazzolini, Emily Ferguson
Cost: Standard - A$395 | Registrar - $195

Workshop details
This workshop presents foundational mental health medical education skills for educators, seasoned and new, alongside an opportunity for skill development and enhancement, and current innovations in the mental health medical education sector. The content presented will be applicable to the broader range of education and learning opportunities in psychiatry practice: including for teaching medical students, psychiatry registrar and SIMG education, and those wishing to develop, enhance and progress their medical education competencies and careers. A range of skills from bedside to more formal and/or complex teaching approaches will be workshopped, and participants will be introduced to a range of resources to develop their skills further.

Time: 0930-1600
Presenters: Sathya Rao, Lucas Cheney
Cost: Standard - A$510 | Registrar - A$265

Workshop details
This workshop will help untangle the complexities involved in working with patients whose presentation arises due to the interplay of childhood trauma, attachment issues, neurodiversity and personality pathologies. The workshop is designed to be interactive and will bring issues alive using case vignettes accompanied by clinical discussions.

Time: 0930-1600
Presenters: Andrew Ellis, Jacqueline Rakov, Calum Smith
Cost: Standard - A$510 | Registrar - A$265

Workshop details
So will he do it doc?

Terrorism, extremism and fixated grievance can cause terrible loss, and lead to a more fearful community. Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are frequently confronted with having to assess someone who has acted in a way that is disturbing and frightening to the community. Sometimes this is after a person has committed an act, and sometimes behaviour suggests they might. This can be vexing for professionals involved, as many persons who act this way may not have a ‘mental illness’ as conceived in law, or other psychiatric diagnosis. It might seem overwhelming or somehow unethical to get involved with what could be conceived as a law enforcement only problem.

This workshop aims to educate on the types of grievance fuelled violence and how psychiatric conditions can play into them. A particular focus will be on careful examination of the mental state, within a full assessment as the mental phenomena behind extreme acts will be crucial to affording effective management. A review of risk assessment approaches (and the controversies within) will be offered, but more importantly steps for effective management and working with the various agencies that may be involved will be covered.

Advanced trainees in forensic psychiatry are welcome and some of the activities in the workshop could constitute WBAs if discussed first with your supervisor and DOAT.

Terrorism? Don’t be afraid!

Time: 0930-1600
Presenters: Nicholas Keks, Judith Hope, David Castle, David Copolov
Cost: Standard - A$510 | Registrar - A$265

Workshop details
The workshop will focus on effective and safe use of antidepressants, anxiolytics and mood stabilizers in treatment of major psychiatric disorders in adults. Drugs in each category will be compared on efficacy, adverse effects and characteristics. Core information, prescribing practicalities and clinical cases will be presented.

Time: 0930-1600
Presenters: Sue Lutton, Mariam Tokhi, Fiona Reilly
Cost: Standard - A$510 | Registrar - A$265

Workshop details
Delve into the world of Narrative Medicine and explore its impact on practice and personal creativity. In this interactive workshop tailored specifically for psychiatrists, you will explore this new field, with its intersection between art, literature, storytelling and clinical practice.

This workshop is an opportunity to connect with like-minded psychiatrists interested in creativity, communication and story, and the ways in which this can lead to more imaginative, empathetic and impactful patient care.

Through hands-on exercises and guided discussions, you’ll learn how to enhance your own creativity and self-expression, as you discover the therapeutic potential of storytelling and learn about innovative narrative medicine approaches to care. Guided by experienced facilitators, both doctors well experienced in narrative medicine, creative writing and working in hands on clinical fields, you will develop creative techniques to integrate narrative medicine in your psychiatric practice and embrace creativity as a personal and professional resource. You will leave with a renewed sense of purpose and joy in your work, and a toolbox of creative interventions to apply immediately both personally and professionally.

Time: 0930-1230
Presenters: George Halasz
Cost: Standard - A$395 | Registrar - $195

Workshop details
Advances in mother-infant research, child developmental studies and neuroscience provide trauma informed psychotherapists with new and safer techniques to provide effective ‘trauma informed’ clinical care. The workshop provides a setting to update, explore and examine how pressures arising from ‘messy’ clinical experiences, vicarious trauma, can be managed more effectively with benefits for both patient and therapist.

Time: 1300-1600
Presenters: Tahnee Bridson, Kym Jenkins, Brett McDermott
Cost: $25

Workshop details
The purpose of the Hand-in-Hand peer support program is to provide nationwide facilitated peer support to all healthcare workers and support staff. The challenging environment for clinicians generated by COVID-19, created a need for personal and professional support. The peer support groups provide a safe, non-judgmental, empathetic, and compassionate environment for colleagues to discuss experiences and concerns to enhance wellbeing. This workshop is suitable for clinicians of all levels of seniority and aims to educate clinicians on how to facilitate effective peer support, which differs from supervision, mentorship and psychotherapy. Supported by the College as part of its ongoing commitment to member health and wellbeing initiatives, this interactive workshop will be run by key members of the Hand-n-Hand board including Dr Kym Jenkins and Dr Brett McDermott. The session will involve discussing a number of case studies in addition to discussing the basic theory behind peer support. Attendees will also receive a certificate of completion for their attendance which can be used towards CPD requirements.

Time: 1300-1600
Presenters: Shane Gill, Anthony Dinesh, Neeraj Gupta
Cost: Standard - A$395 | Registrar - $195

Workshop details
This workshop is aimed at psychiatrists who manage patients with ECT, and those credentialed to deliver ECT in their service. Knowledge in ECT prescribing will be enhanced, by presenting current evidence about the effect of electrode placement, pulse width and stimulus dose on ECT efficacy and side effects. Participants will be asked to discuss their preferred prescription in a series of hypothetical case vignettes. Skills in ictal EEG interpretation will then be enhanced, by summarizing evidence about EEG predictors of seizure efficacy, introducing participants to a new EEG rating scale and leading participants through an interactive session rating ictal EEGs.

Time: 1300-1600
Presenters: Denise Riordan
Cost: $25

Workshop details
This half day workshop is aimed at

• Fellows who have been approved to become Substantial Comparability assessors and require the appropriate accreditation.
• Existing Substantial Comparability assessors who wish to refresh their skills in order to maintain accreditation.
• The workshop involves pre-reading and self-calibration using resources which will be provided.

Time: 1300-1600
Presenters: David Barison
Cost: Standard - A$395 | Registrar - $195

Workshop details
Transition to fellowship is a time when we face a steep learning curve in how to apply what we know about psychotherapy to day to day clinical practice. This workshop aims to enhance skills and develop confidence in psychotherapy practice for registrars and early career psychiatrists. Specific areas covered include:

• tailoring psychotherapy to the personality style of the patient
• weighing up differing paradigms and approaches, taking into account patient trajectory and treatment history
• working with dreams and nightmares
• working with existential themes when they arise in therapy
• working with patients in difficult social circumstances who seek your "advice'
• techniques for overcoming "stuckness" in psychotherapy

Time: 1300-1600
Presenters: Rob Whyte, Richard Harvey, Bahman Zarrabi, David Mitchell, Davinder Hans, De Backman-Hoyle, Gregory Young, Josephine Topp, Manjula O'Connor, Saddichha Sahoo, Suman Sinha, Thushyanthi Peiris
Cost: $25

Workshop details
This workshop is aimed at Fellows, new Fellows and trainees in the last stages of training. This workshop will provide participants with the understanding and skills to conduct audit activities to meet the requirements of the CPD program.

Time: 1300-1600
Presenters: Padmini Howpage, Michelle Atchison, Suneel Chamoli, Nishad Samad, Nathan Jacobs
Cost: Standard - A$395 | Registrar - $195

Workshop details
Despite being experienced private practitioners; operational and business aspects continually challenge the clinician. Five private practitioners will deliver topics on medicolegal report writing & attendance at court; interventional psychiatry such as rTMS, ketamine and psychedelics; Medicare Australia guidelines for MBS items; models of care in inpatient/outpatient settings and the future of private psychiatry and clinical/administrative governance for a sustainable practice. This workshop aims to provide practical tools and strategies about how to excel in this rewarding field and complements Workshop 8.