New perspectives in Mental Health: P4 Program updated 19th June 07
Fri 17th, Sat 18th & Sun 19th of August 2007
A joint initiative of Faculty from Bond University, Griffith University and the Gold Coast Integrated Mental Health Service and Queensland Health.
FRIDAY 17TH AUGUST
7.45am	Registration Desk Open - Foyer of Holiday Inn Hotel
	Keynotes: Chaired by Dr Norm Barling
9.00 - 9.45am	Prof Grant Devilly - "Emerging Strategies for early Intervention following Trauma"
9.45 - 1030am	Prof Sandy McFarlane - "Recent Developments in PTSD research and Implications for Treatment"
10.30am		Morning Tea
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	Workshop 1	Chair: Dr Lorna Moxham	Chair: Dr Shirley Morrissey	Workshop 2
	Prof Grant Devilly -	Dr Richard Hicks	Dr Jackie Triffitt	A/Prof Vijaya Manicavasagar "Developing a "stay well" plan for managing bipolar Disorder".
11.00 - 11.20am	"Emerging Strategies for early Intervention following Trauma"	Traumatic stress disorders: sociotropy, autonomy, and social support as contributing variables	Recovery and Resilience: A Decade after Port Arthur
		Ms Jillian Ikin	Ms Joukje Mulder
11.25 - 11.45am		The Australian Korean War Veterans' Health Study: Comorbidity of PTSD and depression in veterans, fifty years after the war.	The Outcome and Process of a Two Fold Psychoeducation and Support Group Model for Families and Carers of Consumers of Mental Health Services
		Dr Lynette Evans	Rebecca Coleman
11.50 - 12.10pm		Vietnam Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Synptons and the Impacts of Family Functioning on Outcomes Post Treatment	Exploring the opportunities for clinicians to engage and improve compliance of young people in treatment using internet based technology.
		Ms Helena Stewart	Dr Lisabeth Finn
12.15 - 12.35pm		Young Refugees with Mental Health Needs: An exploratory study of help-seeking	Mutual Health Groups for Mental Health - an important gateway to recovery.
12.40 pm	Lunch
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1.30 - 1.50pm	Prof Grant Devilly	Chair: A/Prof Caroline Quadrio	Chair: Dr Bill Kingswell	A/Prof Vijaya Manicavasagar "Developing a "stay well" plan for managing bipolar Disorder"
	"Strategies in the Treatment of PTSD"	Dr Tahereh Ziaian	Dr Adam Lane
		Young Refugees with emotional and mental health needs: Challenges and lessons from South Australia	Recovery in Action: The Initial Outcomes of a Hospital Based Mental Health Recovery Service
		Ms Nicole Allen	Mr Richard Baker
1.55 - 2.15pm		Utility of an audit process to enhance dual diagnosis competencies in Mental Health and AOD Services	The Benefits of Support Groups in Adding to Recovery
		Dr Philip Morris	Dr Lorna Moxham
2.20 - 2.40pm		Preventing Memory Loss and Dementia: Early Intervention at the Memory Clinic	Community Living: Metaphorical Institutionalisation for People with a Severe and Cronic Mental illness
		Ms Jenny Adermann	Ms Joanne Sherring
2.45 - 3.05pm		Anxiety Prevention in Indigenous Youth	Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for People with a Mental Illness: Applying Evidenced Based Practices Within the Australian Context
3.10pm	Afternoon Tea
	Keynotes: Chaired by Dr Philip Morris
3.40 - 4.20pm	Prof Gordon Parker - "Diagnosing and Managing Bipolar II Disorder"
4.20 - 5.00pm	A/Prof Carolyn Quadrio - "Child and Infant Mental Health: Society's Future"
SATURDAY 18TH AUGUST
	Keynotes: Chaired by Dr Shirley Morrissey
9.00 - 9.45am	Prof Harvey Whiteford - "Recent Federal Government Initiatives in Mental Health, Implications for Mental Health Professionals"
9.45 - 10.30am	Prof Lyn Littlefield - “New Mental Health Initiatives – Challenges for Mental Health Professionals in Working Together”.
10.30am	Morning Tea
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	WORKSHOP 3	Chair: Prof Lyn Littlefield	Chair: Dr Bill Kingswell	Workshop 4
	Dr Michael Free	Mr Timothy Coombs	Mrs Jacinta Hawgood	Dr Lorna Moxham Therapeutic use of Self in Contempory Mental Health Service Delivery
11.00 - 11.20am	"A structured Psycho-Educational Approach to the Treatment and Prevention of Depression"	The Australian National Mental Health Benchmarking Project: The Lessons Learned	Suicide Prevention Training Online: A Follow-Up Evaluation
		Dr Alan Avery	Prof Diego De Leo
11.25 - 11.45am		Policy Implications for Rural Mental Health Promotion for People with a Disability	The Dangerous Port _ Discharge of Suicidal In-Patients: A Controlled Trial of Intensive Case Management + Out of Reach Lifeline Counsellors
		Ms Catherine McLachlan	Dr Karolina Krysinska
11.50 - 12.10pm		New Roles for the Community Mental Health Sector	Research in Suicide Prevention in Australia
		Dr Rob McAlpine	Mrs Jacinta Hawgood
12.15 - 12.35pm		The NSW School - Link Training Program	A Suicide Prevention Curriculum in Medical Schools: Prospects for Future Undergraduates
12.40 pm	Lunch
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	Dr Michael Free…	A/Prof Margaret McAllister	Prof Diego De Leo	Dr Lorna Moxham Therapeutic use of Self in Contempory Mental Health Service Delivery
1.30 - 1.50pm	"A structured Psycho-Educational Approach to the Treatment and Prevention of Depression"	Understanding the Mental Health Nursing Models of Care in a Queensland Psychiatric Hospital	Behind Impulsive Suicide Attempts: Indications from a Community Study
		Mrs Sharon Booth	Dr Cate Howell
1.55 - 2.15pm		Psychiatric Emergency Care Centres - Opportunities for Putting Policy into Practice	Study of a Primary Care Treatment Program Aiming to Reduce Relapse of Depression
		Mr Shane Doyle and Mr John Carr	Prof Diego De Leo and Allison Milner
2.20 - 2.40pm		The Mental Health Intervention Project: Preventing and Responding to Mental Health Crisis Situations - A Tri-Agency Partnership	The WHO/START Study (Suicide trends in At-Risk Territories Study): Rationale, Main Features and Participants
		Ms Trish Jean	Prof Sharon Dawe
2.45 - 3.05pm		Standards as a Key Ingredient in Sector Reform: Developing New Psychosocial Rehabilitation Support Service Standards for South Australia	Drug Use in Family: Impacts and Implications for Children
3.10pm	Afternoon Tea
	Keynotes: Chaired by A/Prof Norm Barling
3.40 - 4.20pm	Prof Tony Jorm - "Improving the Mental Health Literacy of a Population: What Has Been Learned in Australia?
4.20 - 5.10pm	Mr Ivan Frkovic - "Future Directions in Mental Health"
5.10pm	OFFICIAL CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

	SUNDAY 19TH AUGUST - OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS

9.00am - 12 noon	WORKSHOP 5	WORKSHOP 6	WORKSHOP 7
	Prof Grant Devilly	Dr Michael Free	Dr Bill Kingswell Prof Sharon Dawe & Dr Ed Heffernan
	"Delivering Help Immediately after Trauma - Alternative to Psycological De-Briefing"	"Setting up a Low-budget, One-person Clinical Psychology Private Practice."	"The Identification & Management of Amphetamine Use , Disorders and their Psychiatric Complications"
12.00 noon	Lunch