10th International Mental Health Conference Program

10th International Mental Health Conference - Holiday Inn Gold Coast
Wednesday 12th August - Friday 14th August 2009

Wednesday 12th August 2009
12.00 - 1.00pm	Registration - Level 2 Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise
	Boulevard 1	Boulevard 2	Optional Workshops: $99 for registered delegates
1.00 - 3.00pm	Dr John Clarkson Adult ADHD & Attentional Disorders - Update 2009	Dr Ian Curtis Forensic Psychiatry & Addictions in Medicine	Optional Workshops: $99 for registered delegates
3.00 - 3.30pm	Afternoon Tea
3.30 - 5.00pm	Workshop Continued	Workshop Continued

Thursday 13th August 2009

8.00 - 9.00am	Registration - Level 2 Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise
9.00 - 9.45am	Prof Graham Martin - An Update on Self-Injury: A largely hidden disorder with high prevalence and major implications
9.45 - 10.30am	Dr Nicole Highet - Depression Monitor research and community awareness
10.30 -11.00am	Morning Tea
	Boulevard 1	Boulevard 2	Boulevard 3	Palm 1
	Chair: Prof Justin Kenardy	Chair: Ms Jodie Landstra	Chair: Prof Philip Burgess	Chair: Mr Paul Zdrojewski
11.00 -11.30am	Prof Justin Kenardy	Mr Gareth Daniels	Dr Tim Slade	Dr Anthony Dinnen
	Paediatric medical traumatic stress: Prevalence, risk and prevention	Creating Inclusive Mental Health Services in Queensland	Trends in the prevalence of mental health disorders in Australia, 1997 - 2007: Results of the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Surveys	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Fact and Fantasy
11.30 - 12.00pm	Ms Tahlee Marian	Dr Mark Boschen	Prof Philip Burgess	Dr Arun Naik
	The course of posttraumatic stress disorder: An exploration of recovery trajectories of children and their parents following accidental injury	Clinical Effectiveness of a Group Treatment Program for Anxiety Disorders: A Benchmarking Study	Service use for mental health problems: Findings from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health & Wellbeing continuation from Dr Slade session..	Group CBT approach to treatment of anxiety and depression in rural mental health settings
12.00 - 12.30pm	Ms Liz Temple	A/Prof Larry Svenson	Ms Lois Dugmore & Jackie Channell	Mr Paul Zdrojewski
	The Cannabis Experience & Everyday Functioning: Who needs treatment?	The Treated Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders Among Status First Nations in Alberta, Canada: Results from a Population-Based Surveillance System	Sexual abuse and substance misuse hidden issues for primary mental health services	Development of a Therapy Program working alongside an Emergency Mental Health Service
12.30 - 1.30pm	Lunch
	Boulevard 1	Boulevard 2	Boulevard 3	Palm 1
	Chair: Ms Liz Temple	Chair: A/Prof Lynne Harris	Chair: Mr Mike Cahill	Chair: Prof Kuruvilla George
1.30 - 2.00pm	Ms Nemu Lallu	Dr Tracie Hendriks	Dr Annemaree Bickerton	Ms Stephanie Deeley
	Future Development of Primary Mental Health in New Zealand and Implementation of Mental Health Guidelines for Primary Care	The GP Psych Support Service	Connecting with Carers is everybody's business: a training resource for family friendly mental health services	Emotion self-confidence and hopelessness appraisals as predictors of suicidal ideation in adolescents
2.00 - 2.30pm	Ms Diane Keesman	Ms Karen Gibson	Ms Jodie Landstra	Dr Steve Hyde
	Factors Influencing Vocational Outcomes for Anxiety Disorders: Clients' Perspectives	E-Health: Australia Moving Forward	Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) applied to patients with chronic health issues and anxiety: A case study	The use of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in the treatment of anxiety, mood disorders and substance abuse
2.30 - 3.00pm	Ms Etty Matalon	Dr Trisha Groth	Ms Kim Ryan	Ms Andree Sellars
	Guidelines on the management of cannabis use disorder	The utility of school based cognitive-behavioural intervention for preventing and reducing anxiety in children	The Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program - a primary mental health care success	An Evaluation of the Dual Diagnosis Reciprocal Rotations Project
3.00 - 3.30pm	Afternoon Tea
	Boulevard 1	Boulevard 2	Boulevard 3	Palm 1
	Chair: Ms Andree Sellars	Chair: A/Prof Larry Svenson	Chair: Mr Gareth Daniels	Chair: Ms Stephanie Deeley
3.30 - 4.00pm	Prof Kuruvilla George	Dr Mark Boschen	Ms Etty Matalon	A/Prof Lynne Harris
	Depression Training Program for Caregivers of Elderly Care Recipients	Treatment of Severe, Treatment-Refactory Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Study of Inpatient and Community Treatment	Cannabis - An overview of evidence based interventions	Working with Barriers: improving workforce participation for those with mental illness and problematic substance use
4.00 - 4.30pm	Dr Sally Hunter	Ms Candace Bagnall	Dr Juliane Allan	Ms Kristine MsConnell
	Breaking down the silos - mapping the mental health competencies in order to develop an interprofessional curriculum at a rural university	thelowdown.co.nz - young people seeking help for depression online	Indigenous Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: Access and equity of outcomes	The cloak of Invisibility - The Challenge of Identifying and Supporting Young Carers
4.30 - 5.00pm	Ms Lorraine Waters & Dr Jennifer Wells	Dr Maja Hadzic	Mr Mike Cahill	Dr Charles Alpren & Ms Teresa Luland
	Self-reported Substance Use among Police Detainees	Application of data Mining Technology within Mental Health: An Intelligent Tool to Help us Advance with Knowledge Rapidly	A Tapestry of Care: An Evolving Person Centred Approach to Mental Health Care	The GP Clinic - Two Years On
6.00pm - 10.30pm	10th Anniversary Dinner (included in all full registrations) - Australian Outback Spectacular (Attendees to meet at Holiday Inn lobby for Bus Departure/ 5:45pm sharp)
Friday 14th August 2009
8.00 - 9.00am	Registration
9.00 - 9.45am	Prof Gordon Parker - the need for patient management to combine ‘outside in’ (practitioner skills) and ‘inside out’ (patient wisdom strategies)
9.45 - 10.30am	Prof Diego de Leo - Advances in suicidology over the past decade and implications for future prevention
10.30 - 11.00am	Morning Tea
11.00 - 11.45am	Prof Richard Bryant - The Biology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
11.45 - 12.30pm	Dr Claire Gaskin - Beyond Bars - the management of mentally ill young offenders in NSW
12.30 - 1.30pm	Lunch
1.30 - 2.15pm	A/Prof Grant Devilly - Waiting for Godot: Addictions in the trauma field looking for a fix
2.15 - 3.00pm	Prof Ian Hickie - An early intervention agenda for treatment of depressive disorders
3.00 - 3.30pm	Afternoon Tea
3.30 - 4.15pm	Prof Sandy McFarlane - Integrating the Past and Present: PTSD as an information processing disorder
4.15 - 4.30pm	Official Close of Conference

Conference secretariat: C/- AST Management Pty Ltd - PO Box 10508 Southport BC 4215, Queensland Australia