Last updated 09/07/2024

 

NORTHERN REGION PSYCHIATRY TRAINING PROGRAMME

FORMAL EDUCATION COURSE: STAGE 1 TRAINEES – 2024 SEMESTER 1

 

Thurs

0900 – 1030

1100 – 1230

1330 - 1500

1530 - 1700

Notes

 

 

Module 1: Core Psychiatric Skills

 

 

7-Mar

Introduction & Trainee as Teacher

Gary Cheung

 

Psychiatric Assessment

Gary Cheung

 

Mental State Exam

& Phenomenology

Himadri Seth

 

14-Mar

Workshop: Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
Paul Jones & Rishi Duggal

 

 

21-Mar

Formulation Workshop

Lillian Ng

Mental Health and Related Legislations
Robbie McPherson

 

 

28-Mar

Classification Systems: ICD & DSM
James Gardiner

Working with families & whānau
Leigh Murray

Bedside Cognitive Assessment

Gary Cheung

Management Plan: CanMEDS roles & Recovery Principles

Gary Cheung

Good Friday

29 March

 

4-Apr

Working with Māori in Mental Health

Kiri Prentice

Movement Disorders

Charlie Mentzel (Zoom)

Easter Monday

1 April

 

11-Apr

Workshop: Core Psychiatric Skills

Gary Cheung + Others (TBA)

 

 

18-Apr

Mid-semester Break

 

 

25-Apr

Mid-semester Break

Anzac Day

25 April

 

2-May

Working with Pacific People in Mental Health

Etu Ma’u & Silvanya Hulme

Reflective Practice

Penny Woods

Room 6.02

 

 

Module 2: Major Psychiatric Disorders & Biological Treatment

 

 

9-May

Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illness (1) Suresh Muthukumaraswamy

Antipsychotics &
metabolic syndrome

Carla Corbet

Anxiety disorders: Introduction

Mythili Jayasundaram

Room 6.02

 

23-May

RANZCP Congress Canberra 19-23 May 2024

 

 

6-Jun

Adjustment Disorder & PTSD
Thom Rudegeair

Psychopharmacology: antidepressants and mood stabilisers

Nick Hoeh

Schizophrenia: Introduction
King Yee Yong

King’s Birthday

3 June

Room 6.02

 

13-Jun

Dementia & Delirium
Dmitri Griner

(09:00 - 11:00am)

Overview of addictions

Tom Paterson
(11:30am - 12:30pm)

Self-directed Learning

Room 6.02

 

20-Jun

Neurobiology of Psychiatric Illness (2) Suresh Muthukumaraswamy

Debriefing after first four months of training

Penny Woods

(10:30am to 11:30pm)

eCALD Module 301-1 (Online Learning)

Room 6.02

 

3-Jul

(WED)

Personality Disorders

Raghavakurup Radhakrishnan

Endocrine effects of psychotropic medications

Carla Corbet

Depressive Disorder: Introduction
Stefano Cali

Room 6.18

 

18-Jul

eCALD Module 301-2 (Online Learning)

ECT Workshop
Raghavakurup Radhakrishnan

(14:00pm – 17:00pm)

Room 6.18

 

25-Jul

Bipolar disorder: Introduction
Joanna Cowland

eCALD Module 301-4 (Online Learning)

Room 6.18